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Albert Einstein Switches Places with His Chauffeur
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Snopes Staff
April 11, 2004
"Why, this is so simple even my driver could explain it to you."
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Mysterious Staircase at Loretto Chapel
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2007
Does a stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stand despite having no discernable me ...
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Did Johnny Carson Make a Risqué Remark About a Guest's Cat?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2007
A purported quip by 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor and her cat has be ...
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Can the Texas Flag Fly at the Same Height as the U.S. Flag?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 28, 2003
Nothing in federal law makes Texas' flag more special than any other state's flag.
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Did Mike Huckabee's Son Kill a Dog?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2008
The son of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee once killed a dog at Boy Scout camp, but the c ...
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The Legend of the 'Unsolvable Math Problem'
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 3, 1996
A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them.
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Did Al Gore Say 'I Invented the Internet'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 5, 2005
Despite decades of media mirth-making about the supposed statement, former vice president Al Gor ...
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Are Rapists Using Lost Children to Lure Victims?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
April 18, 2005
Warnings that rapists are employing children pretending to be lost in order to lure victims to t ...
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Jenkem
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2007
With this rumor, a bulletin warns of a purported new drug called Jenkem, which is said to be mad ...
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Was Jayne Mansfield Decapitated?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2001
Gruesome Hollywood legend holds that the automobile crash that killed Jayne Mansfield also decap ...
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Brian Peppers
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 ...
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Did Lost Cargo on the Titanic Lead to the Creation of Cinco de Mayo?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 10, 2006
A humorous meme about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco d ...
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Does This 1950s Economics Book Teach How to Be a Good Wife?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
March 18, 2001 (Updated: July 18, 2022)
A list of ten steps on how to be a good wife was said to come from a 1950s high school home econ ...
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Did a Stuntman Die in 'Ben-Hur'?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
July 12, 1997
Rumor holds that a stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1959 ...
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Must the President and Vice-President Be from Different States?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 16, 2008
Many people believe the U.S. constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candi ...
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The Microwaved Pet
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 ...
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How to Spot a Two-Way Mirror
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 25, 1999
Is looking for a gap between an object and its reflection a good way to distinguish two-way mirr ...
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Rock Star 'Stomach Pump' Legend
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Feb. 4, 2001
Urban legend describes a rock star who collapses at a party and has a pint of semen pumped from ...
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Did Daisy the Dog Rescue Hundreds of 9/11 Survivors?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 6, 2001
The tale of a dog named Daisy who rescued countless souls from World Trade Center towers on 11 S ...
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Is 'Ring Around the Rosie' About the Black Plague?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 17, 2000
People love to create and spread invented backstories for simple nursery rhymes.
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Did a Topless Woman Appear in Disney's 'The Rescuers'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 13, 1999
An image of a topless woman can be fleetingly seen in the initial home video version of the anim ...
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The Miselucidation of Lauryn Hill
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 2000
Legend holds that singer Lauryn Hill said she'd rather die than have white people buy her albums.
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About That Amazing Ball Girl Catch Video
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 23, 2008 (Updated: June 12, 2021)
This video has been "amazing" viewers for more than a decade.
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Will Your Pet Snake 'Measure' You Before Eating You?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2008
An old bit of reptilian folklore holds that a pet python who acts 'affectionate' is really just ...
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Does a Video Show an Elephant Painting a Picture of an Elephant?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 30, 2006
Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
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