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Mark Twain on Coldest Winter

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2002 A ridiculous number of jokes, witty retorts, and words of wisdom have been falsely attributed to ...
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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.'
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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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Smithsonian Barbie

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Nov. 16, 1999 A humorous rejection letter was purportedly sent by the Smithsonian in response to an amateur pa ...
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Allman Brothers Eat a Peach

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 28, 2002 Is the Allman Brothers' album title 'Eat a Peach' a reference to Duane Allman's death?
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Miracle Carburetor

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 7, 1999 A miraculous car that gets 200 miles to the gallon is sold by mistake then reclaimed by the fact ...
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The Secret Words

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 2001 Rumor has it that Groucho Marx made a risqué wisecrack about his cigar to a female 'You Bet Your ...
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The Story of Kyle

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 29, 2001 One boy's befriending of an outcast new kid at school stops him from committing suicide.
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Did Disney Fake Lemming Suicide for the Nature Documentary 'White Wilderness'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 1996 Lemmings don't commit mass suicide, so filmmakers had to use various camera tricks to capture sc ...
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Texas and U.S. flags

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 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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The claim is that the scene in which actor Brandon Lee was fatally wounded was left in the final cut of "The Crow."

Does Brandon Lee's Death Appear in a Scene in 'The Crow'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 7, 1997 (Updated: Oct. 22, 2021) The actor was killed on the set of the film by a fragment of a dummy bullet while shooting one o ...
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