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Did Bruce Lee Play Ping-Pong with Nunchaku?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 27, 2012
Expertly playing ping-pong using nunchaku rather than a paddle is certainly an impressive feat, ...
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Did a Couple Adopt a Native American Child for $10 in 1952?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
March 13, 2018
A letter documents a Catholic orphanage’s sale of a Native American child to an Illinois couple.
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Did Albert Einstein Say World War IV Will be Fought 'With Sticks and Stones'?
Written by:
Dan Evon
April 16, 2018
A quote appears to paraphrase remarks made by the famed physicist — but he wasn't the first to w ...
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Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm... Protect Her Eyes?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 3, 2021
WARNING: This history lesson begins with a decidely NSFW meme.
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Are the Crew of the Exploded Challenger Space Shuttle Still Alive?
Written by:
Dan Evon
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2015
Conspiracy theory claims the seven astronauts supposedly killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challe ...
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Did Jane Fonda Betray US POWs by Handing Over Messages to North Vietnamese Captors?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 20, 2000
The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their No ...
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Should a Bottle Always Be Put on Tires When Parked?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 10, 2021
We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.
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Was Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel the Inspiration for 'Popeye'?
Written by:
Dan Evon
June 20, 2019
According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Cheste ...
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Was 'Muffin Man' Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 12, 2021
The baker reportedly lured children to their death by dangling muffins from a string.
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Is a Deceased Pope Tapped with a Silver Hammer to Verify He's Dead?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 2, 2005
Legend holds that part of the process of determining that a pope has died is to call for him to ...
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Did Tom Cruise Sit Atop the Burj Khalifa Without a Harness?
Written by:
Dan Evon
June 10, 2021
The skyscraper is more than a half-mile tall.
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Does Joe Biden Have a Body Double?
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec. 17, 2020
The answer is supposedly in the earlobes.
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Did a Man Lose His Hands on Space Mountain?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 9, 2023
Space Mountain is an indoor roller coaster.
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Why Is There a Little Plastic 'Table' in Your Pizza Delivery Box?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov. 1, 2022
Known in the restaurant industry as a "pizza saver," the gadget had very practical origins.
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Did Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday Say 'I'm Your Huckle Bearer,' Not 'Huckleberry'?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 30, 2022
The famous line from "Tombstone" has some people murmuring about the "Mandela Effect."
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No, This Photo Doesn't Show a Baby Platypus
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 16, 2022
But the picture does show a very real, very adorable “puggle.”
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Did a Plane Disappear and Land 37 Years Later?
Written by:
Dan Evon
July 1, 2019
Armed with facts, we find that the mystery of Pan Am Flight 914 isn't much of a mystery.
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Were Gatorade Bottles Designed with a Cap Holder on the Bottom?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2018
An image shows a cap neatly nestled into the bottom of a Gatorade bottle, but this is not an int ...
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Does This Disney Cartoon Show Mickey Mouse Inappropriately Making Swiss Cheese?
Written by:
Dan Evon
May 6, 2015
Risqué images hidden in Disney cartoons purportedly date to the very birth of the Mickey Mouse c ...
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Is a Dead Body Visible at Google Maps 52.376552,5.198303?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 17, 2013
A Google Maps image supposedly captured a furtive corpse disposal.
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