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Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 25, 2000
Rumor has it a saguaro cactus crushed the same man who damaged it.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 9, 2000
Bill Ripken's 1989 Fleer baseball card features a hidden obscenity. How did it get there?
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 22, 2000
The unusual tale of a soccer team advancing in a cup match by deliberately scoring a goal agains ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 12, 2000
Rumor: A struggling newborn improved dramatically after being placed in an incubator with her he ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 30, 2000
A clever consumer earned millions of frequent-flier miles by taking advantage of a pudding sales ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 22, 2000
It's not as elaborate as it sounds.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 18, 2000
The Oregon Department of Transportation once tried to remove a troublesome dead whale from the s ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 16, 2000
Did a couple accidentally return a homemade erotic tape of themselves to video rental store?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 16, 2000
Business urban legend describes customers on a mailing list receiving letters greeting them with ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 7, 2000
A Canadian lawyer wreaked havoc by bequeathing his estate to the woman who gave birth to the mos ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 27, 1999
For twenty-five years, two brothers-in-law traded the same pants back and forth between them as ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 17, 1999
Here's what happened on stage in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1975.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 30, 1999
Motorists with personalized license plates reading 'NO PLATE' or 'NO TAG' have received a pletho ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 28, 1999
In December of 1993, Gregory Glover paid the ultimate penalty for messing with another fellow's ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 11, 1999
These Halloween hanging stunts went terribly wrong.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 15, 1999
Did porn star Marilyn Chambers appear on the Ivory Snow box?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 12, 1999
A vacationing couple staying in a foul-smelling motel room discovered a body hidden under their bed.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 9, 1999
And could it still happen?
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May 8, 1999
The story of a woman who killed her husband over a misplayed bridge hand.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 13, 1999
The story behind the most misused Social Security number in history.
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