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Gun-Toting Grannies
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 4, 1999
Did an old lady pull a gun on men she found sitting in her car?
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Hit the Floor!
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
April 28, 2001
Legend: The apocryphal tale of the black celebrity, an elevator, and a frightened woman.
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Can You Access Emergency Services by Pressing an iPhone's Lock Button Five Times?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 28, 2017
Users of the iPhones running iOS 11 can make use of the feature but should take some precautions.
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Telling Siri to 'Charge My Phone to 100%' Summons Police
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 26, 2016
Siri can do a lot of things, but she won't summon police surreptitiously in response to the comm ...
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Will Landlines Eventually Dial 911 or Emergency Services if Left Off the Hook?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 12, 2016
Long-circulating rumors hold that phones left off the hook will eventually dial emergency servic ...
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Tomato Dials 911
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 7, 2011
A 911 call was initiated by a tomato.
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Response Time
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 19, 2002
Rumor: A man who couldn't motivate police to respond to a break-in on his property reported that ...
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Stolen Watch
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 10, 2001
Did a professor unwittingly commit a theft?
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The Biscuit Bullet
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
March 17, 2000
A woman sitting in a car thinks she's been shot when a canister of biscuit dough explodes.
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The Jogger's Billfold
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 1999
Did a jogger unwittingly commit a theft?
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The Stolen Biscuits
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 8, 1999
A long-circulating tale of biscuit banditry.
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Dying Phones Call 911
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Some cordless phones call 911 by themselves when their batteries run low.
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