Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Time	Event
2:54p	Barack Obama and 57 States http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/57states.asp http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/?p=28694 During a 2008 campaign stop, Barack Obama supposedly said that he had visited "57 states," a reference to 57 Islamic states. (Comment on this)
3:57p	Is the Mississippi River Going Dry? http://www.snopes.com/mississippi-river-going-dry/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=106724 The Mississippi River is not "going dry" as it drains into a fault line, despite claims made in a YouTube video. (Comment on this)
10:15p	Child Abducts Penguin in Backpack? http://www.snopes.com/critters/farce/smuggled.asp http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/?p=24189 Urban legend holds that a child successfully smuggled a penguin out of an amusement park by concealing the creature in his backpack. (Comment on this)
10:39p	Did the Phrase a Shot of Whiskey Originate in the Old West? http://www.snopes.com/shot-whiskey-origin/ http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/?p=18711 Anecdotal reports say the expression "a shot of whiskey" came into being when cowboys traded bullets for liquor in Old West saloons. (Comment on this)
11:10p	The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/ashleykansas.asp http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/?p=24956 The horrific tale of a Kansas town that disappeared, along with its entire population, after an earthquake in 1952. (Comment on this)

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