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Was Jayne Mansfield Decapitated?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2001 Gruesome Hollywood legend holds that the automobile crash that killed Jayne Mansfield also decap ...
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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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Is 'Ring Around the Rosie' About the Black Plague?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 17, 2000 People love to create and spread invented backstories for simple nursery rhymes.
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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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Thousands of Israelis Were Absent from the WTC on 9/11?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 21, 2001 Did 4,000 Israelis stay home from work at the World Trade Center on 9/11?
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Does This 1950s Economics Book Teach How to Be a Good Wife?

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Snopes Staff
March 18, 2001 (Updated: July 18, 2022) A list of ten steps on how to be a good wife was said to come from a 1950s high school home econ ...
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About That Amazing Ball Girl Catch Video

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 23, 2008 (Updated: June 12, 2021) This video has been "amazing" viewers for more than a decade.
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Is Ground Glass a Deadly Poison?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 1999 Contrary to what mystery and crime dramas might portray, ingesting ground glass isn't inherently ...
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Was 'Amityville Horror' Based on a True Story?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
April 15, 2005 "I remember going by that house and how scary it was."
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Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 12, 1997 One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera during ...
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Did a Woman Win a Billion-Dollar 'Matrix' Lawsuit Over Copyright Infringement?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 7, 2005 A zombie lawsuit that was dismissed in 2004 continues to be touted as an ongoing court case or a ...
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QVC Ladder Fall

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 2003 Did a QVC demonstrator fall from a ladder on live television?
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Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 1998 Neil Armstrong supposedly offered a cryptic remark to a 'Mr. Gorsky' during the Apollo 11 moon l ...
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The Miselucidation of Lauryn Hill

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 2000 Legend holds that singer Lauryn Hill said she'd rather die than have white people buy her albums.
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Did a Stuntman Die in 'Ben-Hur'?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
July 12, 1997 Rumor holds that a stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1959 ...
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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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Internet Spring Cleaning

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 20, 2000 Is it time for another Internet spring cleaning?
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Was 'Fargo' Based on a True Story?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 7, 1998 The kidnapping, string of murders, and wood chipper incident portrayed in the film "Fargo" suppo ...
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Is There a Holocaust Teaching Ban in the UK?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 15, 2007 For years, the false rumor that UK schools supposedly removed the subject of the Holocaust from ...
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Red Meat Impacts Feces in Colon

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 28, 1999 Did John Wayne's autopsy reveal 40 pounds of impacted feces in his colon?
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Monsanto-Owned Companies

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2008 List details food companies owned by Monsanto?
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Man Gets Millions of Air Travel Miles from Pudding Cups

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 30, 2000 A clever consumer earned millions of frequent-flier miles by taking advantage of a pudding sales ...
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Can a Bug Crawl in Your Ear and into Your Brain?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 1998 Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?
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Starbucks in Israel

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 2, 2003 Rumor: Starbucks donates money to the Israeli army but closed all their outlets in Israel becaus ...
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Dead Scuba Diver in Tree

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 1997 Was the charred body of a scuba diver recovered from a tree after a forest fire?
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