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What’s the Difference Between a Cemetery and a Graveyard?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 26, 2020
Regardless of etymology or the history of burial grounds, ultimately, everyone dies.
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Did a Former Canadian Official Say the Illuminati Are Real—And Hiding Alien Stuff?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 14, 2018
Canada's former minister of defense has long espoused conspiracy theories.
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Were Real Skeletons Used in the Making of 'Poltergeist'?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 31, 2017
The film's special effects makeup artist revealed one of the secrets behind one of the horror cl ...
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Is There a Link Between Major Hurricanes and 29 August?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 31, 2017
A viral meme falsely states that four hurricanes hit the United States on 29 August in various y ...
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Answering Your Questions About the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Brooke Binkowski
Aug 19, 2017
The 21 August 2017 celestial event will be viewable to millions in North America, but taking the ...
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Has NASA Called the Image of the Virgin of Guadalupe 'Living'?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 11, 2017
Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have not announced that "Our L ...
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What's Behind the 'No Bananas on a Boat' Superstition?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 13, 2012
Bananas are deemed unlucky by recreational fishermen and those catering to that trade.
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What Does a Sun Shower Symbolize?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 6, 2010
Folklore supplies two "reasons" for sun showers, one having to do with animals, the other with t ...
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Why Do Superstitions Associate Rats with Death?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 28, 2009
How rats got a bad rep.
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Breaking a Mirror
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 17, 2009
Why should the act of breaking a mirror bring one seven years of bad luck?
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Playing Card Superstitions
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 8, 2007
A compendium of playing card superstitions.
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Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 8, 2007
Do we toast to protect ourselves from evil spirits or from poison in the spirits?
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Is the Bloody Mary Story True?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 27, 2001
Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
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