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teens playing spunkball

Are Teens Throwing Lit Gas-Soaked Rags Into Cars?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 1, 2000 Horribly spelled warnings about homicidal teens playing "spunkball" began turning up on the inte ...
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Can You Get Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Sitting in a Snowed-In Car?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 14, 2019 Be sure to clear the exhaust pipe before running your car after a snowstorm.
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Were Car Headrests Designed as Emergency Escape Tools?

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 15, 2016 Car headrests were designed for resting heads. Any other use is incidental to their intended pu ...
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Pink Lady

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 17, 2004 Did an artist secretly paint a 60-foot-high image of a naked woman above a tunnel in Malibu Cany ...
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Man holding gas pump nozzle

Static Electricity and Gas Pump Fires

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 24, 2002 Is static electricity a suspected cause of a reported increase in gas station refueling fires?
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Sig Alert Origin

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 12, 2002 Are Los Angeles' 'sig alerts' so named for an acronym for 'stay in garage'?
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Is Cell Phone Use at Gas Pumps Dangerous?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 9, 2001 Rumor holds that the use of cellular phones poses a danger of touching off explosions at gas sta ...
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Slasher Under the Car

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 19, 1999 Do thieves hid under people's cars to slash their ankles?
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Carjacking Irony

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 29, 1999 A driver foils an attempted carjacking by ignoring a 'body' lying on the road, then inadvertentl ...
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Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 30, 1998 A warning about gang members driving around with their headlights off, then killing anyone who f ...
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Slim Jim Deaths

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 9, 1998 Are police officers dying in airbag accidents caused by trying to open locked car doors with a l ...
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