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Jun 27, 2018

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Politics

The U.S. goes fascist. How do you escape?

Oct 21, 2016

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Crime, police and the law

Can Congress override a presidential pardon?

May 31, 2018

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Where did two-letter postal abbreviations come from?

Apr 13, 2018

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Drugs

Is it dangerous to eat magic mushrooms before they have dried out? What mushrooms are safe to eat?

Dec 29, 2006

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Drugs

Do brain supplements do anything?

Jun 28, 2018

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Is flying really worse for the environment than driving?

Jun 22, 2018

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Why aren’t internal organs symmetrical?

Jun 15, 2018

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Do dogs have better protection from ticks than people do?

Jun 8, 2018

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Why is Asian earwax different from black and white people’s earwax?

May 25, 2018

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Origin Stories

How did “nuts” and “bananas” come to mean “crazy”?

May 18, 2018

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Drugs

Why does South America grow all the coca?

May 11, 2018

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Crime, police and the law

How often do emergency vehicles get into accidents?

May 4, 2018

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Is there a link between the Zika virus and toxoplasmosis?

Apr 27, 2018

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How dangerous are cows?

Apr 20, 2018

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Is there a link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer?

Apr 6, 2018

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Food

What’s so bad about processed foods?

Mar 30, 2018

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