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Did Oprah Winfrey Throw Tommy Hilfiger Off Her Show for Making a Racist Comment?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Feb 12, 2000 Oprah Winfrey supposedly kicked designer Tommy Hilfiger off her show when he announced, "If I kn ...

Is the Bloody Mary Story True?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Apr 27, 2001 Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?

George Washington's Vision

Written by:

David Mikkelson

May 13, 2002 Did George Washington tell of an angel who revealed a prophetic vision of America to him at Vall ...

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 ...

Is This Child's Name for Real?

Written by:

Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Oct 29, 2008 The tale of a mother who names her child 'Le-a,' which she insists be pronounced 'Ledasha.'

Cabbage Patch Dolls

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Jun 11, 2002 Were Cabbage Patch dolls designed to resemble what people will look like after a nuclear attack?

Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Sep 16, 1998 Neil Armstrong supposedly offered a cryptic remark to a 'Mr. Gorsky' during the Apollo 11 moon l ...

Can You Determine a Product's Country of Origin by Its Bar Code?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Oct 27, 2008 Finding out where a given product was manufactured is not so simple as looking at its bar code.

Rock Star 'Stomach Pump' Legend

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Snopes Staff

Feb 4, 2001 Urban legend describes a rock star who collapses at a party and has a pint of semen pumped from ...

Why Do We Say 'Bless You!' When Someone Sneezes?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Apr 17, 2001 Some questions, no matter how simple, don't have one knowable answer.

Did a Father Sacrifice His Son for a Train Full of Passengers?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Mar 16, 2001 The story of a father's choice between saving his own son or a train full of people goes back lo ...

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 ...

Could Barack Obama Serve as Vice President?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Feb 3, 2008 (Updated: Apr 9, 2020) An ambiguity in the U.S. Constitution allows for speculation about a back door method of getting ...

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

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Jul 21, 2004 (Updated: Sep 14, 2022) Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...

Red Meat Impacts Feces in Colon

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Nov 28, 1999 Did John Wayne's autopsy reveal 40 pounds of impacted feces in his colon?

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Did a Taco Bell Employee Refuse a $2 Bill?

Death of Diane Linkletter

'If I Were the Devil'

Worm Meat Used in McDonald's Hamburgers?

NASA Discovers a 'Lost Day' in Time?

Ann-Margret Thanks Soldiers

Poisoned Halloween Candy

Do Dealers Smuggle Drugs in Dead Babies?

Microwaved Water -- See What It Does to Plants

Did Mr. Rogers Hide Violent and Criminal Past?

Did Oprah Winfrey Throw Tommy Hilfiger Off Her Show for Making a Racist Comment?

Is the Bloody Mary Story True?

George Washington's Vision

Did Johnny Carson Make a Risqué Remark About a Guest's Cat?

Is This Child's Name for Real?

Cabbage Patch Dolls

Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!

Can You Determine a Product's Country of Origin by Its Bar Code?

Rock Star 'Stomach Pump' Legend

Why Do We Say 'Bless You!' When Someone Sneezes?

Did a Father Sacrifice His Son for a Train Full of Passengers?

The Microwaved Pet

Could Barack Obama Serve as Vice President?

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

Red Meat Impacts Feces in Colon