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Albert Einstein Switches Places with His Chauffeur
Written by:
Snopes Staff
April 11, 2004
"Why, this is so simple even my driver could explain it to you."
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Is Cocoa Mulch a Danger to Dogs?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 24, 2003
Veterinarians have warned that cacao shells contain the same ingredient that makes chocolate tox ...
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Mysterious Staircase at Loretto Chapel
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2007
Does a stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stand despite having no discernable me ...
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Jenkem
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2007
With this rumor, a bulletin warns of a purported new drug called Jenkem, which is said to be mad ...
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Did Johnny Carson Make a Risqué Remark About a Guest's Cat?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2007
A purported quip by 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor and her cat has be ...
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Did Mike Huckabee's Son Kill a Dog?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2008
The son of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee once killed a dog at Boy Scout camp, but the c ...
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Did Lost Cargo on the Titanic Lead to the Creation of Cinco de Mayo?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 10, 2006
A humorous meme about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco d ...
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Does a Video Show an Elephant Painting a Picture of an Elephant?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 30, 2006
Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
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Must the President and Vice-President Be from Different States?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 16, 2008
Many people believe the U.S. constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candi ...
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Did Clark Gable Kill a Pedestrian While Driving Drunk?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 10, 2002
Rumor holds that the MGM star killed a pedestrian while inebriated, but the studio conspired wit ...
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Brian Peppers
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 24, 2005
A photograph of a man named Brian Peppers, who was a registered sex offender in Ohio, was indeed ...
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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 Al Gore Say 'I Invented the Internet'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 5, 2005
Despite decades of media mirth-making about the supposed statement, former vice president Al Gor ...
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Rock Star 'Stomach Pump' Legend
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Feb. 4, 2001
Urban legend describes a rock star who collapses at a party and has a pint of semen pumped from ...
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Will Your Pet Snake 'Measure' You Before Eating You?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2008
An old bit of reptilian folklore holds that a pet python who acts 'affectionate' is really just ...
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The Origins of 420
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 13, 2002
The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up ...
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Clinton Body Bags
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2001
Decades-old political rumor claims Bill Clinton quietly did away with several dozen people who p ...
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Palestinians Dancing in the Street
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2001
Did CNN fake footage of 'Palestinians dancing in the street' after the terrorist attack on the USA?
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How to Spot a Two-Way Mirror
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
June 25, 1999
Is looking for a gap between an object and its reflection a good way to distinguish two-way mirr ...
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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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The Microwaved Pet
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
May 21, 2000
In this classic urban legend, an elderly pet owner attempts to dry her beloved pet in a microwav ...
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NASA Discovers a 'Lost Day' in Time?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 24, 2000
NASA scientists did not find a 'missing day' in time and thereby prove Biblical accounts to be true.
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Was a Phallus Purposely Added to the Artwork for 'The Little Mermaid' VHS Cover?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 1998
Rumor has it a disgruntled Disney artist sought revenge on the company by drawing a castle spire ...
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Did Mr. Rogers Hide Violent and Criminal Past?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 28, 2007 (Updated: June 28, 2022)
Children's television show host Fred Rogers has been the focus of many rumors.
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Was the World's Youngest Mother Only 5 Years Old?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 21, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...
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