Is ‘I Took an Arrow in the Knee’ Slang for Getting Married?
7 May 2018The origins of many marriage-related rituals are arcane, but we can safely rule out this explanation.
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Engagement Chicken
Rumor: Preparing 'Engagement Chicken' (a lemon and herb flavored roast chicken dish) will inspire your boyfriend to propose marriage to you.
'The Heel in the Grate' Wedding Legend
Legend: A bridesmaid walking down the aisle at a wedding caught her spike heel in a floor grate, an usher picked up the grate to retrieve the shoe, and the bride tumbled into the open hole.
Did Jim Nabors and Rock Hudson Get Married?
30 March 2001A 1970s celebrity rumor played on the not widely known personal lives of its two targets.
Groom Test
'Dear Abby' letter details an unusual posed to a young man by his fiancée's parents.
Toothbrush Bandits
A burgled honeymoon couple gets a shock after developing the film left in their camera.
Secretly Videotaped Honeymooners
Honeymooning couple's sexual activities are secretly videotaped by their hotel.
Embarrassing Wrong Bible Verse on Wedding Cake
Bride's mix-up results in an inappropriate Bible verse on her wedding cake.
Beckham Wedding Plans
Did David and Victoria Beckham pay off another couple's mortgage to get the hotel room they wanted?
February 29 Proposal
Custom allows marriage-minded gals to propose to their boyfriends on February 29.
The Bad Bachelorette
White newlywed gives birth to black child nine months after her wild bachelorette party.
The Outlaw Inlaw
Videotape of wedding reveals that the groom's father stole the bride's father's wallet.
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Is This a Transcript from a Radio Interview with U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez?
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Did Lawmakers Demand the Pentagon Disclose If It Developed Weaponized Ticks?
19 July 2019A curious amendment to the 2020 Defense Authorization Act demands answers on the question of U.S.-developed insect bioweapons.
Was a Priest Pushed off Stage for Saying ‘Fat Women Cannot Go to Heaven?’
19 July 2019This incident reportedly occurred during the closing mass of a youth retreat in Brazil.
Did Fox News Report That U.S. Rep. Omar Delivered a “Profanity-Laced Attack on President Trump”?
19 July 2019Does quoting some else's words back to them constitute a breach of decorum?
Did Minnesota Schools Make Arabic Classes Mandatory?
19 July 2019A site posing as satire often pushes racial rumors.