Mobile Home Origin

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David Mikkelson

May 26, 2004 Are mobile homes so named because they can be moved from place to place?

Bearing the Flag

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David Mikkelson

May 31, 2003 History: The hidden story of how the design of the California state flag was based on a mistake.

False Authority

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David Mikkelson

Mar 1, 2001 The bare-faced truth about all those Lost Legends at snopes.com

Mister Ed was a Zebra

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David Mikkelson

Jul 8, 2000 Was Mister Ed a horse?

Why Did 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' Change Their Name to 'KFC'?

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Snopes Staff

Jan 27, 2000 Did KFC change its name from 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' to eliminate the word 'fried'?

1911 Poseidon Adventure

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David Mikkelson

Sep 12, 1999 Was the film 'The Poseidon Adventure' being shown aboard the Titanic when it hit the iceberg?

Mississippi Fractions

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David Mikkelson

Aug 13, 1999 Did Mississippi schools remove fractions and decimals from their math curriculum?

Closed For Remodeling

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David Mikkelson

Jul 20, 1999 Was the derisive title of one of George Bernard Shaw's plays changed after it wreaked havoc on t ...

Tarzan and Tarzana

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David Mikkelson

Aug 19, 1998 Was the community of Tarzana, California, named after Tarzan?