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Was Walt Disney Frozen?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 19, 1995
Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage remains one ...
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The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 16, 2013
Was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created to bring comfort to a girl whose mother was dying of ...
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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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Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 6, 2001
Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she wa ...
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Did Jane Fonda Betray US POWs by Handing Over Messages to North Vietnamese Captors?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 20, 2000
The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their No ...
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Richard Gere and the Gerbil
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 28, 1998
Hoary urban legend reports a celebrity was taken to a hospital emergency room to have a gerbil r ...
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Did the British Drop a Wooden Bomb on a Decoy German Airfield?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 30, 2005 (Updated: Aug 17, 2022)
During WWII the Germans built wooden airplanes and sometimes complete airfields to keep the Alli ...
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How to Spot a Two-Way Mirror
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 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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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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Mickey Mantle's Outstanding Event
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 26, 2006
Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle sent a crude response when Yankees officials asked him to ...
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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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Did Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin Fight at Iwo Jima?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 8, 2002
Lee Marvin and Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan were both in the military during World War II, but ...
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'Captain Pugwash' Double Meanings
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 11, 1999
Rumor: The characters in 'Captain Pugwash' had names that were sexual double entendres.
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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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Does Being an 'Only Son' Exempt You from a Military Draft?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 8, 2001
Contrary to common belief, being an only child (or an only son) does not automatically exempt yo ...
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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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Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 2, 1999
Legend holds that the original Coca-Cola formula contained a significant amount of cocaine.
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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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Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 31, 1999
Are domesticated turkeys really that stupid?
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Albert Einstein Switches Places with His Chauffeur
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Apr 11, 2004
"Why, this is so simple even my driver could explain it to you."
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Who Stripped Jessica Rabbit
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 6, 1996
Prankish Disney animators supposedly drew Jessica Rabbit without underwear in a few frames of 'W ...
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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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Is Dihydrogen Monoxide Dangerous?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 22, 1999 (Updated: Apr 1, 2013)
The dihydrogen monoxide hoax shows that even the most innocuous of substances can be made to sou ...
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Etymology of the F-Word
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Jul 12, 1999
Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?
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Is the Word 'Sex' Hidden in 'The Lion King'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 30, 1996
Viewers claim that clouds of dust form the word S-E-X in the Disney animated film 'The Lion King.'
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