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Did Congresspeople Make These Geographical Blunders?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 4, 2003

A list of howlers supposedly demonstrates that Congressional travelers are hopelessly lost about ...

Did a Nostradamus Prophecy Foretell a Space Shuttle Disaster in 2003?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Feb. 1, 2003

As one Canadian student illustrated by accident, a combination of the mythos of a historical fig ...

Finial Duty

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 26, 2003

Does the gold ball atop a military flagpole contain a match, a razor and a bullet?

Nicotine in Tim Hortons Coffee

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 19, 2003

Tim Hortons doesn't secretly add nicotine to their coffee to make it addictive to customers, and ...

'Crying Baby' Serial Killer Victim Lure

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 18, 2003

Warning holds that a serial killer is luring women from their homes by playing a recording of a ...

The Origins of Tipping

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 16, 2003

Does the word "tip" derive from the acronymic form of the phrase "To Insure Promptness" or "To I ...

Are 'Bonsai Kittens' Real?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 13, 2003

Does a website provide information and equipment for making 'bonsai kittens'?

Did Native Americans Give NASA a Message to Take to the Moon?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 12, 2003

The story of how a joke becomes a legend.

Was Bill Clinton a 'Felonious Draft Dodger'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 6, 2003

Bill Clinton's questionable activities during the Vietnam-era draft did not make him the 'first ...

Did Clark Gable Kill a Pedestrian While Driving Drunk?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 10, 2002

Rumor holds that the MGM star killed a pedestrian while inebriated, but the studio conspired wit ...

Did a U.S. Ship Really Display This Message?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 11, 2002

A photograph appears to show the words "FUCK IRAQ" displayed on the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier.

Mark Twain on Coldest Winter

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 5, 2002

A ridiculous number of jokes, witty retorts, and words of wisdom have been falsely attributed to ...

Did Typhoid Mary Cause the Deaths of Thousands of People?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Sept. 25, 2002

Mary Mallon has come to be so strongly identified with the spread of disease that it is now comm ...

Does This Photograph Show President Bush Reading a Book Upside-Down?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 24, 2002

The book shown in this photograph is 'America: A Patriotic Primer,' by Lynne Cheney

Doctored Spock

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 8, 2002

Did the son of baby specialist Dr. Spock kill himself?

Robbery in Shopping Mall Bathrooms

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 2, 2002

Are shopping mall thieves robbing women in washrooms and leaving them naked?

Post 9/11 Baby Boom

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 2, 2002

Did the birth rate shoot up nine months after September 11?

The Etymology of 'Shit'

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 13, 2002

Was the word "shit" formed from an acronym of 'Ship High in Transit'?

Does Jägermeister Liquor Contain Deer's Blood?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Aug. 8, 2002

Popular lore is rife with examples of dark-hued liquids that are rumored to hide noisome ingredi ...

Do Brothel Laws Outlaw College Sororities?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 6, 2002

We have heard from many students who were convinced their particular university lacks a sorority ...