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Did a Cursed Mummy Sink with the Titanic?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Oct. 9, 1999

The ancient artifact that inspired this ghost story can still be seen at the British Museum.

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Hoover Dam Entombments

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 1, 1999

The myth of the concrete pour too important to halt to fish out a mere body is just that, a myth.

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Two-Striped Telamonia Spider

Written by: Snopes Staff

Sept. 29, 1999

Venomous 'two-striped telamonia' spiders lurking beneath toilet seats in public restrooms is one ...

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Steve Burns Death Hoax

Written by: Snopes Staff

Sept. 11, 1999

Celebrity death hoax held that the host of the children's show 'Blue's Clues' passed away after ...

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'Captain Pugwash' Double Meanings

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 11, 1999

Rumor: The characters in 'Captain Pugwash' had names that were sexual double entendres.

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The Obstinate Lighthouse

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 10, 1999

Old maritime legend describes an aircraft carrier that unknowingly attempted to bully a lighthou ...

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Did Alexander Fleming's Father Save Winston Churchill from Drowning?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 9, 1999

Did a grateful father fund the education of the poor farmer's son who discovered penicillin?

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The Blair Witch Project

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 31, 1999

Is the film 'The Blair Witch Project' really a film shot by students who mysteriously disappeared?

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Did a Korean Soup Company Solicit Animal Shelters for Dogs?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

July 30, 1999

Dog shelter kill million of dog, cost money. Dog shelter cremate dog cost money. Dog shelter nee ...

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Radioactive Cat Litter

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

July 30, 1999

Are some brands of cat litter radioactive?

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Was a Zookeeper Killed When an Elephant Defecated on Him?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 30, 1999

Something stinks about this story.

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Duck's Quacks Don't Echo?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 18, 1999

Rumor holds that duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

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Etymology of the F-Word?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

July 12, 1999

Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?

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Can Alligators Live in Sewers?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 10, 1999

It's amazing what a little digging will uncover.

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Was the Mayonnaise on a Chicken Sandwich Actually a Tumor?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

July 5, 1999

"It turns out that the piece of chicken contained a tumor, and when the woman bit into it it exp ...

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Worm Meat Used in McDonald's Hamburgers?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 4, 1999

Does McDonald's use worm meat as filler in their hamburgers?

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Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?

Mussolini and On-Time Trains

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 13, 1999

Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?

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Are These 'Coincidences' Linking Lincoln to Kennedy Real?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 11, 1999

Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.

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Does Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in Shampoo Pose a Cancer Risk?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 10, 1999

Decades-old scarelore warns that a common shampoo ingredient 'will cause people to have cancer.'

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Was Coca-Cola Carbonated by Accident?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

May 1, 1999

Did Coca-Cola's inventor mix his syrup with soda water because a drugstore clerk made a mistake?

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