From Black Death to COVID-19, Pandemics Have Always Pushed People to Honor Death and Celebrate Life

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The Conversation

Oct 18, 2022 Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how clos ...

Do Vegetarians Live Longer Than Meat Eaters?

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Alex Kasprak

Dec 12, 2017 While some studies have found that vegetarians have longer lifespans, the question is difficult ...

Was a Japanese Man Crushed to Death by a Pile of Pornography?

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Megan Alpert

Mar 6, 2017 Spurious articles reported that a man was crushed by a pile of pornography; he actually died of ...

Did a 12-Year-Old Girl Livestream Her Suicide?

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Bethania Palma

Jan 5, 2017 Authorities are investigating the death of a Polk County, Georgia, girl who livestreamed her sui ...

The Elephant of Surprise

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Dan Evon

Sep 1, 2015

Was the Pringles Creator Cremated and Sold to Customers?

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Dan Evon

Dec 22, 2014 We first looked at this rumor about the death of Pringles inventor Fredric J. Baur back in 2014.

Was a Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration?

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David Mikkelson

Oct 27, 2005 “The body was in plain view of the entire apartment complex [and] they all didn’t do anything.”

Halloween Trickery Turns Deadly

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David Mikkelson

Jul 11, 1999 These Halloween hanging stunts went terribly wrong.

Have People Been Buried Alive?

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Snopes Staff

Jun 9, 1999 And could it still happen?