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Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 1998
Rumor has it a disgruntled Disney artist sought revenge on the company by drawing a castle spire ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 30, 1998
This Halloween urban legend dates back to the late 1970s.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 1998
Did the state legislature of Alabama redefine the value of pi according to Biblical precepts?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 20, 1998
"It's probably not surprising that Janet Reno has attracted the ravings of a subterranean lunati ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 12, 1998
We learned about stamens in biology class, but not quite like this.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 7, 1998
The kidnapping, string of murders, and wood chipper incident portrayed in the film "Fargo" suppo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 28, 1998
Hoary urban legend reports a celebrity was taken to a hospital emergency room to have a gerbil r ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 14, 1998
In an urban legend from the early days of chat rooms, a college student purportedly meets and en ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 12, 1998
Must law enforcement officers answer truthfully when asked 'Are you a cop'?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 3, 1998
Updated version of old urban legend claims Trump rewarded a stranger who helped him change a fla ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
March 1, 1998
Decades-old rumor holds that madmen are jabbing unsuspecting moviegoers with HIV-infected needles.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 1998
Was the "hidden" acrostic in the famous Beatles song a coincidence or a cheeky pun?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 13, 1997
Long-standing rumor holds that the beloved muppets Bert and Ernie of 'Sesame Street' fame are li ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 12, 1997
One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera during ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 7, 1997
The 1989 film 'Back to the Future II' did not correctly predict Chicago would be the winner of a ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 1997
Was the charred body of a scuba diver recovered from a tree after a forest fire?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 1997
Clap if you believe.
Written by: Judy Johnson
July 12, 1997
Rumor holds that a stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1959 ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 2, 1997
The film 'Three Men and a Baby' contains no spectral appearances from a dead little boy -- or an ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 14, 1997
The group was said to be angry over Capitol Records' "butchering" of their album releases in the ...
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