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Have Some Fun. Beat Your Wife Tonight.

Is This 'Beat Your Wife Tonight' Ad from the '70s Real?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 12, 2022

There are so many "politically incorrect" vintage ads out there that it can be hard to tell the ...

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Titsworth et al

Yes, a Football Player Named Parker Titsworth Wears a 69 Jersey

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Nov. 11, 2022

And the Ohio Bobcats college football team player makes the most of his unique name.

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KFC apologized after sending its mobile app users in Germany a cheesy chicken promotion in memoriam of Kristallnacht.

Yes, KFC Apologized for Sending German Customers a Chicken Promotion Commemorating Kristallnacht

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 10, 2022

Kristallnacht, which took place in November 1938, is widely seen as the beginning of the Holocau ...

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Elon Musk called the social media platform Mastodon the word Masterbatedon in a since-deleted tweet.

Musk Deletes Tweet Calling Mastodon Social Platform 'Masterbatedone'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 7, 2022

Yes, the tweet was real.

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Elon Musk tweeted a picture of homing pigeons from World War II that were deployed by Nazi Germany.

Musk Tweets Photo of Nazi Soldier Carrying Homing Pigeons

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 7, 2022

Here is the history of the tens of thousands of pigeons and falcons that were deployed during Wo ...

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Thanksgiving Day is the peak day for cooking fires in the US due to people cooking turkey dinners.

Is Thanksgiving the Peak Day for Cooking Fires in the US?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 4, 2022

It's true. In the past, Thanksgiving Day had more than three times as many fires when compared t ...

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The photograph of Oprah kissing Harvey Weinstein is real, although it was taken several years before Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct was made public.

Was Oprah Pictured Kissing Harvey Weinstein On the Cheek?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 9, 2018

A photograph showing Oprah offering Harvey Weinstein a peck on the cheek is real; it was taken i ...

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The CDC website updated a flu guidance page to say pregnant people instead of pregnant women.

Did CDC Change 'Pregnant Women' to 'Pregnant People' in Flu Guidance?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 3, 2022

A November 2022 search of the CDC's website returned hundreds of instances of both phrases.

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Is This a Real Photograph of a 'Cosmic Bat' Nebula?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 31, 2022

The “ethereal” nebula is illuminated by dense gaseous knots.

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Does This Dress Change Colors in the Sun?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Oct. 31, 2022

A video of a dress changing from white to pink in the sun has gone viral.

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On the afternoon of 3 November 2004, in the town of Methuen, MA, 10-year-old Natalie Gravel and 8-year-old Merrideth Reed were playing in a pile of leaves left in

A True Story About the Death of a Girl Playing With Leaves?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Nov. 12, 2006

As the story goes, her father drove his truck into a pile of leaves in which she was playing, ki ...

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A photograph shows three windows holding back floodwaters from Hurricane Ian, according to Reddit.

Is This Photo of Windows Holding Back Hurricane Ian Floodwaters Real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 3, 2022

A popular tweet with more than 300,000 likes showed a picture of three windows appearing to with ...

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The couple from Mary Kay and Johnny were the first onscreen pair to share the same bed.

Who Was the First TV Couple to Sleep in the Same Bed?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 24, 1999

Many answers have been offered to this classic trivia question, but the correct one is rather ob ...

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A rumor said that flyers for a book handed out at a rally called Donald Trump the son of man and the Christ.

Does a Book Call Trump 'The Son of Man, The Christ'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 19, 2022

A picture of a flyer showed the book title, "President Donald J. Trump, The Son of Man - The Chr ...

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Was the World's Youngest Mother Only 5 Years Old?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 21, 2004

Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...

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arthur lintgen man reads records by touch

Can a 'Record-Reading' Man Identify Music by Examining Record Grooves?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 8, 1996

He was said to have the ability to identify, almost flawlessly, orchestral music from Beethoven ...

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Thomas Jefferson touted using a gun as a good form of physical and mental exercise?

Did Thomas Jefferson Advise Carrying a Gun While Exercising to Ensure Mental and Physical Wellness?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 25, 2012

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun," the form ...

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Walrus, Animal, Sea Life

Is Freya the Walrus Sinking Boats in Norway?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 22, 2022

She just needs a place to relax.

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Did Son of Iwo Jim Soldier Tell Story to WI Schoolchildren at Memorial?

Did Son of Iwo Jima Soldier Tell Story to WI Schoolchildren at Memorial?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 25, 2005

Article describes talk given to a group of Wisconsin schoolchildren at the Iwo Jima memorial.

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A meme titled nobody wants to work anymore was described as a brief history of capitalists complaining that nobody wants to work for starvation wages.

'Nobody Wants to Work Anymore' Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 25, 2022

Clippings from 14 articles published between 1894 and 2022 all appeared in newspaper archives.

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