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Does subsonic sound cause acute anxiety?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 21, 1975
Can concert promoters legally search you for drugs and booze?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 6, 1975
Who was Phoebe Snow?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 25, 1975
Who was Phoebe Snow?
By Cecil Adams
April 25, 1975
What's the origin of the words joint, roach, and stoned?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 11, 1975
Are you required to report "illegal income" on your tax return?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 7, 1975
What was in MDA, the hot drug of the 1970s?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 31, 1975
How do they measure snowfall?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 31, 1975
Where are all these damn cockroaches coming from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 24, 1975
What will the first decade of the 21st century be called?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1975
What is it about pigeons that enables them to survive in cities?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 20, 1974
Can you get cancer of the penis and clitoris?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 6, 1974
When's the best time to see the aurora borealis?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 6, 1974
Why did author William Faulkner change the spelling of his name?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 6, 1974
Why you can't put pineapple in Jell-O
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 29, 1974
What can I do to get someone to fall out of love?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 8, 1974
Why do clouds of gnats always hover around a fixed point in mid-air?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 18, 1974
How deep is whale shit?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 4, 1974
Why do wrist slashers on TV, in movies, etc., run water during their exits?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 6, 1974
Are apricot seeds poisonous?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 23, 1974
Is taking a hot bath an effective contraceptive?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 16, 1974
Whatever happened to Dooley Wilson, who played Sam in "Casablanca"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 9, 1974
How can you tell a good coconut from a yukky one?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 26, 1974
Where does the baseball term "bullpen" come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 28, 1974
Why is tennis scoring so weird?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 28, 1974
What makes tape stick and matches light?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 24, 1974
What's the correct wording of "Hell hath no fury … "?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 10, 1974
How is the date of Easter determined?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 19, 1974
Do all mammals have tongues?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 12, 1974
Why do we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 22, 1974
What's the origin of "boogie"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 1, 1974
The millennium approacheth. Will it start Jan. 1, 2000, or Jan. 1, 2001?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 8, 1974
What is a jiggle bed?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
January 1, 1974
What movie did Greta Garbo win the Oscar for?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 30, 1973
Who profits from the stamp machines located in stores?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 30, 1973
How many calories are in the average male ejaculation?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 16, 1973
Appearance-ism in Chicago: the Anti-Ugliness Ordinance
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 2, 1973
Who composed the score for the old Flash Gordon serial?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 2, 1973
Do big cities make the weather worse?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 14, 1973
What does "wau" mean in place names like Milwaukee, Waukegan, and Waupaca?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 7, 1973
What's the most expensive thing in the world?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 31, 1973
Are the yellow lights in traffic signals briefer than they used to be?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 24, 1973
Where does "to read the riot act" come from?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 24, 1973
What is a felo-de-se?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 17, 1973
What was the Big Bopper's real name?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 10, 1973
When will California fall into the sea?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 13, 1973
Why the lick salt-drink tequila-bite a lime shtick?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 13, 1973
What is the "John the Conqueroo" made famous by blues singers?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 22, 1973
Is there really such a thing as quicksand?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 18, 1973
Why are there seven days in a week?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 18, 1973
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