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Is swallowing chewing gum dangerous?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 29, 1985
Was Born Free author Joy Adamson killed by a lion — or murdered?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 29, 1985
Is it healthy literally to "lick your wounds"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 22, 1985
Why does my body jerk when I'm falling asleep?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 15, 1985
How does the limerick "There was an old man of Nantucket ..." conclude?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 8, 1985
Why do we call it the "bathroom," even when it has no tub?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 3, 1985
Where did Bullwinkle go to college?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 15, 1985
Is there a word for the jig you do trying to get around someone on the sidewalk?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 15, 1985
What are the long term health effects of marijuana?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 8, 1985
Why does the moon appear bigger near the horizon?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 25, 1985
How come I wake up just before the alarm goes off?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 18, 1985
Does average human penis length vary among ethnic groups?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 11, 1985
What's the origin of "kangaroo court"? Is "kangaroo" aborigine for "I don't know"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 4, 1985
What does "OK" stand for?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1985
Does LSD cause birth defects?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 21, 1984
Is there a pill that can turn water into gasoline?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 14, 1984
If I fire a gun while near light speed, will the bullet EXCEED light speed?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 7, 1984
Is there any mammal species in which the males breastfeed the young?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 23, 1984
What's the answer to the riddle, "That man's father is my father's son"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 16, 1984
Do Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings have low ceilings because he was short?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 16, 1984
What's actually cracking when you crack your knuckles?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 9, 1984
Could WWIII be started by a flock of geese showing up on radar?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 2, 1984
Did John Wayne die of cancer caused by a radioactive movie set?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 26, 1984
Do "auto-acupressure" and acupunture work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 12, 1984
To African-Americans, what does "signifying" mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 28, 1984
How is an unassisted triple play accomplished in baseball?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 21, 1984
Why do women athletes tend to be flat-chested?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 14, 1984
What's the origin of the "F" word?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 31, 1984
If spaghetti is Italian, why is it sold by Franco-American?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 17, 1984
Will initials carved on the side of a tree always remain at the same height?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 17, 1984
Can I mail a brick back to a junk-mail firm using the business reply envelope?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 10, 1984
Where does the suffix "-arama," as in "foodarama," come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 3, 1984
Why do we have sinuses?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 3, 1984
What is supposed to happen when you land on "Free Parking" in Monopoly?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 27, 1984
Why were they so late putting tearstrips on cans of frozen lemonade?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 27, 1984
Is there such a thing as a gay animal?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 20, 1984
Was Nostradamus really able to predict the future?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 13, 1984
Did a French vaudeville star once specialize in trained flatulence?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 6, 1984
Why do I sneeze after every orgasm?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 29, 1984
How come tornadoes always seem to wreck mobile homes but never cities?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 22, 1984
Why do wintergreen Life Savers spark when crunched?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 15, 1984
Is it OK if I let my dog pee all over somebody else's shrubbery?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 8, 1984
What U.S. presidents won in the biggest landslides?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 1, 1984
Do you "go down three times" before drowning?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 25, 1984
How do roller coasters work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 18, 1984
Why are crossword puzzles symmetrical?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 11, 1984
What's the story with cattle mutilations?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 27, 1984
Why do we say a "pair of pants" when there's only one of them?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 20, 1984
Who decided saints have halos?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 13, 1984
Can you kill bugs by squirting them with Ivory soap?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 13, 1984
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