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Prayer Request: Child Shot by Nail Gun?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 9, 2010 (Updated: June 30, 2025) A prayer request about a 22-month-old child who shot himself in the heart with a nail gun has ci ...
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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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Tug of War Dismemberment

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 28, 1998 A photograph shows the aftermath of a grisly tug-of-war contest in which two men lost their arms.
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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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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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Was the Mayonnaise on a Chicken Sandwich Actually a Tumor?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 5, 1999 "It turns out that the piece of chicken contained a tumor, and when the woman bit into it it exp ...
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Secretly Videotaped Honeymooners

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David Mikkelson
May 17, 2000 Honeymooning couple's sexual activities are secretly videotaped by their hotel.
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Are Santa's Reindeer All Female?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 28, 2000 We turn to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game for this ...
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Did an 11-Year-Old Girl Shoot and Kill 'Illegal Aliens' Burglarizing Her Home?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2007 The fake story of two undocumented immigrants burglarizing a home and being killed by a little g ...
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Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration

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David Mikkelson
April 11, 2006 Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into Americ ...
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Were Chariot Wheels Found at the Bottom of the Red Sea?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 20, 2008 Claims that archaeologists discovered Pharaoh's chariot and the bones of horses and men under th ...
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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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Are These Real Photographs of a Fatal Motorcycle Crash?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 8, 2007 Readers may find the following images disturbing.
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Allah or Jesus?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2004 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2005) Imam is questioned about Islamic attitude toward infidels.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 2000 Was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' created as a secret code by persecuted Catholics?
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A baby sleeps in a blanket.

Rescuing Hug

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 12, 2000 Rumor: A struggling newborn improved dramatically after being placed in an incubator with her he ...
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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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Etymology of the F-Word?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 12, 1999 Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?
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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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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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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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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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Did Thieves Return Mr. Rogers' Car After Realizing It Was His?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 30, 2009 The legend tends to confirm a theory that many want to believe: that even bad people are sometim ...
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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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Sylvester Stallone Porn Film

Written by:
Snopes Staff
June 8, 1997 One of the future 'Rocky' actor's first cinematic efforts was a role in a porn film.
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