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Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2004
A popular viral item describes the duties and obligations of honor guards at the Tomb of the Unk ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 9, 2004
Washing instruction tags on Tom Bihn bags once carried a hidden message in French disparaging a ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 13, 2004
Did students work a prohibited blessing into a graduation ceremony by all spontaneously sneezing ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 1, 2004
An emailed item supposedly shows five homes owned by U.S. senator John Kerry and worth many mill ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 23, 2004
Rumor: Administering three simple tests will help diagnose a stroke, and pricking a stroke victi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 4, 2004
A photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a nebula dubbed the 'Eye of God' is an ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2004
Do apple seeds contain a harmful cyanide compound?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2003
Do religious symbols abound in the national capital buildings and words of the United States' fo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 26, 2003
No credence should be given to the notion that experiments intended to measure the weight of a h ...
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Sept. 24, 2003
Several hundred different varieties of the fruit, and the reported fear applies to only one of t ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2003
An essay details the sad fates of rich and powerful men from 1923. How true is it?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 2, 2003
Rhythmically coughing during a heart attack may increase your chances of surviving it, but self- ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 23, 2003
Some interesting debate took place around the Texas Annexation.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 19, 2003
Tales of sexual exploits involving groupies and animals are familiar entries in the Led Zeppelin ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 2002
Ring in the new year with a compendium of superstitions associated with New Year's Day.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 6, 2002
A U.S. "Forever" postage stamp does commemorate two Islamic holidays, but it has nothing to do w ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 18, 2002
Snow, ice, slush, or even rain can cause wheel-spin and loss of control, situations to which dri ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 19, 2002
There is no shortage of scripts available that can be read aloud during a flag folding.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 24, 2002
Is static electricity a suspected cause of a reported increase in gas station refueling fires?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 6, 2002
Is McDonald's importing beef for use in the United States?
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