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Why can't I revive the "glow light" I bought at a concert?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 3, 1980
What's the deal with Dungeons and Dragons?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 26, 1980
What is sea level?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 5, 1980
If I hadn't killed 52 flies as a child, how many descendants would they have had by now?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 29, 1980
What do artsy film critics mean by "mise-en-scene"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 22, 1980
Why is there no Q on the telephone dial?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 8, 1980
Why do so many cities have a "Union Station"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 29, 1980
Could we conserve gasoline by putting more air in our tires?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 27, 1980
Why do Eskimo people stay there?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 18, 1980
To save energy, should you turn lights off or leave them on?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 11, 1980
What does the G in G-string stand for?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 28, 1980
What color were dinosaurs?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 21, 1980
Why are saxophones made in different keys?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 7, 1980
Can yogas swallow a cloth and have it come out the (urk) other end?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 29, 1980
How can a hen sit on an egg without scrambling it?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 15, 1980
What is the "propylene glycol alginate" found in salad dressings?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1980
Why are thin wires strung along the tops of high-voltage transmission towers?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1980
What if you fell into a tube through the earth?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 30, 1979
What loathsome disease did King Herod die of?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 23, 1979
If I dug up a body, what would it look (and smell) like?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 2, 1979
Do some Irish names come from Spanish Armada survivors?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 19, 1979
How does a bullet or knife kill somebody?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 5, 1979
Whatever happened to that relic of the 60s, body paints?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 5, 1979
In baseball, why is the shortstop called the shortstop?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 28, 1979
Why does Heinz ketchup say "57 varieties"? I only see one variety
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 17, 1979
Are wood toothpicks made of real wood?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 10, 1979
How do chastity belts work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 3, 1979
Did Dr. Henry Holmes kill 200 people at a bizarre "castle" in 1890s Chicago?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 6, 1979
Do people really die from "spontaneous human combustion"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 1, 1979
Why do men have nipples?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 18, 1979
Why do pigeons bob their heads?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 13, 1979
Is the draft forbidden by the 13th Amendment?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 13, 1979
Why do you seldom see sugar cubes in restaurants anymore?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 30, 1979
What's the origin of the suit designations on playing cards?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 23, 1979
Is carob really healthier than chocolate?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 16, 1979
What's the rationale for prime-time TV scheduling?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 9, 1979
Who's the boss, city cops, state cops, or the Feds?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 23, 1979
What are the nine Eskimo words for snow?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 16, 1979
When a toilet atop the Sears Tower is flushed, do the contents fall 110 floors?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 9, 1979
In those old Canadian Club ads, did anyone find the hidden cases of whiskey?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 2, 1979
Can sunlight passing through a prism start a fire?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1979
How did Scott conclude its toilet tissue lasted 28% longer?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 22, 1978
What was Jesus' real name?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 8, 1978
What would happen to sound if I traveled at Mach 1?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 8, 1978
How did they mass produce those old cylinder records?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 24, 1978
Is it true about Catherine the Great and the horse?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 17, 1978
How should you address a business letter, now that "gentlemen" is out?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 3, 1978
Is it possible to loop or roll a 747 jet?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 27, 1978
Can man live by bread alone?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 20, 1978
If you were painted gold, as in the movie "Goldfinger," would you die?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 10, 1978
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