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1.
What is the Holy Grail? |
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2.
Can air injected into the bloodstream really kill you? |
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3.
How dangerous are Tasers? |
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4.
Does it matter if you sign a contract with a name that's not your own? |
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5.
Are pit bulls really all that dangerous? |
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6.
What's more likely to cause cancer, smoking or tanning? |
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7.
How did World War I fighter planes keep from shooting off their own
propellers? |
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8.
My buddies and I want to be blimp pilots. What do we do? |
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9.
Who or what is the Flying Dutchman? |
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10.
Can playing the bongos make you piss blood? |
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11.
Are Americans dumber than Europeans? |
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12.
Who was the first person to be hit by a car? Why was it decided that
cars ought to be registered? |
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13.
Can hermaphrodites get themselves pregnant? |
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14.
Were Christians really thrown to the lions? |
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15.
Do lobsters feel pain when they're boiled alive? |
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16.
How would I go about laundering money? |
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17.
How does ejaculation work? |
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18.
Is Yellowstone Park sitting on a supervolcano that's about to blow? |
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19.
Is anybody in charge of keeping satellites from colliding? |
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20.
How did Tchaikovsky really die? |
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21.
Can animals sense earthquakes? |
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22.
Could I survive on nothing but potatoes and milk? |
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23.
How do female astronauts menstruate in space? |
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24.
Was Captain Bligh really the jerk he's been made out to be? |
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25.
Were "concrete shoes" a favored technique of mob hitmen? |
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26.
Did Mel Blanc hate carrots? |
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27.
Is it safer not to sign the back of your credit cards? |
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28.
What's the difference between sociopaths, psychopaths, serial killers,
etc? |
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29.
Will pumping out all that oil cause the earth to cave in? |
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30.
Could samurai swords slice through three bodies at a stroke? |
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31.
What are the chances I'm going to regret this tattoo? |
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32.
What's the difference between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims? |
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33.
If a man has a sex change, can he compete in the Olympics as a woman? |
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34.
Did somebody beat the Wright brothers to the world's first powered
flight? |
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35.
In prostitution, who's committing the crime, the woman or the man? |
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36.
Does the US President have an official food taster? |
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37.
What was the actual cause of death by crucifixion? |
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38.
Do "green" vehicles really save energy? Is a Prius worse for the
environment than a Hummer? |
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39.
Why is Greenland considered an island but not Eurasia? |
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40.
Does giving sweets to kids produce a "sugar rush?" |
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41.
Does the Mayan calendar predict the end of the world in 2012? |
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42.
Would life insurance be paid out on someone executed for a crime? Can
death row inmates get life insurance? |
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43.
Do mice fear the scent of a cat? Do mice really love cheese? Why isn't
there mouse flavour cat food? |
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44.
Would a gun work in space? |
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45. Did a peaceful matriarchy
once rule the earth? |
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46. What causes double
rainbows? Why is the order of the colors reversed? |
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47. Did Victorian era doctors
use vibrators to treat hysteric female patients with orgasm therapy? |
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48. Where does that
"1492/ocean blue" thing about Columbus come from? And what was
Columbus's deal, anyway? |
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49. Is ethanol derived from
cellulose a truly viable energy source? |
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50. If dogs can get a dose of
bug repellent that lasts a whole month, why can't humans? |
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51. Is there a correlation
between vasectomy and dementia? Can men with vasectomies have wet
dreams? |
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52. Why is "six feet under"
the standard depth for burial? |
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53. How did the famous
Hatfield-McCoy feud end, anyway? |
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54. What's the story on the
curse of Macbeth? |
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55. Why are pirates depicted
with a parrot on their shoulder? What's the origin of the skull and
crossbones pirate flag? |
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56. Did anyone really ever
get tied to railroad tracks? |
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57. Did pirates bury their
treasure? Did pirates really make maps where "X marks the spot? |
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58. Is strength of will in
fighting illness a factor in whether you live or die? |
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59. Are there deposits of
methane under the sea? Will global warming release the methane to the
atmosphere? |
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60. Is sea salt better for
you than regular salt? Why does salt enhance the flavor of almost all
food? Why add salt to water for boiling pasta? |
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61. Hair today, more
tomorrow? How effective are treatments for baldness? |
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62. What's the
fastest-acting, most lethal poison? |
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63. Is higher faster? Does
time pass more quickly when gravity is reduced? |
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64. How do snowflakes grow
symmetrically? What causes patterns in frost? |
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65. Is breast-feeding really
better for babies than formula? |
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66. IgNobel: Has the Nobel
prize ever been awarded in error? |
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67. Can urinating on your
feet in the shower cure athlete's foot? |
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68. Can someone be literally
scared to death? |
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69. Electrifying: Is living under power lines harmful to your health? |
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70. Did ancient conquerors punish their enemies by sowing captured
fields with salt? |
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71. Why is the alphabet in alphabetical order? |
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72. Is it better to fill your tires with nitrogen instead of air? |
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73. Is fluoride in water a good thing or a danger? |
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74. Are the earth's magnetic poles shifting? |
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75. How come if you dig down far enough, you hit water? Where does that
water come from? |
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76. Did native Americans learn scalping from Europeans? |
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77. Are titanium batteries really better than alkaline? Are lithium
batteries subject to "charge memory?" |
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78. Designated drunk: Can you get intoxicated without actually drinking
alcohol? |
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79. Did the ancient Romans use a natural herb for birth control? |
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80. How is the market price established for crude oil? |
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81. Hold it! What happens if you don't urinate? |
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82. Do unborn babies urinate/defecate in the womb? Plus: Was "here be
dragons" ever really inscribed on maps? |
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83. How long are dams like Hoover Dam engineered to last? What's the
largest dam ever to fail? |
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84. How does glue work? |
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85. How much money do beggars make? |
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86. Is consuming vinegar to excess dangerous? |
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87. Does a refrigerator cool more efficiently when full? |
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88. What happens when someone "legally dead" shows up alive? |
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89. Why are red lights used in darkened control rooms and other
low-light situations? |
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90. Who invented tampons? |
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91. In international waters, are you beyond the reach of the law? |
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92. Did oil really come from dinosaurs? |
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93. What accounts for the smell of crushed ants? |
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94. How easy is it to knock someone out with a smack to the back of the
head? What causes a person to lose consciousness? |
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95. Do cemetery plots have expiration dates? |
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96. Are ants disease-carriers? |
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97. Still smokin': What are the long-term effects of marijuana? |
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98. How was ice made and sold in pre-industrial times? |
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99. Can animal (including human) manure be used as fuel? |
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100. Did the ancient Greeks routinely practice incest as well as
homosexuality? |
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