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Why don't trees grow on the Great Plains?
By Cecil Adams
July 8, 2005
What's the best toothpaste?
By Cecil Adams
July 1, 2005
Could a nuclear weapon be built and carried in a suitcase?
By Cecil Adams
June 24, 2005
Assuming the missionary position . . . again.
By Cecil Adams
June 17, 2005
Is coprophagia dangerous?
By Cecil Adams
June 10, 2005
Are cancer rates rising due to environmental factors or simply more reporting of cases?
By Cecil Adams
June 3, 2005
Was Ludwig van Beethoven of African ancestry?
By Cecil Adams
May 27, 2005
Was there genocide in early 20th century Armenia?
By Cecil Adams
May 20, 2005
Were there Nike missile sites on the Chicago lakefront?
By Cecil Adams
May 13, 2005
Does microwaving kill nutrients in food? Is microwaving safe?
By Cecil Adams
May 6, 2005
Can a woman's menstrual cycle make her more susceptible to the effects of alcohol?
By Cecil Adams
April 29, 2005
Do tall people die younger?
By Cecil Adams
April 22, 2005
Is it possible to be dyslexic in Chinese?
By Cecil Adams
April 8, 2005
Did the Catholic church in Ireland imprison wayward girls?
By Cecil Adams
April 1, 2005
Does PCP turn people into cannibals?
By Cecil Adams
March 25, 2005
Is brainwashing possible?
By Cecil Adams
March 18, 2005
Could you jump off a bridge or a tall building and survive the fall?
By Cecil Adams
March 11, 2005
Is it impossible to open a refrigerator door from the inside?
By Cecil Adams
March 4, 2005
Will looking directly at a solar eclipse make you go blind?
By Cecil Adams
February 25, 2005
Do intravenous sedatives act instantly as depicted by Hollywood?
By Cecil Adams
February 18, 2005
What happened to Hitler's family? Is progeria really accelerated aging?
By Cecil Adams
February 11, 2005
Can you get drunk on Listerine? How about vanilla extract?
By Cecil Adams
February 4, 2005
Are male fertility rates shrinking?
By Cecil Adams
January 28, 2005
Exercise! Does running burn more calories than walking?
By Cecil Adams
January 21, 2005
Were the witches of Salem a result of poisoning with ergot fungus?
By Cecil Adams
January 14, 2005
Is iceberg lettuce a drug?
By Cecil Adams
January 7, 2005
Was Boston once literally flooded with molasses?
By Cecil Adams
December 31, 2004
Was Einstein a plagiarist?
By Cecil Adams
December 24, 2004
Is good personal hygiene a recent invention? (Did the days of old really stink?)
By Cecil Adams
December 17, 2004
York, Pennsylvania: First capital of the United States?
By Cecil Adams
December 10, 2004
Can a person be buried in the backyard rather than a cemetery?
By Cecil Adams
December 3, 2004
Is the grass always greener on the other side?
By Cecil Adams
November 26, 2004
Was the author of Peter Pan a pedophile?
By Cecil Adams
November 19, 2004
Did 90,000 people die of typhoid fever and cholera in Chicago in 1885?
By Cecil Adams
November 12, 2004
Have Great Britain's restrictive gun laws contributed to the rise in violent crime?
By Cecil Adams
November 5, 2004
Have we ever had a killer in the White House?
By Cecil Adams
October 29, 2004
Does shark cartilage prevent cancer?
By Cecil Adams
October 22, 2004
What's up with popup ads?
By Cecil Adams
October 15, 2004
What's the difference between premium and regular gas?
By Cecil Adams
October 8, 2004
What's wrong with cousins marrying?
By Cecil Adams
October 1, 2004
Is there more flatulence in a vegetarian diet?
By Cecil Adams
September 24, 2004
Does ball lightning really exist?
By Cecil Adams
September 17, 2004
Is the increased use of high-fructose corn syrup responsible for the rise in obesity?
By Cecil Adams
September 10, 2004
Is a diamond's price a true measure of its value?
By Cecil Adams
September 3, 2004
What's the true story on Benjamin Franklin?
By Cecil Adams
August 20, 2004
Did Mahatma Gandhi sleep with virgins?
By Cecil Adams
August 13, 2004
Were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Soviet spies?
By Cecil Adams
August 6, 2004
Does barbecuing cause cancer?
By Cecil Adams
July 30, 2004
What happened to Mercurochrome?
By Cecil Adams
July 23, 2004
Did the Reagan-era USDA really classify ketchup as a vegetable?
By Cecil Adams
July 16, 2004
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