Changing Channels With a Slinky?
Cecil "The Straight Dope" Adams says maybe this was once possible when TV remote controls used ultrasound. But no longer.

Demise of the Marlboro Man
It has long been rumored that the actor who played the macho cowboy in the cigarette commercials died of lung cancer.

Did Steve Burns of Blue's Clues Die of an Overdose?
From your About.com Guide: Internet rumors about a popular kids' show host prove false.

Green Acres Luau?
What really happened to Arnold Ziffel, swinish co-star of Green Acres, after the final episode was wrapped?

Hoobert Heever
The real scoop on an alleged on-air blooper committed by famed radio announcer Harry von Zell.

Is It Possible to Hear Radio Broadcasts Through Your Teeth?
Well, it's a reported phenomenon that deserves further investigation, at the very least.

Makin' Whoopee on The Newlywed Game
One of the funniest and bawdiest game show bloopers of all time. But did it really happen?

'That Oughta Hold the Little Bastards!'
The most famous nonexistent radio blooper there ever was.

Was the Lone Ranger a 'Kemosabe?'
In the television series, when Tonto called his masked companion "kemosabe," was he really just uttering gibberish?

Will Sitting Too Close to the TV Ruin Your Eyes?
The good news, says Cecil Adams, is that this is an Old Wives' Tale. The bad news is that the old wives may have been right.