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Albert Einstein.

Did Albert Einstein Humiliate an Atheist Professor?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 28, 2004 One of the most troubling conundrums is the question of how evil and suffering can survive in a ...
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gerbil

Richard Gere and the Gerbil

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 28, 1998 Hoary urban legend reports a celebrity was taken to a hospital emergency room to have a gerbil r ...
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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
April 6, 2001 Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she wa ...
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Did Burma-Shave Offer to Send a Contest Winner to Mars?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
June 26, 2001 Burma-Shave was an unusual American success story because its advertising was cherished on an en ...
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'Captain Pugwash' Double Meanings

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 1999 Rumor: The characters in 'Captain Pugwash' had names that were sexual double entendres.
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Can You Sell a Testicle for $35,000 to $50,000?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 13, 2005 Not one of the better schemes for those who need cash in a hurry.
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'I Kiss His Balls for Luck'

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 10, 1999 Old broadcast legend holds that the wife of a famous golfer blurted out on the air that she kiss ...
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Did Jane Fonda Betray American POWs in North Vietnam?

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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money dollars

Think Before You Donate!

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2005 (Updated: Nov. 22, 2017) An article that compares the salaries of top executives of several large charitable organization ...
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Bill Gates

Some Rules Kids Won't Learn in School

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 9, 2000 Bill Gates has been busy doing other things than compiling lists of rules for youngsters to observe.
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Indian on the Tootsie Roll Wrapper

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998 Can a Tootsie Pop wrapper picturing an Indian shooting an arrow at a star be redeemed with Toots ...
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Person, Human, Accessories

Did Julie Andrews Sing a Parody of 'My Favorite Things' to Celebrate Her 69th Birthday?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 20, 2005 (Updated: Aug. 25, 2022) The actor celebrated her 69th birthday in 2004.
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The Legend of the 'Unsolvable Math Problem'

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 3, 1996 A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them.
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The Rebirth of the Eagle

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2007 According to a popular presentation, eagles extend their lifespans by removing their beaks, talo ...
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Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 11, 2006 Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into Americ ...
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Frau Blucher

Why Does Frau Blücher's Name Scare Horses in 'Young Frankenstein'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 17, 2001 For some of us, the desire to believe we've been let in on a piece of secret knowledge can overp ...
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Did Donald Trump Pay Off a Good Samaritan's Mortgage?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
March 3, 1998 Updated version of old urban legend claims Trump rewarded a stranger who helped him change a fla ...
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Train tracks.

Are U.S. Railroad Gauges Based on Roman Chariots?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 16, 2001 The eventual standardization of railroad gauge in the U.S. was due far less to a slavish devotio ...
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Romantic Encounter with a Necrophiliac

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 8, 2001 A girl's unusual medical condition supposedly led to the discovery that the boy she'd been intim ...
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Did Coca-Cola Invent the Modern Image of Santa Claus?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 18, 2008 The image of Santa Claus as a jolly large man in a red-and-white suit was the standard long befo ...
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Mickey Mantle's Outstanding Event

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 26, 2006 Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle sent a crude response when Yankees officials asked him to ...
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Did a Topless Woman Appear in Disney's 'The Rescuers'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 13, 1999 An image of a topless woman can be fleetingly seen in the initial home video version of the anim ...
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Laminin: Evidence of Divine Creation?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 20, 2008 Narrative asserts the cross-like shape of the laminin molecule is evidence of God's hand in the ...
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Was Ciara Born a Man?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 23, 2005 Rumor holds that popular singer Ciara was born male and discussed her childhood transition to fe ...
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Microwaved Water -- See What It Does to Plants

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 8, 2006 Does an experiment prove water that has been heated in a microwave oven is harmful to plants?
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