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How to be a good wife

Does This 1950s Economics Book Teach How to Be a Good Wife?

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Snopes Staff
Mar 18, 2001 A list of ten steps on how to be a good wife was said to come from a 1950s high school home econ ...
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Is the 1875 Horseless Carriage Committee Report Real?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 29, 2008 One common form of satire is to lampoon a particular position on a modern political or social is ...
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1895 Exam

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David Mikkelson
Oct 23, 2000 Does an 1895 graduation examination for public school students demonstrate a shocking decline in ...
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Did George Carlin Pen 'The Paradox of Our Time'?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 19, 2001 A widely circulated essay has been attributed to Carlin, the Dalai Lama, an unnamed Columbine Hi ...
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communist rules for revolution

Is This List of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' Real?

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David Mikkelson
Aug 16, 2000 A list of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' was supposedly discovered by Allied forces in Germany ...
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The New School Prayer

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Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 6, 2001 Was the satirical poem 'The New School Prayer' penned by a schoolchild?
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Tips for Stagecoach Travelers

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David Mikkelson
Mar 19, 2001 Is an 1877 list of tips for stagecoach travelers genuine?
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1940 School Discipline Problems

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Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 15, 1999 A widely-cited study about school's discipline problems in the 1940s is phony.
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The Oberweiss Will

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David Mikkelson
Mar 15, 1999 Did a Texas farmer named Herman Oberweiss file an unusual, self-penned will in 1934?
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Bill of No Rights

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2000 Did a Georgia state representative write the salty Bill of No Rights?
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1943 Guide to Hiring Women

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David Mikkelson
Nov 18, 2001 Is a '1943 Guide to Hiring Women' from a transportation magazine real?
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Earth in the Balance

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David Mikkelson
Dec 3, 2000 Does Al Gore's book 'Earth in the Balance' say that to believe in Biblical prophecy is 'unforgiv ...
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Desiderata Authorship

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Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 31, 1998 Was the poem 'Desiderata' really discovered in a Baltimore church in 1692?
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On the Job

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David Mikkelson
Apr 24, 2001 Applicant with lengthy arrest record successfully disputes being rejected for a job by the Distr ...
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Are Government Regulations for Cabbage 27,000 Words Long?

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Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 23, 2001 Some myths are too deeply cherished to be displaced by mere fact.
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Watch the Borders!

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Jul 7, 1999 Heard the legend about a misunderstood J. Edgar Hoover directive?
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rules for teachers - 1872

Is the 'Rules for Teachers - 1872' List Real?

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David Mikkelson
Oct 19, 2000 The 'Rules for Teachers - 1872' list prompts us to marvel at the grimness of a late nineteenth c ...
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Elon Musk Was an Undocumented Immigrant?

Facebook to Make All Private Messages Viewable by Public
A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'