False Authority
1 March 2001The bare-faced truth about all those Lost Legends at snopes.com
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Bearing the Flag
1 June 2003History: The hidden story of how the design of the California state flag was based on a mistake.
Mister Ed was a Zebra
8 July 2000Was Mister Ed a horse?
Mississippi Fractions
13 August 1999Did Mississippi schools remove fractions and decimals from their math curriculum?
Why Did Kentucky Fried Chicken Change Their Name to ‘KFC’?
27 January 2000Did KFC change its name from 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' to eliminate the word 'fried'?
Mobile Home Origin
26 May 2004Are mobile homes so named because they can be moved from place to place?
1911 Poseidon Adventure
12 September 1999Was the film 'The Poseidon Adventure' being shown aboard the Titanic when it hit the iceberg?
Tarzan and Tarzana
19 August 1998Was the community of Tarzana, California, named after Tarzan?
Closed For Remodeling
20 July 1999Was the derisive title of one of George Bernard Shaw's plays changed after it wreaked havoc on theater attendance?
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Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.