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'I Have a Plan to Destroy America'

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 15, 2005 A former Colorado governor delivered a speech on the destructive effects of multiculturalism on ...
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Kidney Theft

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 5, 2001 The legend of unwary travellers drugged and used as unwilling kidney donors by bands of organ th ...
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Did Houdini Die from a Punch to the Stomach?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2001 Nearly everyone familiar with world-famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, no matter h ...
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Man Dies of Hypothermia in an Unplugged Freezer

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 30, 2002 A man locked in an unplugged freezer imagined himself freezing to death and died as a result.
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Was the 9/11 Pentagon Attack Faked?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 10, 2002 A Boeing 757, and not a cruise missile or anything else, caused damage to the Pentagon on 9/11.
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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 ...
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Have Babies Been Named After Embarrassing Medical Terms?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
May 28, 2001 "There was this paper on her incubator that said 'Please save Urine,' so I knew that they had na ...
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Did Alexander Fleming's Father Save Winston Churchill from Drowning?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 9, 1999 Did a grateful father fund the education of the poor farmer's son who discovered penicillin?
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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 ...
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The Obstinate Lighthouse

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 10, 1999 Old maritime legend describes an aircraft carrier that unknowingly attempted to bully a lighthou ...
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Were Stocks of Airlines Suspiciously Shorted Just Before 9/11?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 3, 2001 Highly publicized allegations of insider trading in advance of 9/11 generally rest on reports of ...
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Was the Weight of a Human Soul Determined to Be 21 Grams?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 26, 2003 No credence should be given to the notion that experiments intended to measure the weight of a h ...
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Is Ground Glass a Deadly Poison?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 1999 Contrary to what mystery and crime dramas might portray, ingesting ground glass isn't inherently ...
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Was the World's Youngest Mother Only 5 Years Old?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 21, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022) Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...
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Do Sneakers Hanging from Power Lines Carry a Secret Message?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 11, 1999 (Updated: July 13, 2007) Contrary to what one hears, there's no one right answer as to why people practice 'shoefiti' or ...
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Ann-Margret Thanks Soldiers

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2002 Rumor: Actress Ann-Margret autographed a photo at a book signing and publicly thanked a soldier ...
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The Last Supper

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 10, 2000 Did the same person pose for both Judas and Jesus in da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper?
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How to be a good wife

Does This 1950s Economics Book Teach How to Be a Good Wife?

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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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Worm Meat Used in McDonald's Hamburgers?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 4, 1999 Does McDonald's use worm meat as filler in their hamburgers?
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Is the Bloody Mary Story True?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 27, 2001 Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
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Death of Diane Linkletter

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 27, 2000 Did Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane, jump out a window while high on LSD?
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Is Dihydrogen Monoxide Dangerous?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 22, 1999 (Updated: April 1, 2013) The dihydrogen monoxide hoax shows that even the most innocuous of substances can be made to sou ...
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Did a Coat Used by Prof. Marvel in 'The Wizard of Oz' Belong to L. Frank Baum?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 12, 1997 "You're not suggesting I made up this coat story for publicity, are you?"
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Marlboro and the KKK

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 13, 2000 Is Marlboro owned by the KKK?
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Palestinians Dancing in the Street

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2001 Did CNN fake footage of 'Palestinians dancing in the street' after the terrorist attack on the USA?
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