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Carbon Dioxide Deaths

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2004 Did an eruption of carbon dioxide from a lake kill hundreds of people?
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Have People Died Laughing?

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2004 Is the phrase "I just about died laughing" as much about accuracy as it is hyperbole?
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Was a Houston Doctor Decapitated by a Malfunctioning Elevator?

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Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 13, 2003 We'd like to think beheadings happen only in campfire tales and low-budget thrillers, but they t ...
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Las Vegas Tourist Electrocution

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Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 22, 2003 Was a tourist electrocuted crossing a street in Las Vegas?
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Death of John Howard Griffin

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David Mikkelson
July 27, 2003 Did the author of 'Black Like Me' die from skin cancer caused by the treatment he underwent to d ...
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Broom Death

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Barbara Mikkelson
April 3, 2003 Did a coed die pleasuring herself with a broom?
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Bad News Bearers

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Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 21, 2002 The arrival of a telegram announcing a death leads to the demise of the rest of the family.
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Smothered by Breasts

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 29, 2002 Was a groom suffocated to death by a stripper's massive breasts?
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Lollipop Death

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2002 Did a man eating a lollipop choke to death when his car's airbag deployed, forcing the candy dow ...
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Failed Suicide by Gas

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Barbara Mikkelson
July 6, 2001 Woman unsuccessfully tries to gas herself to death, but the gas company has turned off service.
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Did Houdini Die from a Punch to the Stomach?

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David Mikkelson
May 2, 2001 Nearly everyone familiar with world-famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, no matter h ...
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Cycle Lops

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Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 6, 2001 Was a motorcyclist beheaded by a sheet of metal that flew off a truck?
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Floor Polisher Hospital Deaths

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 15, 2001 Did a hospital janitor accidentally cause several deaths by unknowingly unplugging patients' lif ...
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Climax of Horrors

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 11, 2001 Calamity after calamity piles up in this tale of saving the worst news for last.
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Did a Man Die Demonstrating a Window's Strength?

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Snopes Staff
Nov. 2, 2000 A Toronto lawyer demonstrating the safety of window panes in a skyscraper ironically plunged thr ...
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Beheaded Child on Schoolbus

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Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 11, 2000 Was a little girl hanging out of a school bus window decapitated by a road sign?
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Death by Playing Cards

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Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 28, 2000 Legend holds that a prisoner killed himself using a deck of playing cards.
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Did Pop Rocks and Soda Kill 'Little Mikey'?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 31, 2000 A longtime rumor is still bubbling up.
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Death by Saguaro

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 25, 2000 Rumor has it a saguaro cactus crushed the same man who damaged it.
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Car Thief Dies in Earthquake

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Barbara Mikkelson
June 7, 2000 After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a car thief was found crushed to death in the vehicle he' ...
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