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"My sister's best friend's exboyfriend's dad says that...." Don't trust the rumors: check Snopes first. Snopes investigates urban legends, rumors and hoaxes so you know for sure whether Coke mixed with Mentos can actually kill a person.

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Butt Seriously
Photograph purportedly shows Michelle Obama with Princess Letizia and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
Present Progressive
Has Progressive Insurance chairman Peter Lewis donated millions of dollars to the ACLU and liberal political causes?
Speech Therapy
Transcript purportedly reproduces a high school principal's speech to students and faculty at the beginning of a new school year.
Flesh Potted
Does a Berlin restaurant plan to offer meals made from human body parts?
Flood Control
Thief drowns in submerged pool after looting the home of disaster victims.
License to Squeal
Can you look up anyone's driver's license for free through the 'National Motor Vehicle Licence Organization' web site?
Capped Well
The "collecting plastic water bottle caps for charity" misunderstanding strikes again, this time at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
No, Virginia, There Is No Obama/Kagan Connection
Case example: Information is useless to those determined not to read it.
Eat a Peach
Was the Allman Brothers' album title 'Eat a Peach' a reference to Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle accident?
A House Divided
Was the Pentagon built with extra bathrooms to accommodate racial segregation laws?

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