How to Be a Good Wife
18 March 2001A list of ten steps on how to be a good wife supposedly comes from a 1950s U.S. home economics textbook.
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1875 Horseless Carriage Committee Report
Rumor: An 1875 report by the Horseless Carriage Committee warned about the dangers of gasoline-fueled vehicles.
The Paradox of Our Time
Was the essay 'The Paradox of Our Time' penned by George Carlin?
1895 Exam
Does an 1895 graduation examination for public school students demonstrate a shocking decline in educational standards?
Communist Rules for Revolution
A list of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' supposedly discovered by Allied forces in Germany in 1919.
Cabbage Memo
Did a government memo regulating the sale of cabbages use 27,000 words?
1872 Rules for Teachers
Is the list of 1872 rules for teachers real?
1943 Guide to Hiring Women
Is a '1943 Guide to Hiring Women' from a transportation magazine real?
Watch the Borders
Heard the legend about a misunderstood J. Edgar Hoover directive?
Tips for Stagecoach Travelers
Is an 1877 list of tips for stagecoach travelers genuine?
Toilet Paper Requisition
Submarine commander issues archly humorous letter when his requisition for toilet paper is cancelled?
1940 School Discipline Problems
A widely-cited study about school's discipline problems in the 1940s is phony.
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