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Is it possible for a chicken to live with its head cut off?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 19, 1990
Is there really such a thing as cow tipping?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 16, 1990
Why are Communists so fond of the color red?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 12, 1990
Why is home plate in the southwest corner of most major league baseball stadiums?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 12, 1990
Who gets the most pleasure from sex, the man or the woman?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 5, 1990
What is the opposite of absolute zero?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1990
In baseball, why do batters pound the plate with the bat?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1990
Why do they call it a "station wagon"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 22, 1989
Who is St. Jude, who is always being thanked in classified ads?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 22, 1989
On the Fahrenheit scale, why is 32 freezing and 212 boiling? What do 0 and 100 mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 15, 1989
What's the origin of the word "buck"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 8, 1989
Is astrology for real?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 1, 1989
Why did this guy Phillips think we needed a new type of screw?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 24, 1989
Are aphids born pregnant?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 24, 1989
Why is that thing below your jawline called an Adam's apple?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 10, 1989
Did the black doctor who invented blood plasma die because white doctors wouldn't treat him?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 10, 1989
Why do we sleep?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 3, 1989
What's the origin of the expression "mind your P's and Q's"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 3, 1989
How come the wheels of a moving car appear to rotate backward sometimes?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 27, 1989
Who decides on the names of hurricanes?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 27, 1989
Why can't pitchers hit?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 20, 1989
How do "night" rear view mirrors work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 13, 1989
In statues, does the number of feet the horse has off the ground indicate the fate of the rider?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 6, 1989
Do jugs filled with water keep dogs off your lawn?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 29, 1989
Why is there supposed to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 29, 1989
How can stunt planes fly upside down?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 22, 1989
If Pluto is a dog, what is Goofy?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 22, 1989
Can Kirlian photography capture ghostly images?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 15, 1989
What's the origin of the term "go-go dancer"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 15, 1989
Will Transcendental Meditation enable you to levitate?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 8, 1989
Is Mercator projection on maps a plot to reduce the importance of Africa, S. America?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 25, 1989
Where does the phrase "the dickens" come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 25, 1989
Who operates those weird "numbers stations" on shortwave radio?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 18, 1989
Why is there an I Street and a K Street but no J Street in Washington, D.C.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 18, 1989
Do crystals have special powers? Could a super-bright light cause blindness?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 11, 1989
What's the international language of business, French or English?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 4, 1989
Why is "Fido" a common name for a dog?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 4, 1989
Why is the waiting room for talk-show guests called the "green room"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 4, 1989
Has a 200 mpg carburetor been suppressed by the oil industry?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1989
How do they get the sperm used in artificial insemination of animals?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1989
What's the purpose of those antennae with the triangular platform at the top?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1989
What's the purpose of revolving doors?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 21, 1989
Why do bubbles stream from fixed spots in glasses of beer or soda pop?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 21, 1989
Why is AMBULANCE stenciled backwards on the front of an ambulance?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 21, 1989
Why does head hair grow indefinitely but other body hair doesn't?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 14, 1989
Why do wet things look darker than dry things?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 7, 1989
What is "toejam," as in "toejam football"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 30, 1989
Does freezing water have an odd property that makes life on earth possible?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 30, 1989
Do you age more quickly at the pole than than equator due to relativity?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 30, 1989
How can I get myself fossilized?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 23, 1989
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