Straight Dope Archive

How do you have lucid dreams?
By Cecil Adams
August 5, 2005
Why are there so many spices in the Spice Islands?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
August 2, 2005
When toast falls, what's more likely: Buttered side up or buttered side down?
By Cecil Adams
July 29, 2005
How likely is the ending of War of the Worlds?
By Cecil Adams
July 22, 2005
What's the difference between horsepower and torque?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
July 19, 2005
Did a New York City museum have Eskimos on display?
By Cecil Adams
July 15, 2005
How do airplanes fly, really?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by aerodave
July 12, 2005
Why don't trees grow on the Great Plains?
By Cecil Adams
July 8, 2005
What's the story on perfect numbers?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mathochist
July 5, 2005
What's the best toothpaste?
By Cecil Adams
July 1, 2005
What's the purpose of washers (the round metal things)?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 28, 2005
Could a nuclear weapon be built and carried in a suitcase?
By Cecil Adams
June 24, 2005
Assuming the missionary position … again.
By Cecil Adams
June 17, 2005
What's the origin of "sight for sore eyes"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
June 16, 2005
What's up with "fresh oil" on roads?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 14, 2005
Is coprophagia dangerous?
By Cecil Adams
June 10, 2005
Does leaving the avocado pit in the guacamole keep the stuff from turning brown?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 7, 2005
Are cancer rates rising due to environmental factors or simply more reporting of cases?
By Cecil Adams
June 3, 2005
Why are the police called cops, pigs, or the fuzz?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
May 31, 2005
Was Ludwig van Beethoven of African ancestry?
By Cecil Adams
May 27, 2005
How do birds find bird feeders?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Colibri
May 26, 2005
Why do cartoon characters only have three fingers?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
May 24, 2005
Was there genocide in early 20th century Armenia?
By Cecil Adams
May 20, 2005
Were there Nike missile sites on the Chicago lakefront?
By Cecil Adams
May 13, 2005
How come we can't decipher the Indus script?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by bibliophage
May 10, 2005
Does microwaving kill nutrients in food? Is microwaving safe?
By Cecil Adams
May 6, 2005
What exactly was the sin of Onan?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
May 3, 2005
Can a woman's menstrual cycle make her more susceptible to the effects of alcohol?
By Cecil Adams
April 29, 2005
What's the deal with the three wise men?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
April 26, 2005
Do tall people die younger?
By Cecil Adams
April 22, 2005
You'll put your eye out: Can the human eyeball be knocked out of the head?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 15, 2005
What's the origin of "cut to the chase"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by dropzone
April 14, 2005
Was Walt Disney a fascist?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Eutychus
April 12, 2005
Is it possible to be dyslexic in Chinese?
By Cecil Adams
April 8, 2005
What's up with Mormonism?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Rico
April 5, 2005
Did the Catholic church in Ireland imprison wayward girls?
By Cecil Adams
April 1, 2005
How do they get the hole through a hypodermic needle?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
March 29, 2005
Does PCP turn people into cannibals?
By Cecil Adams
March 25, 2005
Is brainwashing possible?
By Cecil Adams
March 18, 2005
How does a coin-op pool table know to return the cue ball when you scratch?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
March 15, 2005
Could you jump off a bridge or a tall building and survive the fall?
By Cecil Adams
March 11, 2005
Why do you need to reach "escape velocity" to get away from earth?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Chronos
March 8, 2005
Is it impossible to open a refrigerator door from the inside?
By Cecil Adams
March 4, 2005
What's the origin of "slapstick"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by dropzone
March 1, 2005
Will looking directly at a solar eclipse make you go blind?
By Cecil Adams
February 25, 2005
How they salt peanuts in the shell, and other peanut facts
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
February 22, 2005
Do intravenous sedatives act instantly as depicted by Hollywood?
By Cecil Adams
February 18, 2005
What's the origin of "potluck"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
February 17, 2005
What happened to Hitler's family? Is progeria really accelerated aging?
By Cecil Adams
February 11, 2005
What's the origin of "slush fund"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
February 10, 2005
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