Fact ChecksLegend
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Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 24, 2000
A discussion of the lore and superstitions surrounding getting the betrothed pair to the church.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
May 21, 2000
In this classic urban legend, an elderly pet owner attempts to dry her beloved pet in a microwav ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 14, 2000
A young girl dancing with a handsome stranger notices his cloven hooves.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
May 12, 2000
A woman is so overwhelmed a meeting a celebrity in an ice cream parlor that she inadvertently pu ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 4, 2000
A college library is said to be sinking into the ground because the architect failed to take the ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 3, 2000
A young man tries to distract his date's parents from his dinnertime faux pas by inadvertently c ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2000
Legend has it that a student sitting for an exam requested his professor bring the provisions un ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 24, 2000
In the parlance of today's students, one might call this instructor's move a "sick burn."
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 24, 2000
Did Toronto sanitation workers clean up a street deliberately littered for a film shoot?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 17, 2000
Was a roofer who'd tied his safety rope to the bumper of his wife's car dragged down the street?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2000
A woman discovers via a radio program call-in stunt that her long-time boyfriend is married.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2000
An amorous couple engaged in a parked car were rammed from behind by another vehicle, leading to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 22, 2000
Woman gets revenge on former boyfriend by calling long-distance number and leaving his phone off ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Jan. 22, 2000
Something smells fishy.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 22, 2000
Did a woman sell her partner's expensive new car for $50 after he ran off with a younger woman?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 17, 2000
Does the Super Bowl winner predict annual stock market performance?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 1999
Many consumers claimed to be able to see a naked man hidden in the artwork of Camel cigarette pa ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 1999
A tale about how Temple Baptist Church was built on land bought with 57 cents donated by a littl ...
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