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Followup: Getting Killed by Falling Objects (Pianos, Anvils, etc.) Happens More Often Than You Might Think

Monday - May 6, 2013 by Contributor

If I Traveled Back in Time, Would I Get Ancient Diseases?

Monday - April 29, 2013 by Contributor

Can You be Bored to Death?

Monday - April 22, 2013 by Contributor

Does Riding a Motorcycle Reduce Your Sperm Count?

Sunday - April 14, 2013 by Contributor

Has Anyone Ever Been Killed by a Falling Piano or Anvil?

Monday - April 8, 2013 by Contributor

Do High Heels Put 100 Times More Stress on Your Feet?

Monday - April 1, 2013 by Contributor

Has a Big Corporation Ever Conspired to Kill Someone?

Monday - March 25, 2013 by Contributor

What’s Up With the Zombie Apocalypse?

Monday - March 18, 2013 by Contributor

How Common is Pedophilia?

Monday - March 11, 2013 by Contributor

Are Hurricanes Getting Worse?

Monday - March 4, 2013 by Contributor

Why Do We Itch?

Monday - February 25, 2013 by Contributor

How Can I Access the Deep, Dark Web?

Monday - February 4, 2013 by Contributor

Are Large-Breasted Women More Likely to get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Monday - January 28, 2013 by Contributor

Has a Passenger Ever Landed a Plane After the Pilot Was Incapacitated?

Monday - January 21, 2013 by Contributor

Is a Bullet Wound in the Shoulder as Harmless as the Movies Make it Seem?

Monday - January 14, 2013 by Contributor

Why Are Images From Space Probes Always in Black and White?

Monday - January 7, 2013 by Contributor

Do 98 Percent of Women Hover Over Public Toilet Seats?

Monday - December 31, 2012 by Contributor

Does a Guy’s Mood Synchronize with his Girlfriend’s Menstrual Cycle?

Sunday - December 23, 2012 by Contributor

Do Antidepressants Only Work Because of the Placebo Effect?

Monday - December 17, 2012 by Contributor

Do You Burn More Calories When You Think Hard?

Monday - December 3, 2012 by Contributor

Why Do Humans Have so Little Body Hair?

Saturday - November 24, 2012 by Contributor

Has an Important Battle Ever Been Decided by Single Combat?

Monday - November 19, 2012 by Contributor

What’s the Moon Worth?

Monday - November 12, 2012 by Contributor

What’s the Latest on Peak Oil?

Sunday - November 4, 2012 by Contributor

Are Women Better at Multitasking Than Men?

Monday - October 29, 2012 by Contributor