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These legends aren't really lost — we've known where they were the whole time! We created The Repository of Lost Legends (TRoLL for short) for those of you who don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. If you have a taste for the unusual and arcane (and can suspend your disbelief just a little), sample some of these precious gems.
mobile home park

Mobile Home Origin

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 26, 2004 Are mobile homes so named because they can be moved from place to place?
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California flag

Bearing the Flag

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 26, 2003 History: The hidden story of how the design of the California state flag was based on a mistake.
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Sign reading "Reality Check Ahead"

False Authority

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 1, 2001 The bare-faced truth about all those Lost Legends at snopes.com
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Mr. Ed

Mister Ed was a Zebra

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 8, 2000 Was Mister Ed a horse?
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Why Did 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' Change Their Name to 'KFC'?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jan 27, 2000 Did KFC change its name from 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' to eliminate the word 'fried'?
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Illustration of the Titanic

1911 Poseidon Adventure

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 12, 1999 Was the film 'The Poseidon Adventure' being shown aboard the Titanic when it hit the iceberg?
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fraction equations on blackboard

Mississippi Fractions

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 13, 1999 Did Mississippi schools remove fractions and decimals from their math curriculum?
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George Bernard Shaw

Closed For Remodeling

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 20, 1999 Was the derisive title of one of George Bernard Shaw's plays changed after it wreaked havoc on t ...
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Illustration for nursery rhyme "Sing a Song for Sixpence"

Pirates and Sing a Song of Sixpence

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 24, 1999 The nursery rhyme ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ originated as a coded message used to recruit crew m ...
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Closeup of a Tarzan of the Apes poster

Tarzan and Tarzana

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 19, 1998 Was the community of Tarzana, California, named after Tarzan?
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