Is the woman committing the crime by selling herself or is the man committing the crime by paying for the service? — MEDuke Who says feminism hasn’t accomplished anything? Nowadays, […]

I’ve heard of high explosives, but is there such a thing as low explosives? —CW Yes, there are low as well as high explosives. To get the distinction between the […]

Does the president have an official food taster to make sure he won’t get poisoned? What about when the president visits foreign countries? — Stuart Katz The golden age of […]

What’s the deal with chiropractic? Real, or quackery? —Scott S. The short answer: It depends on who’s doing it and what results you expect. Chiropractic was dreamed up in Davenport, […]

I often see reports of cars stalling on railroad tracks and then getting hit by trains as a result. What makes a car so prone to stall in the middle […]

I often see statistics on the number of deaths in the U.S. related to handgun accidents and murders by civilians. What I think would be a powerful statistic next to […]

I recently read that the city of Turin, Italy, had decided to use sheep to keep the grass in its parks trimmed. Being the lazy sort, I started to wonder: […]

How did it come to be that the comedic stereotype of the crazy person is someone who thinks they’re Napoleon? —Doug Frazey For all we know, delusions-of-grandeur gags predate the […]

Hey, Cecil: My wife and I had a very unpleasant experience selling our house after our buyer’s inspector came back with a report of vermiculite in our attic. After a […]