Straight Dope Archive

Was Warren Harding inducted into the KKK while president?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by John Corrado
November 8, 2005
What's the story on diplomatic immunity?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
November 1, 2005
How do radar guns work?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Q.E.D.
October 25, 2005
What's at the center of the earth?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Karen
October 18, 2005
What is Rosicrucianism all about?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
October 11, 2005
What's up with the "Acme Company"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
October 4, 2005
Can fire ant bites kill you?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
September 27, 2005
Why do photographers ask you to say "cheese"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Hawk
September 20, 2005
Is the birthplace of the U.S. Navy in upstate New York?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tom
September 6, 2005
What's the difference between "guilty" and "no contest"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
August 30, 2005
What's the big deal about aged beef and Angus beef?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
August 23, 2005
Why do sitcoms have laugh tracks?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Robin Cartwright
August 16, 2005
Were ancient tombs really booby-trapped?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by dropzone
August 9, 2005
Why are there so many spices in the Spice Islands?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
August 2, 2005
What's the difference between horsepower and torque?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
July 19, 2005
How do airplanes fly, really?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by aerodave
July 12, 2005
What's the story on perfect numbers?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mathochist
July 5, 2005
What's the purpose of washers (the round metal things)?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 28, 2005
What's the origin of "sight for sore eyes"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
June 16, 2005
What's up with "fresh oil" on roads?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 14, 2005
Does leaving the avocado pit in the guacamole keep the stuff from turning brown?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
June 7, 2005
Why are the police called cops, pigs, or the fuzz?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
May 31, 2005
How do birds find bird feeders?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Colibri
May 26, 2005
Why do cartoon characters only have three fingers?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
May 24, 2005
How come we can't decipher the Indus script?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by bibliophage
May 10, 2005
What exactly was the sin of Onan?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
May 3, 2005
What's the deal with the three wise men?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Euty
April 26, 2005
What's the origin of "cut to the chase"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by dropzone
April 14, 2005
Was Walt Disney a fascist?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Eutychus
April 12, 2005
What's up with Mormonism?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Rico
April 5, 2005
How do they get the hole through a hypodermic needle?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
March 29, 2005
How does a coin-op pool table know to return the cue ball when you scratch?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
March 15, 2005
Why do you need to reach "escape velocity" to get away from earth?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Chronos
March 8, 2005
What's the origin of "slapstick"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by dropzone
March 1, 2005
How they salt peanuts in the shell, and other peanut facts
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
February 22, 2005
What's the origin of "potluck"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ken
February 17, 2005
What's the origin of "slush fund"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
February 10, 2005
Why don't snowstorms produce lightning?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
February 8, 2005
What's the origin of "slow boat to China"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex and SamClem
February 1, 2005
What's up with the biblical story of drunken Noah? (Part 2)
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
January 27, 2005
What's up with the biblical story of drunken Noah? (Part 1)
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
January 25, 2005
Is there an easy way to correct for inflation?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Hawthorne
January 18, 2005
If St. Patrick didn't chase the snakes out of Ireland, what did?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Colibri
January 4, 2005
Why do we have so many temperature scales?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by hibernicus
December 28, 2004
Why don't fish crash into the side of the fishbowl?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Colibri
December 14, 2004
Did Vikings really wear horns on their helmets?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by bibliophage
December 7, 2004
Do lead fishing sinkers threaten the environment?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
November 23, 2004
Was Super Glue invented to seal battle wounds in Vietnam?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
November 11, 2004
What makes blue cheese blue?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
November 9, 2004
What happens to all the stuff that goes down the toilet?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Una
November 2, 2004
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