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Sex Roulette

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 18, 2016 A number of tabloids are reporting rumors that a risky new "sex roulette" trend — involving orgi ...
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Why Are Coins Left on Gravestones in Cemeteries?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 20, 2013 Modern tradition holds that leaving coins on military graves denotes visits from living soldiers.
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Black-Eyed Children

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 28, 2013 Spooky tale of mysterious black-eyed children who show up at the homes of unsuspecting residents.
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The Expressionless Ghost

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2013 Did an 'expressionless' apparition in a blood-covered gown appear at Cedars-Sinai hospital in 1972?
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What's Behind the 'No Bananas on a Boat' Superstition?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2012 Bananas are deemed unlucky by recreational fishermen and those catering to that trade.
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Just Stay

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2012 "The next time someone needs you ... just be there."
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The Cab Ride

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 4, 2012 Sentimental tale about a cab driver taking an elderly woman to a hospice on the last ride of her ...
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A Message from the Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 2011 A photograph purportedly shows a holiday time 'thank you' sign to Jews posted by the Chinese Res ...
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Grandma Goes to Court

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct. 4, 2011 Old lady responds to prosecutor's query about knowing him with scathing analysis of his character?
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Quake Mother

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2011 A mother supposedly left a touching text message for the child she died shielding during an eart ...
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French bulldog puppy on grass.

Dog Mouths vs. Human Mouths

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 1, 2010 Some people say dogs' mouths are yucky; others assert they're cleaner than human mouths.
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NASCAR Peanuts Superstition

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
March 7, 2010 Why are peanuts in the shell considered to be unlucky at auto racing events?
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What Does a Sun Shower Symbolize?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
March 6, 2010 Folklore supplies two "reasons" for sun showers, one having to do with animals, the other with t ...
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Delivery Person Mistaken for Troll

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2010 Legend about a developmentally disabled adult who captures a delivery person (or other front doo ...
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No Price Too High

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 2010 A lesson in how one lone punctuation mark can have a profound impact on the meaning of a sentence.
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An old legend tells the tale of a pharmacist and a purported one pound or kilo of mofeen or mopheen or mofine all meaning morphine.

'One Pound of Mofeen': Is the Old Pharmacist Story Real?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2009 Examples of a story purportedly involving a pharmacist and "one pound of mofeen" go back to at l ...
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Why Do Superstitions Associate Rats with Death?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2009 How rats got a bad rep.
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Trade AA Medallions for Free Drinks?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 28, 2009 Can an Alcoholics Anonymous member exchange his sobriety medallion for free drinks at any bar?
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Prophetic Vanishing Hitchhiker

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 2, 2009 Hitchhiker utters prophecy about Judgment Day being upon us, then vanishes?
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Expense Account Reveals Adultery?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 10, 2009 Did the details of an expense account reveal an ongoing affair between an executive and his sten ...
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