Li Ching-Yuen: 256-Year-Old Man?
Claims that a Chinese man named Li Ching-Yuen lived to be 256 years old are poorly documented and highly improbable.
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Comments from 1955
E-mail records comments made in the year 1955?
Missing Dollar Puzzle
Dollar goes missing in motel transaction? No, just a deceptively-worded puzzle.
Dr. Phil Personality Test
Text reproduces a 'personality test' advocated by Dr. Phil?
Laura Buxton Balloon Coincidence
Laura Buxton released a balloon that ended up in the hands of another girl named Laura Buxton who lived 140 miles away.
Real People on PEZ Dispensers
Is Betsy Ross the only real person ever featured on a PEZ dispenser?
War Games
Chart shows an 'interesting look at world leaders' during World War II.
Find the Error, It’s IMPOSSIBLE!
Internet puzzler challenges readers to find an 'impossible' error.
2011
The year 2011 produces some dates with unusual combinations of 1s?
‘Money Bags’ Calendar
Five Saturdays, five Sundays, and five Mondays in month is not a phenomenon that occurs only once every 800+ years.
Billions and Billions
How much is a billion.
Triple Symmetry Feb 20 2002
Will the last possible triple symmetrical year/date/time combination occur on 20 February 2002?
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