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Is This a Real Vintage Device for Smoking a Whole Pack of Cigs at Once?

Written by:

Madison Dapcevich

Oct. 25, 2023 Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...

Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?

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Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 14, 2023 This Southern side dish has many origin stories.

Was the 'Bell Beefer' Burger Among Taco Bell's First Offerings?

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Taija PerryCook

Oct. 12, 2023 The fast food chain's only burger appeared to be obsolete.

Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?

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Alex Kasprak

Aug. 6, 2023 "This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of bein ...

Were 'Highway Closed in Event of Enemy Attack' Signs Posted During the Cold War?

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David Emery

Aug. 4, 2017 Early 1950s efforts to prepare Americans for nuclear war included the erection of signs giving a ...

Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?

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David Emery

Dec. 20, 2016 We cannot tell a lie: George Washington's false teeth weren't made out of wood, though the mater ...

Native American Student Punished for Refusing to Say Pledge of Allegiance

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Bethania Palma

Aug. 30, 2016 Leilani Thomas said her teacher docked her grades because she refuses to participate in the dail ...

Cocktails Came Out of Prohibition?

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Brooke Binkowski

April 14, 2016 A long-running claim that cocktails were an entirely American invention appears to be something ...

Must the President and Vice-President Be from Different States?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

June 16, 2008 Many people believe the U.S. constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candi ...

The Wilson Desk

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Aug. 16, 2007 President Richard M. Nixon used the wrong 'Wilson desk' in the White House.

U.S. Grant's Exploding Cigar Practical Joke

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David Mikkelson

April 3, 2006 The famous general supposedly once handed out an exploding cigar that paid off decades later.

Is This Viral List of 'Four Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.' True?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

July 19, 2003 You probably didn't know most of them because they're not true.

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Is This a Real Vintage Device for Smoking a Whole Pack of Cigs at Once?

Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?

Was the 'Bell Beefer' Burger Among Taco Bell's First Offerings?

Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?

How Accurate Is 'The Price They Paid' Essay?

D-Day 79th Anniversary: 10 Viral Rumors About the Historic Day

Are U.S. Railroad Gauges Based on Roman Chariots?

Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?

Is the Presidential '20-Year Death Curse' Real?

Was Betsy Ross the Only Real Person Depicted On a PEZ Dispenser?

Are John Tyler's Grandchildren Still Alive?

Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?

Were 'Highway Closed in Event of Enemy Attack' Signs Posted During the Cold War?

Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?

Native American Student Punished for Refusing to Say Pledge of Allegiance

Cocktails Came Out of Prohibition?

Must the President and Vice-President Be from Different States?

The Wilson Desk

U.S. Grant's Exploding Cigar Practical Joke

Is This Viral List of 'Four Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.' True?