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Is the Presidential '20-Year Death Curse' Real?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 30, 2000
Does a death curse threaten U.S. presidents elected in years evenly divisible by 20?
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Was Betsy Ross the Only Real Person Depicted On a PEZ Dispenser?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 10, 2002
In American history, Ross is something of a legend — a craftswoman who made flags.
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Are John Tyler's Grandchildren Still Alive?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 20, 2013
John Tyler might not be remembered much at all today were it not for a shocking twist of fate.
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Must the President and Vice-President Be from Different States?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 16, 2008
Many people believe the U.S. constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candi ...
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50 Short Stories About US Presidents
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Feb 16, 2022
With tales of alleged affairs, drunken decisions, and pet alligators, some of these anecdotes ar ...
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Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 26, 2018
In the not-so-distant past, white carnival goers threw eggs or balls at African Americans in a g ...
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Were 'Highway Closed in Event of Enemy Attack' Signs Posted During the Cold War?
Written by:
David Emery
Aug 4, 2017
Early 1950s efforts to prepare Americans for nuclear war included the erection of signs giving a ...
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Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?
Written by:
David Emery
Dec 20, 2016
We cannot tell a lie: George Washington's false teeth weren't made out of wood, though the mater ...
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Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?
Written by:
David Emery
Sep 23, 2016
Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was w ...
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Native American Student Punished for Refusing to Say Pledge of Allegiance
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 30, 2016
Leilani Thomas said her teacher docked her grades because she refuses to participate in the dail ...
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Cocktails Came Out of Prohibition?
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Apr 14, 2016
A long-running claim that cocktails were an entirely American invention appears to be something ...
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Was 'Amazing Grace' Penned By a Repentant Slave Trader?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 18, 2001
The inspiration for this well-known piece of sacred music purportedly struck after a life-alteri ...
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The Wilson Desk
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 16, 2007
President Richard M. Nixon used the wrong 'Wilson desk' in the White House.
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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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Does the U.S. Presidential Seal Change in Wartime?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 4, 2001
History buffs love to pass around this rumor.
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Statue of Liberty Origins
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 13, 2000
Was the model for the Statue of Liberty a chain-laden black woman?
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The Price They Paid
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 27, 2005
A popular essay outlines the fates of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, but many o ...
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Is This Viral List of 'Four Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.' True?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2003
You probably didn't know most of them because they're not true.
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Are These 'Coincidences' Linking Lincoln to Kennedy Real?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 11, 1999
Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.
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Why Does Washington, D.C., Have No 'J' Street?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 21, 2000
Old historical legends holds that architect Pierre L'Enfant omitted 'J' Street from his plans fo ...
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