Why Is It?

The Pill Question

April 15, 2003

ÒWhat happens to all of the eggs of women who have been on the pill for a long …

April 10, 2003

Why do our eyes roll back when we sleep? (They don't, really; they move all around.)

April 8, 2003

Why is the Earth tilted? (Got knocked around as it was forming billions of years ago)

April 3, 2003

Why do people have different blood types? (Different molecules on the surface of red cells)

April 1, 2003

Does a bigger head mean a bigger brain? (Generally, but it doesn't mean you're smarter.)

March 18, 2003

Why are eyes wet? (we evolved best to see when they're wet)

March 13, 2003

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March 11, 2003

Is it safer to drive on the left or the right side? (It doesn't matter.)

March 6, 2003

Why doesn't our moon have a name? (It does: Luna. But we use the Germanic name, Moon.)

March 4, 2003

Can you get rabbit fever from eating rabbits? (Yes, you can get tularemia.)

February 25, 2003

Why is it that when you bite into tinfoil or metal, it's an amazing, painful shock that goes through …

February 20, 2003

Exactly what is this formula that they never tell us on the news for the wind chill factor and the …