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What's the Difference Between a Cemetery and a Graveyard?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 26, 2020 Regardless of etymology or the history of burial grounds, ultimately, everyone dies.
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Do You Feel Lucky?

Written by:
Bond Huberman
Sept. 13, 2019 We all have superstitious traditions we can’t (or won’t) shake, but where did they come from?
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Did a Former Canadian Official Say the Illuminati Are Real—And Hiding Alien Stuff?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 14, 2018 Canada's former minister of defense has long espoused conspiracy theories.
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Were Real Skeletons Used in the Making of 'Poltergeist'?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct. 31, 2017 The film's special effects makeup artist revealed one of the secrets behind one of the horror cl ...
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Is There a Link Between Major Hurricanes and 29 August?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 31, 2017 A viral meme falsely states that four hurricanes hit the United States on 29 August in various y ...
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Answering Your Questions About the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Written by:
Arturo Garcia Brooke Binkowski
Aug. 19, 2017 The 21 August 2017 celestial event will be viewable to millions in North America, but taking the ...
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La Virgen de Guadalupe

Has NASA Called the Image of the Virgin of Guadalupe 'Living'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 11, 2017 Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have not announced that "Our L ...
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What's Behind the 'No Bananas on a Boat' Superstition?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2012 Bananas are deemed unlucky by recreational fishermen and those catering to that trade.
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What Does a Sun Shower Symbolize?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
March 6, 2010 Folklore supplies two "reasons" for sun showers, one having to do with animals, the other with t ...
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Why Do Superstitions Associate Rats with Death?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2009 How rats got a bad rep.
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Breaking a Mirror

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 17, 2009 Why should the act of breaking a mirror bring one seven years of bad luck?
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Playing Card Superstitions

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 8, 2007 A compendium of playing card superstitions.
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Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
March 8, 2007 Do we toast to protect ourselves from evil spirits or from poison in the spirits?
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Is the Bloody Mary Story True?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 27, 2001 Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
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