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Musical Pleasure-rerun #2646

August 29, 2002

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Temperamental Cats – rerun #2661

August 27, 2002

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Insect Sweet Tooth – rerun #2711

August 20, 2002

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DNA Heritage- rerun #2603

August 15, 2002

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Cold Animals

August 13, 2002

How do warm-weather animals survive cold weather zoos? (some adapt, and most are allowed to choose …

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Bird Nests

August 6, 2002

How come birds keep coming back to the same spot to try and build a nest, even though I keep undoing …

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Nervous Stomach – rerun #2593

July 30, 2002

Why does your stomach get upset when you're nervous? (tension in stomach muscle, just like you can …

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Fire-Eaters

July 4, 2002

Why don't fire-eaters burn their mouths? (Saliva absorbs heat, use cool-burning fuel)

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Chalky Ice Cubes – rerun #2651

June 27, 2002

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Staling

June 25, 2002

Why do crackers get soggy and bread gets crisp when they go stale? (Gluten absorbs or loses …

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Aluminum & Alzheimer’s

June 11, 2002

Can aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease? (current evidence says no)

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Color Vision

May 30, 2002

Why do most humans see in color?

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