the straight dope

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

Monday - May 6, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - April 29, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Can You be Bored to Death?

Monday - April 22, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Does Riding a Motorcycle Reduce Your Sperm Count?

Sunday - April 14, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - April 8, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - April 1, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Has a Big Corporation Ever Conspired to Kill Someone?

Monday - March 25, 2013 by Cecil Adams

What’s Up With the Zombie Apocalypse?

Monday - March 18, 2013 by Cecil Adams

How Common is Pedophilia?

Monday - March 11, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Are Hurricanes Getting Worse?

Monday - March 4, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Why Do We Itch?

Monday - February 25, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Do Pads and Helmets Increase Rather Than Prevent Football Injuries?

Monday - February 18, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Have Virgins Ever Been Tossed Into Volcanoes to Appease the Gods?

Sunday - February 10, 2013 by Cecil Adams

How Can I Access the Deep, Dark Web?

Monday - February 4, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - January 28, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - January 21, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - January 14, 2013 by Cecil Adams

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

Monday - January 7, 2013 by Cecil Adams

Do 98 Percent of Women Hover Over Public Toilet Seats?

Monday - December 31, 2012 by Cecil Adams

Why Do Humans Have so Little Body Hair?

Saturday - November 24, 2012 by Cecil Adams