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Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 11, 2001
The Clintons have always been subject to rumors which play upon a recurrent theme of their suppo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2001
Were brass monkeys used to store cannonballs on ships?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2001
Gruesome Hollywood legend holds that the automobile crash that killed Jayne Mansfield also decap ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 30, 2000
She did drop a food item once, then picked it up and continued cooking it, but it wasn't turkey.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 18, 2000
Vague language plus satire on the internet equals a "prediction" that might sound legitimate wit ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 17, 2000
Does the song 'Fire and Rain' chronicle the death of singer James Taylor's girlfriend in a plane ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 2000
A list purported to offer the origins of numerous common English-language sayings dating to the ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 2000
Despite being so credited in common lore, Thomas Crapper did not actually invent the flush toilet.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 2000
Was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' created as a secret code by persecuted Catholics?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 6, 2000
Despite modern religious legends, candy canes were not created as Christian symbols representing ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 24, 2000
Are drug users dropping discarded needles into pay phone coin returns?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2000
Is Adidas an acronym about loving sports, or something naughtier?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2000
Nearly all carbonated soft drinks contain carbonic acid.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2000
It's true there is no "Mr. Korvette" — but this story is a little off the mark.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 17, 2000
People love to create and spread invented backstories for simple nursery rhymes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 12, 2000
Arthur "Harpo" Marx's name change took place long before the world had heard of an Austrian name ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2000
Was the Harley-Davidson 'Fat Boy' motorcycle designed to represent the atomic bomb?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2000
Does the Bible say that three wise men visited Jesus in a stable?
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 7, 2000
Every holiday season newspapers run stories about whether or not Poinsettia is toxic, and to wha ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2000
Does the name of Boxing Day come from the need to rid the house of empty boxes on the day after ...
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