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Italian Police Cooked Pasta for Elderly Woman After She Called and Told Them She Was Hungry?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
July 8, 2024 "Those two guys look about as Italian as you can get," one Reddit user commented.
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Women Need More Sleep Than Men?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 5, 2024 One internet user claimed that while men need seven to eight hours of sleep in a day, women's ne ...
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Hot Dogs Can Shorten Human Life Expectancy?

Written by:
Sean Eifert
July 3, 2024 "If that's true ... Joey Chestnut should never have been born," said a reddit commenter.
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Being 'Extra Sleepy' Around Your Partner Means You're 'Chemically Bonded'?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
July 1, 2024 Viral TikTok videos claimed the hormones serotonin and dopamine cause sleepiness.
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Schools Don't Teach Cursive Anymore Because AI Can't Read It?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 1, 2024 The claim also suggests that writing in cursive "connects neural pathways that are only connecte ...
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Doctors Prescribed Guinness to Pregnant Women in the 1920s for Its Iron Content?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 27, 2024 Guinness was thought to be good for health in general, not just pregnancy, according to rumors.
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Ranch Dressing Was Invented in Alaska?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 25, 2024 The buttermilk sauce is a big … dill … to some dressing connoisseurs.
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Man's Colon Literally 'Fell Out' After Sneezing, Coughing Fit?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
June 25, 2024 Many news sites omitted a key detail in their headlines for this story.
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A black and white photo shows a nurse wearing a white coat looking at a baby in a wire cage attached to a window with blankets covering the bottom looking at them.

'Baby Cages' Suspended Toddlers Outside of Apartment Windows for 'Proper Fresh Air'?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 24, 2024 Snopes has a history of investigating the origins of what appear to be bizarre inventions of the ...
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Lake in Finland Shaped Like Finland Itself?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
June 21, 2024 What are the odds?
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A bowl of soup with a tomato base is next to a soup.

Illegal To Add Tomatoes to Clam Chowder in Massachusetts?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 21, 2024 As some might say, “Tomayto, tomahto.”
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Study Found People Who Add Salt to Food Were More Likely to Develop Stomach Cancer?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 1, 2024 Research also suggests stomach cancer is affecting an increasing number of young people, particu ...
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32-Foot Passage from Canada to US Is World's Shortest International Bridge?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 28, 2024 The bridge, which connects Ontario's Zavikon Island with a smaller island, is indeed real.
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Does Wild Cannabis Grow Naturally and Abundantly in the Himalaya Mountains?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 23, 2024 In the Himalayas, locals refer to cannabis by different names, and the plant has a long history ...
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'World's Shortest International Bridge' Connects Homeowner's US and Canadian Property?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 21, 2024 The 32-foot-long bridge supposedly connects a "homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York," ...
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AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson Denied Whiskey Shots on His Deathbed?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 20, 2024 The story of Wilson's whiskey deathbed request has been discussed within the recovery community.
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Mexican Bus Drivers Train on Exercise Bikes to Experience Cyclists' Fear?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 17, 2024 "This should be part of all drivers training honestly," one Reddit user commented.
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Girl Became Pregnant After Being Stabbed in the Stomach Following Oral Sex?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 14, 2024 The patient had been diagnosed with an “aplastic distal vagina,” a condition in which the vagina ...
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Abandoned Castle 'Frozen in Time' After Owner Died on Titanic?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 13, 2024 The claim stems from an urban explorer on TikTok.
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Woman Sued Sperm Donor for Child Support?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 8, 2024 She was said to have been awarded 40% of the donor's paycheck.
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