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What exactly is Aretha singing in "Respect"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
July 21, 2000
Is the world's tallest building in North Korea?
By Cecil Adams
July 21, 2000
Can the mysterious chupacabra of Puerto Rico suck the blood of farm animals?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
July 19, 2000
What's the origin of Don Henley's song about "forgiveness"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
July 17, 2000
Why does helium make your voice squeaky?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Alphagene
July 14, 2000
What's the world's largest commercially available bra size (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
July 14, 2000
Do Disney movies contain subliminal erotica?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
July 12, 2000
What's the origin of keeping your fingers crossed?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
July 10, 2000
What happens to all the junked cars?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dogster
July 7, 2000
Followup: Does second-hand smoke cause heart disease?
By Cecil Adams
July 7, 2000
Are manatees white meat or dark meat?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
July 5, 2000
How does a Ouija board work?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
July 3, 2000
What's the story with the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
June 30, 2000
Does nonoxynol-9 protect against HIV?
By Cecil Adams
June 30, 2000
Why are pistachios colored red?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 28, 2000
How come some U.S. passports are different colors?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Monty
June 26, 2000
What's up with people who think they're infested with bugs?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 23, 2000
Can you get lead poisoning from old dishes?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 22, 2000
What's the origin of the dunce cap?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gaudere
June 21, 2000
What is a "hostile witness"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Cybersybar
June 19, 2000
Did Hitler ban gun ownership?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
June 16, 2000
Are jet contrails the latest threat?
By Cecil Adams
June 16, 2000
Do the English put blood in chocolate to give it a rich color?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 14, 2000
Why can't felons vote?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Manny
June 12, 2000
Do creationists accept microevolution but not macroevolution?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
June 9, 2000
Do tinfoil helmets provide adequate protection against mind control rays?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 9, 2000
Does prolonged use of the Pill lead to infertility after you stop?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 7, 2000
Are car keys unique? Can you unlock someone else's car with your key?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 5, 2000
When they do skin grafts, what if they don't have enough skin?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
June 2, 2000
Does second-hand smoke really cause cancer?
By Cecil Adams
June 2, 2000
What's in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dogster
May 31, 2000
Why isn't flash photography permitted in museums?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Veg
May 29, 2000
Why do the bubbles in Guinness Stout float down?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 26, 2000
What does the old Cream song title "SWLABR" mean?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tuba
May 26, 2000
Why does steam rise from manholes in the U.S.?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by McCaff and Manhattan
May 24, 2000
Who invented the little gizmo with the five swinging balls?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by McCaff
May 22, 2000
Why is Boston called "Beantown"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by McCaff
May 19, 2000
Can the candirú fish swim upstream into your urethra?
By Cecil Adams
May 19, 2000
How do evolutionists explain the Big Bang, the fact that we haven't seen animals evolve, etc.?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
May 17, 2000
Can spiders carry rocks?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
May 15, 2000
What's the secret of getting hard-boiled eggs to peel easily?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken, Dex, and Terey
May 12, 2000
Does "rule of thumb" refer to an old law permitting wife beating?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 12, 2000
In E=mc2, what units of measurement was Einstein using?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Karen
May 10, 2000
Is rennet, a cheese ingredient, made from calves' stomachs?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
May 8, 2000
Does the music in Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon coincide with the action of The Wizard of Oz?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
May 5, 2000
Can some people have orgasms without genital stimulation?
By Cecil Adams
May 5, 2000
Did Nostradamus predict the day his tomb would be discovered?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by David
May 3, 2000
In Internet addresses, what do .com, .org, .net, etc., mean and who assigns them?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Karl and Ed
May 1, 2000
In the country song "Longhaired Redneck," who's this Rodriguez who stole the goat?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
April 28, 2000
Does giving blood reduce your chances of getting heart disease?
By Cecil Adams
April 28, 2000
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