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Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2006
Does a photograph show a storm surge created by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2006
Did a Philadelphia couple organize a private train line to take wounded servicemen to the Army-N ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2005
Not every aspiring Thanksgiving cook knows how to properly roast a turkey.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 27, 2005
“The body was in plain view of the entire apartment complex [and] they all didn’t do anything.”
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 7, 2005
Barbara Bush reportedly said that Hurricane Katrina refugees being housed in the Astrodome were ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 31, 2005
News photographs alternately described subjects of different races as 'looting' or 'finding' sup ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 15, 2005
The former first lady said she didn't want to waste her 'beautiful mind' on the casualties that ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 19, 2005
We chronicle various cases of contest participants suing after receiving 'gag' prizes rather tha ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 20, 2005
Law firm secretary sends caustic reply to senior associate's e-mail request for a £4 cleaning bi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 24, 2005
A photograph of a man named Brian Peppers, who was a registered sex offender in Ohio, was indeed ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 3, 2005
The majestic photograph of a California hillside has been awing readers since 2005.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 15, 2005
Some people have eschewed retirement homes in favor of living on cruise ships.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 13, 2005
"You start calculating the distance to the plane door...and wonder...'Do I feel lucky today?'"
Written by: Snopes Staff
March 6, 2005
"Are these pictures from a real wedding, and if so what's the story behind the dress?"
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 18, 2005
Photographs show an infant Egyptian girl with a second head.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 20, 2005
While most black bears are black, several other color phases occasionally appear, such as brown, ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2005
Photograph shows a Mandarin Airlines flight taxiing past the charred remains of a crashed airliner?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2004
Since 2004 the retail chain's "no solicitation" policy has kept Salvation Army bellringers away ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 30, 2004
A infamously viral newspaper photograph shows a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette and complaini ...
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