Straight Dope Archive

Is it possible to hear radio broadcasts through your teeth?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 4, 1992
Do McDonald's milkshakes contain seaweed?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 27, 1992
What's the story with Otzi the gay caveman?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 20, 1992
How come the U.S. uses 120 volt electricity, not 240 like the rest of the world?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 20, 1992
Why was spinach once considered the ultimate vegetable?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 13, 1992
Why is the number 13 considered unlucky?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 6, 1992
Is some candy coated with beetle juice?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 6, 1992
Why are there green lights under escalators?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 30, 1992
What does the S in the dollar sign represent?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 23, 1992
Where did the word "dollar" come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 23, 1992
Which will keep you drier, running through the rain or walking?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 16, 1992
How much is all the tea in China worth?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 9, 1992
What is the purpose of the hymen?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 2, 1992
Does any major religion not believe in life after death?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 25, 1992
What's up with the "lost books of the Bible"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 4, 1992
Does sex make your acne worse?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 28, 1992
Why is the "missionary position" called that?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 21, 1992
Why don't freight trains have cabooses anymore?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 21, 1992
Are social security numbers recycled? What do the numbers mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 14, 1992
How does a person with a steel plate in his head get through airport metal detectors?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 7, 1992
How come shameful and shameless mean the same thing?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 7, 1992
How much would the $24 paid for Manhattan be worth in today's money?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 31, 1992
How come you never see any B batteries?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 31, 1992
Will sitting too close to the TV, reading with bad light, etc., ruin your eyes?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 24, 1992
Is it possible to be allergic to sex?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 17, 1992
What is the purpose of underground nuclear testing?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 3, 1992
How did "left" and "right" come to represent the ends of the political spectrum?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 3, 1992
What's with tontines, the odd annuities in which you benefit when others die?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 26, 1992
Where does the candle wax go?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 19, 1992
Are bears more likely to attack menstruating women?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 12, 1992
How do ventriloquists do it?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 11, 1992
Which came first, paper airplanes or real ones?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 5, 1992
Why do you always see just one shoe by the side of the road?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 29, 1992
Could AIDS be treated by putting the person in a "bubble" to prevent infection?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 22, 1992
Is there such a thing as a left-handed cat?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 15, 1992
Will a squirt of WD-40 cure your creaking joints?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 15, 1992
Will saving pull tabs earn free kidney dialysis for needy patients?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 8, 1992
How do porcupines mate?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 1, 1992
Are sword swallowers for real?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 24, 1992
Why is the night sky dark?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 17, 1992
What's better, a $1,000 raise each year, or a $300 raise every six months?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 10, 1992
What was the rumor about George Bush's alleged marital infidelities?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 10, 1992
Do near-death experiences prove there is life after death?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 27, 1992
What does a cloud feel like to the touch?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 20, 1992
Is honey really bee vomit?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 13, 1992
How did 8-1/2x11 and 8-1/2x14 become the standard paper sizes?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 6, 1992
What was the Spanish Main? Was there a Spanish Backup?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 6, 1992
Why do cash registers say, "insert document to be franked"? Who's Frank?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 28, 1992
Can I reuse the uncanceled stamps from my junk mail?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 28, 1992
Why do prices end in .99?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 21, 1992
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