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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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Earthweek
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The Tapeworm Diet
In her book Seabiscuit Laura Hillenbrand says 1930s jockeys trying to lose weight would swallow a capsule containing a tapeworm egg. The worms would then mature in the jockeys’ stomachs […]
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“Shrinkage”
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Sirens: Do they really get anyone’s attention?
Over the years I’ve noticed a variety of siren sounds for emergency vehicles. Is it true siren sounds have to be changed periodically, particularly in urban areas, to prevent drivers […]
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“Wear Some Protection”
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Water as fuel: Possible or no?
A mechanic friend claims to have a gizmo that makes his vehicles run at least partially on water. It will work best on vehicles with carburetors—fuel-injected vehicles need tweaking of […]
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Un. Believable.
Lead Story Italian and U.K. legal authorities have recently discarded rule interpretations based on embarrassingly anachronistic stereotypes of women. In July, Italy’s Court of Cassation reversed a 1999 ruling creating […]
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“I’m Surrounded by Idiots”
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