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Is nutmeg hallucinogenic?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 12, 1988
How do they get the M's on M&M's?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 5, 1988
Why does tea make holes in plastic foam cups?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 29, 1988
Do eelskin wallets demagnetize bank teller cards?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 22, 1988
Why are those red balloon things on overhead wires? How are area codes assigned?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 15, 1988
Why is "colonel" pronounced "kernel"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 9, 1988
Why are UFO sightings always at night?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 1, 1988
Is there any danger from sulfites in wine?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 26, 1988
Did the "singing nun" commit suicide with her lesbian lover?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 24, 1988
If you turn on your headlights while driving at the speed of light, what happens?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 17, 1988
What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 17, 1988
Where did the name "Dixie" come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 10, 1988
Is there really such a thing as ... placenta stew?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 3, 1988
Is misuse of Pine-Sol a federal crime?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 3, 1988
Where are all the dead pigeons?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 20, 1988
Do plants have ESP?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 6, 1988
Has anyone actually ever been tarred and feathered?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 29, 1988
Why the weird religious ravings on Dr. Bronner's soap?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 22, 1988
Is it true gelatin is made from decaying animal hides?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 8, 1988
What is "green flash" at sunset all about?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 8, 1988
If the locks on the Panama Canal were blown, would one ocean pour into the other?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 8, 1988
Can you pay $35 to get a star named after you?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 1, 1988
Why is the sea salty?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 1, 1988
Why does the peanut bag say, "Remove shell before consuming nutmeats"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 25, 1988
What's the story on Freemasonry?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 11, 1988
In the old Soviet Union, what did it mean to be branded a "cosmopolite"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 3, 1988
Why is some vegetable oil "partially hydrogenated"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 1, 1988
How come archaeological ruins are always underground?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 26, 1988
Is there a gender-neutral substitute for "his or her"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 18, 1988
Where do dust bunnies come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 12, 1988
What happens when you "see stars"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 5, 1988
How can they be sure no two snowflakes are alike?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 5, 1988
Is it true men can suffer penile fracture?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 29, 1988
What's the origin of the term "polka dots"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 15, 1988
What's the deal with nude swimming at some men's clubs?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 15, 1988
How do lava lamps work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 8, 1988
What do you call those liquid-filled glass things that "snow" when shaken?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 25, 1987
Why does the hot water slow to a trickle after initially blasting out?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 25, 1987
Why does the bowl of a spoon turn my reflection upside down?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 25, 1987
Can spy satellites read the headlines of a newspaper on a park bench?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 18, 1987
Did an episode of the "Moonlighting" TV show contain a secret coded message?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 11, 1987
How do they decide when you're dead enough to be an organ donor?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 4, 1987
What are the dreams of the blind like?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 27, 1987
Were those old shoe store fluoroscopes a health hazard?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 27, 1987
Was there once a female pope?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 20, 1987
Can you make big money stuffing envelopes at home?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 13, 1987
Is the Trilateral Commission the secret organization that runs the world?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 6, 1987
Why aren't you supposed to use a radio receiver on an airliner?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 30, 1987
Did the U.S. Navy teleport ships in the Philadelphia Experiment?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 23, 1987
What did Prince Andrew's superiors in the Royal Navy call him?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 16, 1987
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