Straight Dope Archive

Did the Corinthians ever write back?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 16, 1986
Do the menstrual cycles of women living together tend to synchronize?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 9, 1986
Can you lose weight by keeping the thermostat turned down?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 2, 1986
What's the scoop on the mysterious buried treasure at Oak Island?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 25, 1986
Why does smoking make you want to go to the bathroom?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 18, 1986
Can Coca-Cola be used as a contraceptive?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 11, 1986
Is Walt Disney's frozen body buried under Disneyland?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 4, 1986
Is it true what they say about gerbils?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 28, 1986
Why do I start coughing when I clean my ears with Q-tips?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 21, 1986
How many dinosaurs did it take to make a barrel of oil?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 21, 1986
What's the origin of the mysterious phrase "etaoin shrdlu"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 21, 1986
Why do we nod our heads for "yes" and shake them for "no"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 14, 1986
Who decided red means "stop" and green means "go"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 7, 1986
Why do clocks with Roman numerals use "IIII" instead of "IV"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 7, 1986
Who invented the term "rock 'n' roll"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 28, 1986
Did Dracula really exist?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 21, 1986
How come valentine hearts don't look anything like real hearts?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 14, 1986
Did Indians really say "how" as a greeting?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 7, 1986
What's legally required to christen a ship?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 7, 1986
Is the Great Wall of China the only manmade object you can see from space?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 31, 1986
Could early man only see three colors?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 24, 1986
Do you weigh more or less after you fart?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 24, 1986
How were the high-pitched voices of the Chipmunks created?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 17, 1986
Did General Motors destroy the LA mass transit system?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 10, 1986
Is it true the brontosaurus never really existed?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 8, 1986
Was naturalist J.J. Audubon really the dauphin who would have become Louis XVII?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 3, 1986
How did "gay" come to mean "homosexual"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1986
Why are there holes in the prongs of electrical plugs?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 20, 1985
What causes sleep paralysis?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 20, 1985
Why do all magazine change-of-address cards go to the same address?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 12, 1985
Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of Harper's Bazaar?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 29, 1985
Did Jesus really exist? And what's with the Shroud of Turin?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 22, 1985
Why do oriental and occidental eyes differ?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 15, 1985
Was Mr. Greenjeans Frank Zappa's father?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 11, 1985
Can you get worms from eating sushi?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 8, 1985
Which boils faster, hot water or cold water?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 8, 1985
When I stir my coffee, why does the sound gradually change pitch?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 8, 1985
What's the story with female circumcision?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 1, 1985
What was the cult TV series "The Prisoner" all about?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 25, 1985
Why do we call it the "john"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 18, 1985
Can I get cheekbone implants?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 18, 1985
A misogynist hates women. What's the word for someone who hates men?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 11, 1985
Can you open an airliner emergency door while the plane is in mid-air?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 11, 1985
What happened to all the gold Spain got from the New World?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 4, 1985
Are dogs unable to see 2-D images (mirrors, photos, TV)?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 27, 1985
Were champagne glasses modeled on the breasts of Madame de Pompadour?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 27, 1985
I want to get my nipples pierced. Are there health risks? Plus: sperm trees of Los Angeles
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 20, 1985
Why do some people sneeze when going out into bright light?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 6, 1985
Why does asparagus make your pee smell funny?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 30, 1985
Is chocolate an aphrodisiac?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 23, 1985
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