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Is liver good for you? Isn't it full of pesticides?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 7, 1983
Did the surname "Brewster" originally mean a female brewer?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1983
If nicotine is a stimulant, why does it seem to calm people?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 24, 1982
In TV and movie credits, what do "star," "co-star," "guest star," etc., mean?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 10, 1982
How come you can see through glass?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 3, 1982
Why do car makers come up with so many meaningless car names?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 3, 1982
What's the origin of "horny"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 19, 1982
How come white people don't all look alike?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 12, 1982
Are viral infections most contagious before or after symptoms appear?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 5, 1982
Can sumos retract their testicles inside their bodies?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 22, 1982
Is it possible to hypnotize a chicken?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 1, 1982
I nuked a roach! He didn't die! Why?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 24, 1982
Is there a way to sleep less?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 24, 1982
What's the purpose of pubic hair?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 17, 1982
Do female pigs have six-minute orgasms?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 17, 1982
Why is Death Valley a national monument rather than a national park?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 27, 1982
Are there twice as many terrorist incidents in the U.S. as in Italy?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 20, 1982
Can you die from picking your nose?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 20, 1982
What's so tough about disposing of nuclear waste?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 6, 1982
Do you know a guaranteed love charm recipe?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 30, 1982
What's the best way to kill a vampire?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 16, 1982
Why does ketchup dissolve aluminum foil?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 25, 1982
What exactly is a fart?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 18, 1982
Is there really such a thing as a flea circus?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 21, 1982
Did tycoon Armand Hammer have anything to do with Arm & Hammer baking soda?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 21, 1982
The story of Schroedinger's cat (an epic poem)
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 7, 1982
Does every type of animal dropping have its own name?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 30, 1982
I can't gain weight! Is my metabolism too fast?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 23, 1982
Why does alcohol warm you in the summer but increase the risk of freezing in winter?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 16, 1982
Why do they clap the clapboard before filming a movie scene?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 9, 1982
How do businesses get phone numbers that spell out a word or a name?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 9, 1982
Why did mystery writer Agatha Christie mysteriously disappear?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 2, 1982
Does the Vatican have the world's largest pornography collection?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 26, 1982
What's the deal with S&M, bondage and discipline, etc.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 12, 1982
What's up with cat "spray"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 5, 1982
How can Grape-Nuts cereal contain no grapes or nuts?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 26, 1982
Do goldfish start off as females and turn into males?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 19, 1982
Would alignment of the planets cause catastrophe?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 5, 1982
What are the REAL lyrics to "Louie Louie"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 5, 1982
Does May Day actually commemorate the birth of the Illuminati?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 4, 1982
What are dominant traits? Does it involve leather?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 22, 1982
Where does Muzak come from, anyway?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 22, 1982
Do decapitated heads briefly remain conscious?
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January 8, 1982
Why can't cats be impregnated by humans?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1982
Why is "Reg. Dept. Penna. Agr." on so many labels?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 27, 1981
What do K, R, and U mean on food and other packages?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 27, 1981
What was the Mexicans' version of the Alamo attack?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 20, 1981
Do penis enlargement devices actually work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 13, 1981
Why did 18th-century writers use F inftead of S?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 6, 1981
Does the lack of lunar dust prove creationists are right?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 6, 1981
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