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Does Michael Jackson control the Beatles music library?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 27, 1995
Is fat free food safe?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 20, 1995
Is there really such a thing as a pathological liar?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 13, 1995
Who makes electric chairs and other equipment for executions?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 13, 1995
Was Lewis Carroll a perv?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 6, 1995
Is it crazy to eat clay?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 25, 1995
During a physical, why does the doctor tap your knee with a hammer?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 22, 1995
What songs beat out "Johnny B. Goode" (#8) on the Billboard charts?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 15, 1995
What's the deal with "ice beer"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 1, 1995
Why did Christianity become so popular?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 25, 1995
What does the "chasing arrows" recycling code on plastic products mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 18, 1995
What do "drawn and quartered" and "keelhauling" mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 4, 1995
Do Hitler, Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates bear the mark of the beast?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1995
Is there a "gay gene"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1995
Does the Pythagorean maxim tell us to avoid eating beans?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 7, 1995
In The Sound of Music, how can Capt. von Trapp be a veteran of landlocked Austria's navy?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 7, 1995
Pterosaurs aren't considered true dinosaurs. Why not?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 30, 1995
Should a baking potato be wrapped in foil shiny side in or shiny side out?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 9, 1995
Whatever happened to adoption of the metric system in the U.S.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 2, 1995
Why is lisping stereotypically associated with homosexuality?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 26, 1995
Why does the UK call itself "Great" Britain? What's so great about it?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 19, 1995
Is it possible to make an undetectable nonmetal gun?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 19, 1995
Bank's profit from ATMs; Miscellaneous
By Cecil Adams
May 12, 1995
Were hairballs once considered things of beauty?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 5, 1995
How do non-English speakers make animal noises?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 5, 1995
How do they keep soda pop in outdoor vending machines from freezing in winter?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 5, 1995
Does the "whole language" approach to reading work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 28, 1995
Can a bullet fired into the air kill someone when it comes down?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 14, 1995
How do they grow more seedless fruit?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 7, 1995
Can Zovirax be put to kinky uses?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 7, 1995
Did the astronauts survive the Challenger explosion long enough to realize their plight?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 31, 1995
What do Scotsmen wear under their kilts?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 24, 1995
Why do you get the message that you must first dial "1" before the area code?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 17, 1995
If you burp, fart, and sneeze at the same time, will you die?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 10, 1995
How do "ear candles" work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 10, 1995
Why are cocaine and heroin sometimes cut with strychnine or arsenic?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 24, 1995
Does soap need time to work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 24, 1995
Is food irradiation safe?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 17, 1995
Why do you see signs saying, "No propane vehicles allowed"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 17, 1995
What does "the right to bear arms" really mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 10, 1995
Does smoking have any health benefits?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 3, 1995
Does the Swiss army really use the Swiss army knife?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 27, 1995
Can personal computer use cause cancer, miscarriages, etc.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 20, 1995
Was John Tyler never really president of the U.S.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 13, 1995
If Teflon is nonsticky, how do they get it to stick to the pan?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 13, 1995
Mistletoe kissing origins? Why do worms surface during rain? (cont'd)
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 6, 1995
How do helicopters keep from spinning around uncontrollably? How come we haven't heard much about the Dead Sea scrolls?
By Cecil Adams
December 30, 1994
Why aren't green or blue naturally occurring human hair colors? What's Kwanzaa?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 23, 1994
Why does weather move west to east?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 16, 1994
Who were the "buffalo soldiers" depicted on U.S. postage stamps?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 16, 1994
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