Straight Dope Archive

What can the police lie about while conducting an interrogation?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
February 3, 2009
Were Christians really thrown to the lions?
By Cecil Adams
January 30, 2009
Whatever happened to Buster Brown shoes?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mike Warns
January 27, 2009
Can you get out of a DUI conviction by chugging alcohol after getting pulled over?
By Cecil Adams
January 23, 2009
Can cryogenic cooling miraculously improve car parts, sports equipment, and musical instruments?
By Cecil Adams
January 16, 2009
Do lobsters feel pain when they're boiled alive?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 13, 2009
How would I go about laundering money?
By Cecil Adams
January 9, 2009
How does ejaculation work?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 6, 2009
Is Yellowstone Park sitting on a supervolcano that's about to blow?
By Cecil Adams
January 2, 2009
Is anybody in charge of keeping satellites from colliding?
By Cecil Adams
December 26, 2008
How did Tchaikovsky really die?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
December 23, 2008
Was pink originally the color for boys and blue for girls?
By Cecil Adams
December 19, 2008
Can animals sense earthquakes?
By Cecil Adams
December 12, 2008
OK — WHY exactly does a caterpillar morph into a butterfly?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
December 9, 2008
Could I survive on nothing but potatoes and milk?
By Cecil Adams
December 5, 2008
How do female astronauts menstruate in space?
By Cecil Adams
November 28, 2008
Was Captain Bligh really the jerk he's been made out to be?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Guest contributor Matt Craver
November 25, 2008
When does human life begin (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
November 21, 2008
Were "concrete shoes" a favored technique of mob hitmen?
By Cecil Adams
November 14, 2008
Did people actually abandon babies on doorsteps?
By Cecil Adams
November 7, 2008
Did Mel Blanc hate carrots?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Rico
November 4, 2008
Were some U.S. slave owners black?
By Cecil Adams
October 31, 2008
Is it safer not to sign the back of your credit cards?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 28, 2008
When does human life begin?
By Cecil Adams
October 24, 2008
What's the difference between sociopaths, psychopaths, serial killers, etc.?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 21, 2008
Will pumping out all that oil cause the earth to cave in?
By Cecil Adams
October 17, 2008
Is fibromyalgia a real disease?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Guest contributor Matt Craver
October 14, 2008
Could samurai swords slice through three bodies at a stroke?
By Cecil Adams
October 10, 2008
Can the President grant immunity from prosecution?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 7, 2008
What are the chances I'm going to regret this tattoo?
By Cecil Adams
October 3, 2008
What happens to old movie costumes?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by MsRobyn
October 2, 2008
Why are most cough medicines cherry-flavored?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by MsRobyn
September 30, 2008
Will eating tapeworms help you lose weight?
By Cecil Adams
September 26, 2008
What's the difference between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
September 23, 2008
Do emergency sirens have to be changed periodically so people will pay attention?
By Cecil Adams
September 19, 2008
How exactly does a caterpillar morph into a butterfly?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
September 16, 2008
Can you really get better gas mileage using your car's engine to make "Brown's gas?"
By Cecil Adams
September 12, 2008
Rum, sodomy, and the lash: Did the Royal Navy supply ships with "peg boys" for sex?
By Cecil Adams
September 5, 2008
Are those weird laws you hear about for real?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
September 2, 2008
How would the U.S. military fight a zombie army?
By Cecil Adams
August 29, 2008
If a man has a sex change, can he compete in the Olympics as a woman?
By Cecil Adams
August 22, 2008
How quickly can sharks detect blood in the water?
By Cecil Adams
August 15, 2008
Did somebody beat the Wright brothers to the world's first powered flight?
By Cecil Adams
August 8, 2008
Did they ever prove whether lightning rods work?
By Cecil Adams
August 1, 2008
Have elephants begun raping rhinos in the wild?
By Cecil Adams
July 25, 2008
In prostitution, who's committing the crime, the woman or the man?
By Cecil Adams
July 18, 2008
Is there such a thing as low explosives? Plus: Can you develop resistance to pepper spray by eating spicy food?
By Cecil Adams
July 11, 2008
Does the President have an official food taster?
By Cecil Adams
July 4, 2008
Is chiropractic for real or just quackery?
By Cecil Adams
June 27, 2008
Why do cars stall so often on railroad tracks?
By Cecil Adams
June 20, 2008
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