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Do worms exit via the nose when their human host is anesthetized (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
February 23, 2001
Is there a monastery in Greece that won't even allow female animals?
By Cecil Adams
February 9, 2001
Are there nine Eskimo words for snow (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
February 2, 2001
Traditionally Eskimos ate only meat and fish. Why didn't they get scurvy?
By Cecil Adams
January 19, 2001
What's the story on that weird medieval cult, the flatulents? Plus: do the Chinese use Chinese water torture?
By Cecil Adams
January 12, 2001
How does a siphon work?
By Cecil Adams
January 5, 2001
How do I go about making a voodoo doll?
By Cecil Adams
December 29, 2000
Paper or plastic? Plus: more on fish farts
By Cecil Adams
December 22, 2000
Are deadly germs the latest terrorist weapon?
By Cecil Adams
December 8, 2000
What are the seven basic literary plots?
By Cecil Adams
November 24, 2000
Who invented the cocktail umbrella--and why?
By Cecil Adams
November 17, 2000
Do fish fart? Plus: angels dancing on the head of a pin (cont.)
By Cecil Adams
November 10, 2000
I plan to destroy the moon. What effect would this have on the earth?
By Cecil Adams
October 27, 2000
Is it possible to straighten and lengthen the penis?
By Cecil Adams
October 20, 2000
How do Muslims know which way to face when praying?
By Cecil Adams
October 13, 2000
Does Tylenol + alcohol = liver failure? Plus: Is the CN Tower the tallest building?
By Cecil Adams
September 29, 2000
In Australia, do dingoes really eat babies?
By Cecil Adams
September 22, 2000
Did Harley-Davidson patent the sound of its motorcycles? Do plants get cancer?
By Cecil Adams
September 15, 2000
Can transsexuals have orgasm after sex reassignment surgery?
By Cecil Adams
September 8, 2000
Is sunscreen ineffective in preventing skin cancer?
By Cecil Adams
August 25, 2000
What are the five ways to get to first base without hitting the ball (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
August 18, 2000
Does the jackalope have a rabbit's body but an antelope's horns?
By Cecil Adams
August 11, 2000
Is recycling worth it?
By Cecil Adams
August 4, 2000
Are blue jays not really blue? Plus: has the copyright on "Happy Birthday" expired yet?
By Cecil Adams
July 28, 2000
Is the world's tallest building in North Korea?
By Cecil Adams
July 21, 2000
What's the world's largest commercially available bra size (revisited)?
By Cecil Adams
July 14, 2000
Followup: Does second-hand smoke cause heart disease?
By Cecil Adams
July 7, 2000
Does nonoxynol-9 protect against HIV?
By Cecil Adams
June 30, 2000
Are jet contrails the latest threat?
By Cecil Adams
June 16, 2000
Does second-hand smoke really cause cancer?
By Cecil Adams
June 2, 2000
Can the candirú fish swim upstream into your urethra?
By Cecil Adams
May 19, 2000
Can some people have orgasms without genital stimulation?
By Cecil Adams
May 5, 2000
Does giving blood reduce your chances of getting heart disease?
By Cecil Adams
April 28, 2000
Do 1.5 to 5 million lesbian moms have children living at home with them?
By Cecil Adams
April 21, 2000
Does violence against women rise 40% during the Super Bowl?
By Cecil Adams
April 14, 2000
Does a mattress double its weight due to dust mites and their debris?
By Cecil Adams
April 7, 2000
Does lipstick contain fish scales?
By Cecil Adams
March 31, 2000
Is "squaw" an obscene insult?
By Cecil Adams
March 17, 2000
What's up with homeopathy?
By Cecil Adams
February 25, 2000
Was standard railroad gauge (4'8½") determined by Roman chariot ruts?
By Cecil Adams
February 18, 2000
What's equus eroticus all about?
By Cecil Adams
February 11, 2000
How come we can't come up with a way to cure viruses? Plus: what's this "coelecanth" they talk about in the VW commercial?
By Cecil Adams
February 4, 2000
What's the big deal about gay marriage? Why do we have marriage laws at all?
By Cecil Adams
January 28, 2000
Why is prostitution illegal?
By Cecil Adams
January 14, 2000
What's the term for people who can't smell or taste? Plus: what flavor is bubble gum?
By Cecil Adams
March 27, 1998
In childbirth scenes in old westerns, why does someone always yell to boil water? Also: Butchered Beatles Albums
By Cecil Adams
March 20, 1998
Has IBM discovered a way to teleport objects?
By Cecil Adams
June 7, 1996
Bank's profit from ATMs; Miscellaneous
By Cecil Adams
May 12, 1995
How do helicopters keep from spinning around uncontrollably? How come we haven't heard much about the Dead Sea scrolls?
By Cecil Adams
December 30, 1994
The last word on circumcision
By Cecil Adams
August 5, 1994
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