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Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 24, 2006
Bracing maximizes the chance of uninjured survival in an air crash; it doesn't ensure that passe ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 19, 2006
The improbable tale of a circus dwarf who bounced sideways off a trampoline and was swallowed by ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2006
Las Vegas churches purportedly send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan monastery f ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2006
A humorous meme about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco d ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 9, 2006
What Americans call 'refried beans' are not really beans that have been fried more than once.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 6, 2006
Campaign manager for various politicians purportedly pays church official to refer to his charge ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 1, 2006
Did Sherlock Holmes ever say, 'Elementary, my dear Watson'?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 1, 2006
"Three of our clerks are currently attending counseling from the trouble your husband has caused."
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 26, 2006
Pets that are genetically engineered and manufactured to order may be a dream (or nightmare) of ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 3, 2006
This death hoax first made the rounds as early as 2006.
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May 4, 2006
A long-held rumor claims that Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma were created to represent s ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 26, 2006
A gruesome photograph from a decade ago does not show injuries sustained by a victim of the Sept ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 6, 2006
Many a youngster has fantasized about pulling off pranks that may or may not be effective in pra ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2006
Photographs document a roadside stunt, not a Muslim boy having his arm crushed under a truck as ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 2006
"I am Meth" takes the form of an ode penned by or about an adolescent who paid the ultimate pric ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2006
A warning about a rapist prowling a Target store parking lot using an elderly woman in distress ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2006
A viral warning that an abductor in a Target parking lot in Wheaton, Illinois, was using old lad ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 20, 2006
Urban legends and jokes are often used as vehicles to pass along negative perceptions about memb ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2006
Lists of entries that attempt to illustrate "the way things used to be" for modern readers can s ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 18, 2005
French playboy discovers the woman he's been romancing on the Internet for months is his mother.
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