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  Medical Device Excise Tax   (2 January 2012)

Health care legislation imposes a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of medical devices as of 1 January 2013.

  Historic Change   (1 January 2013)

Does the design of new U.S. dollar coins omit the motto 'In God We Trust'?

  Tipsy Tow   (31 December 2012)

The AAA offers a free towing service during the holidays for motorists who have had too much to drink.

  San Antonio Theater Shooting   (31 December 2012)

An off-duty sheriff's officer apprehended a gunman by shooting him in a San Antonio movie theater.

  E15 Gasoline   (30 December 2012)

Can the use of E15 gasoline damage engines and/or void warranties of car models older than 2012?

  Denzel Washington Fisher House Donation   (28 December 2012)

Did actor Denzel Washington make a large donation to the Fisher House while visiting Brooke Army Medical Center?

  Amish Mafia   (27 December 2012)

How real is the Discovery Channel's Amish Mafia "reality" series?

  Santa Suit   (26 December 2012)

Was Fox News host Bill O’Reilly arrested for assaulting a department store Santa?

  Gun Map   (26 December 2012)

Did a newspaper publish a map showing the home addresses of handgun permit holders in two New York counties?

  FedEx Undeliverable Parcel Notification   (26 December 2012)

Phishing scheme: FedEx undeliverable parcel notifications

  Harold Estes   (26 December 2012)

Letter from nonagenarian World War II veteran criticizes President Obama.

  Track Meet   (24 December 2012)

Does NORAD annually track Santa's progress because a wrong phone number was once published in a newspaper ad?

  Resign of the Times   (23 December 2012)

Text reproduces former president George H.W. Bush's 1995 letter of resignation as a Life Member of the NRA.

  Reindeer Games   (21 December 2012)

Are all the reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh female?

  No Answer   (20 December 2012)

Did United Artists mistitle the ELO album 'No Answer' due to a missed phone message?

  Golden Eagle Snatches Kid   (19 December 2012)

Video clip purportedly shows an eagle attempting to snatch a child from a park.

  Batting Around   (18 December 2012)

Are more homicides in the U.S. committed with baseball bats than with firearms?

  Point and Click   (17 December 2012)

Woman attributes shooting a mugger six times to her gun's not holding more than six bullets

  Newtown Rumors   (15 December 2012)

Various rumors connected with the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

  There's a Problem with Brighton's Christmas Lights   (14 December 2012)

Video purportedly shows holiday lights in Brighton which incorporate rude images and messages.

  No Price Too High   (13 December 2012)

Punctuation error in telegram results in costly mistake.

  Santa and Sarah   (12 December 2012)

Santa's visit to an ailing tot sparks a miraculous recovery.

  Jamie Unchained   (11 December 2012)

Did Actor Jamie Foxx say that in his upcoming film, 'I kill all the white people in the movie ... How great is that?'

  Mosque Restoration   (11 December 2012)

Has the U.S. contributed millions of dollars towards the rebuilding of mosques in Muslim countries?

  News of the Weak   (10 December 2012)

Did a four-year study find that Fox News viewers have IQs 20 points lower than average?

  'Photonic Belt' Blackout Warning   (9 December 2012)

Has NASA announced that a three-day worldwide blackout will occur in December 2012?

  Christmas Card Appeal: Dalton Dingus   (9 December 2012)

Christmas cards are requested for Dalton Dingus, a 9-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis.

  Turning Japanese   (7 December 2012)

Was the nationality of Kato, the Green Hornet's valet, abruptly changed after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

  Grandfather Clause   (6 December 2012)

About the claim that invited houseguests cannot be required to leave a home thanks to the "grandfather clause."

  Carrot and Shtick   (5 December 2012)

Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine?

  The Seven Year Glitch   (4 December 2012)

Does chewing gum take seven years to pass through your digestive system?

  Twain of Thought   (3 December 2012)

Is Shania Twain the great-granddaughter of Mark Twain?

  Nolan Daniels Giveaway   (1 December 2012)

Nolan Daniels is giving away $1 million to the millionth person to post a particular photo to Facebook of him holding up his winning Powerball ticket?

  Helter Shelter   (30 November 2012)

Photograph purportedly shows horses beneath giant furniture constructed to skirt a prohibition against building a shelter.

  Holiday Mail for Heroes   (29 November 2012)

How to send holiday cards and greetings to recovering armed services members.

  Overload of Malarkey   (29 November 2012)

Long-running service shutdown hoax has now been applied to the WhatsApp messaging app.

  Nathan Norman   (28 November 2012)

Christmas cards are requested for Nathan Norman, a 5-year-old Virginia boy with cancer.

  Costco   (28 November 2012)

Image presents information about Costco warehouse store chain CEO James Sinegal.

  Bruce Lee Ping-Pong   (27 November 2012)

Video clip purportedly shows Bruce Lee playing ping-pong with nunchaku.

  Exhibit B-5   (27 November 2012)

Video purportedly shows a woman being hit by a car after she flees her home from a prank intruder.

  Politically Cowed   (27 November 2012)

Did James Carville say that 'the Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows'?

  Facebook Privacy Notice   (26 November 2012)

Will posting a notice on your Facebook wall protect your copyright and privacy rights?

  The Folded Napkin   (26 November 2012)

Young man with Down syndrome receives generous donations from truckers.

  Mallory Owens Beating   (26 November 2012)

Photograph purportedly shows a women named Mallory Owens who was severely beaten because she is a lesbian.

  Target Voucher/Gift Card Scam   (25 November 2012)

Survey scam: Target is distributing free $500 vouchers or $1000 gift cards to users who click an online link.

  Reverse PIN Panic Code   (23 November 2012)

Does entering your PIN in reverse at any ATM summon the police?

  Tax Holidays for Immigrants   (22 November 2012)

Does the U.S. government grant multi-year tax holidays to immigrants?

  Confessions for the Holidays   (21 November 2012)

Ben Stein's television commentary about the observance of Christmas.

  Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation   (20 November 2012)

About the first Thanksgiving proclamation issued by a U.S. president.

  Get Out the Vote   (20 November 2012)

Can the selection of a U.S. President be thrown to the House of Representatives if electors from one-third of the states do not cast Electoral College ballots?

  Hostess with the Mostest   (19 November 2012)

Did Hostess executives receive large pay increases while the company was preparing a bankruptcy filing?

  NBC No Evil   (19 November 2012)

Did NBC edit an interview with the family of a deceased Navy SEAL to remove a reference to Christ?

  Forever Twinkies   (18 November 2012)

Rumor claims Hostess Twinkies have an indefinite shelf life.

  Doctor's Orders   (16 November 2012)

A woman experiencing difficulty conceiving misunderstands what her gynecologist is proposing to do to rectify the situation.

  Love Hertz   (15 November 2012)

Rental car company's return of client's forgotten personal property leads to discovery of affair.

  Banana Ban   (14 November 2012)

Superstition says bananas on a fishing boat are unlucky.

  Petition Drive   (13 November 2012)

Have fifteen states filed petitions to secede from the United States?

  Charitable Compensation   (12 November 2012)

Article compares the efficiency and salaries of top executives for several large charitable organizations.

  Generations of Valor   (11 November 2012)

Photograph shows a tearful World War II veteran embracing a wounded Marine.

  Remembrance of Things Pasta   (9 November 2012)

Was a tradition of celebrating Veterans Day with ravioli dinners initiated by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919?

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