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Is the stench of massed zombies toxic?
By Cecil Adams
October 28, 2011
Are poor spellers stupid?
By Cecil Adams
October 21, 2011
Whatever happened to that plan to grow square trees?
By Cecil Adams
October 14, 2011
Is the government spraying stuff into the atmosphere to protect us?
By Cecil Adams
October 7, 2011
Could I take down a T. rex with my Beretta 9mm pistol?
By Cecil Adams
September 30, 2011
How much would I have to hollow out the earth to make the days longer?
By Cecil Adams
September 23, 2011
Why does everybody get so worried about radiation levels in milk?
By Cecil Adams
September 16, 2011
What's worse for your health, bacon or cigarettes?
By Cecil Adams
September 9, 2011
When secretaries switched from manual typewriters to electrics, did they gain 20 pounds?
By Cecil Adams
September 2, 2011
What would it be like walking around on a cube-shaped planet?
By Cecil Adams
August 26, 2011
Does the average American use more energy than a blue whale?
By Cecil Adams
August 19, 2011
Are smaller elementary-school class sizes better?
By Cecil Adams
August 12, 2011
How are you supposed to use hand sanitizer?
By Cecil Adams
August 5, 2011
Is your basement the best shelter from a tornado?
By Cecil Adams
July 29, 2011
Is Australia the deadliest place on earth?
By Cecil Adams
July 22, 2011
Whatever happened to the "paperless office"?
By Cecil Adams
July 14, 2011
Did firemen once use nets to rescue people from burning buildings?
By Cecil Adams
July 8, 2011
Can I become a Scottish laird for £30?
By Cecil Adams
July 1, 2011
Did the Chinese really practice "death by a thousand cuts"?
By Cecil Adams
June 24, 2011
How do doomsayers cope when the world doesn't end?
By Cecil Adams
June 17, 2011
Followup: Why don't we ditch nukes and coal?
By Cecil Adams
June 10, 2011
How can I make my own spaceship?
By Cecil Adams
June 3, 2011
Do the Japanese lubricate new cars with whale oil?
By Cecil Adams
May 27, 2011
How do I drill for oil in my back yard?
By Cecil Adams
May 20, 2011
Could we have saved money by buying out slave owners rather than fighting the Civil War?
By Cecil Adams
May 13, 2011
Are bananas about to become extinct?
By Cecil Adams
May 6, 2011
Is there a Planet X after all?
By Cecil Adams
April 29, 2011
Did the middle ages not really happen?
By Cecil Adams
April 22, 2011
Will hookworms relieve my asthma?
By Cecil Adams
April 15, 2011
Can I legally get myself tattooed with a pro sports team's logo?
By Cecil Adams
April 8, 2011
Is nuclear power safe?
By Cecil Adams
April 1, 2011
Do shadows weigh anything?
By Cecil Adams
March 25, 2011
Was Monopoly originally meant to teach people about the evils of capitalism?
By Cecil Adams
March 18, 2011
Has Viagra helped endangered species by reducing demand for rhino horn, etc?
By Cecil Adams
March 11, 2011
Will wind power change the weather?
By Cecil Adams
March 4, 2011
Is it possible to freeze your cojones off?
By Cecil Adams
February 25, 2011
If I were an evil genius, how could I go about melting the ice caps?
By Cecil Adams
February 18, 2011
How come pet food never contains pork?
By Cecil Adams
February 11, 2011
What is the Eiffel Tower, actually?
By Cecil Adams
February 4, 2011
Are brown bottles better for beer?
By Cecil Adams
January 28, 2011
Can liquor be used as an emergency antiseptic?
By Cecil Adams
January 21, 2011
Do I sweat a liter every night?
By Cecil Adams
January 14, 2011
Can gophers be trained to find gold?
By Cecil Adams
January 7, 2011
Why can't they make highways last forever?
By Cecil Adams
December 31, 2010
Are more male babies born after wars?
By Cecil Adams
December 24, 2010
Was the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs fixed?
By Cecil Adams
December 17, 2010
Is steel from scuttled German warships valuable because it isn’t contaminated with radioactivity?
By Cecil Adams
December 10, 2010
Does turning down the thermostat at night save energy?
By Cecil Adams
December 3, 2010
Is semen an antidepressant?
By Cecil Adams
November 26, 2010
What's the deal with Japanese tentacle porn?
By Cecil Adams
November 19, 2010
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