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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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“Never a Good Sign”
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Cars stalling on train tracks – why?
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 […]
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Diary of the planet
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“Fools on Film”
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Do more guns equal more violence?
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 […]
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I’m not believing this
LEAD STORY Leading Economic Indicator: Rising prices of synthetic fertilizers and organic foods have intensified the collection of bird droppings on 20 climatically ideal islands off the coast of Peru […]
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“Hag in There”
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Diary of the planet
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Sheep instead of lawnmowers?
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: […]
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Why doesn’t wood melt?
Dear Cecil: I thought I was smart and all until my son asked me, “Why doesn’t wood melt?” —Murli The simple answer is that wood doesn’t melt because it burns […]