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Sinus Infections – Rerun of #2821

February 4, 2003

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Scratching

January 28, 2003

Why is scratching pleasurable? (To encourage you to get rid of an irritant)

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Drying Dishes

January 21, 2003

Why does plastic dry faster than glass? (Because water beads on plastic, lowering the surface area …

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Spinning World

January 14, 2003

Why don't human activities make the Earth unbalanced as it spins on its axis? (They don't move as …

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Beady Water

January 7, 2003

Why does water bead up? (Tries to minimize surface area because of forces between molecules)

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Bowl Game Brawls

December 31, 2002

Why do fans of winning teams set fires and destroy property? (only a few, many drunken, not mob …

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Clone Fingerprints

December 24, 2002

Will clones have the same fingerprints as the person they're cloned from? (no, development in unique …

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Cold Car Start

December 3, 2002

Why is it that an automobile left outside in subzero is hard to start, but not one in an unheated …

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Nectarines

November 14, 2002

What the heck is a nectarine? (A mutant peach that doesn't have fuzzy skin)

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Ice Age

November 7, 2002

What caused the Ice Age? (cooler summers)

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Mood Rings

October 31, 2002

How do mood rings work? (they're made of liquid crystals that change color by temperature)

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Maggot Medicine

October 24, 2002

Is there a use for maggots in modern medicine? (Yes, to clean out wounds and aid healing.)

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