The Sandusky horror is just the latest in a seemingly endless stream of pedophile scandals. Is there any reliable info on the incidence of these crimes? —Stan Kaplan Let’s start […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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Are hurricanes actually getting worse?
Whenever there’s a really bad storm, environmentalists on the left and apocalypse enthusiasts on the right act as though it’s self-evident that hurricanes and other storms are more frequent and […]
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Guilt That Lingers An Arizona appeals court ruled in February that someone can be guilty of driving under the influence of marijuana even though its psychoactive ingredient has long left […]
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The Straight Dope
As bodily defense mechanisms go, pain makes sense: put your hand on a hot stove and your body screams “Get out of here!” But what’s the purpose of itching? Chicken […]