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Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2009
How rats got a bad rep.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 28, 2009
Can an Alcoholics Anonymous member exchange his sobriety medallion for free drinks at any bar?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 2, 2009
Hitchhiker utters prophecy about Judgment Day being upon us, then vanishes?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 10, 2009
Did the details of an expense account reveal an ongoing affair between an executive and his sten ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 31, 2009
On one momentous day, French physician Rene Laennec rolled a sheaf of paper into a tube and plac ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 9, 2009
Did the term '86' (to get rid of someone or something) enter the English language as part of a r ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 5, 2009
Anecdote tells of the pilot of a disabled bomber who went down with the plane in order to comfor ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 17, 2009
Why should the act of breaking a mirror bring one seven years of bad luck?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2009
Do Kit Kat chocolate bars bring luck to Japanese students during exams?
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2008
The tale of a mother who names her child 'Le-a,' which she insists be pronounced 'Ledasha.'
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 22, 2008
This decades-old tale of infidelity and petty revenge might have actually originated in a more l ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 10, 2008
A farmer who attempted to rope a deer described the hilariously painful experience.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 16, 2008
Did a ghostly figure produced by a moth save a train from traversing a washed-out bridge?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct. 20, 2007
It seems some gems and stones can carry good or bad luck, depending on how you use them.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct. 10, 2007
Woman advertises on Craigslist for a rich husband, receives advice about 'depreciating assets.'
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 20, 2007
Such tales have been told of just about every amusement park in the nation.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 4, 2007
Woman who demands her photo back receives box of pictures with instructions to pick hers out and ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 8, 2007
A compendium of playing card superstitions.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2007
To those of a superstitious bent, green cars seem far more prone than those of other hue to deve ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2007
Tragic tale tells of a baby left on a bed who is smothered under coats carelessly dropped by Chr ...
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