- TIL riding "shotgun" derives from the days of the stagecoach, when an armed guard rode next to the driver and carried a shotgun for defense http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2158/whats-the-origin-of-riding-shotgun 2 comments reddit.com
- Are there really "lost cosmonauts" stranded in space? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2433/are-there-really-lost-cosmonauts-stranded-in-space 16 comments space
- Could we have saved money by buying out slave owners rather than fighting the Civil War? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2996/could-we-have-saved-money-by-buying-out-slave-owners-rather-than-fighting-the-civil-war 13 comments reddit.com
- Was "Monopoly" originally meant to teach people about the evils of capitalism? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2986/was-monopoly-originally-meant-to-teach-people-about-the-evils-of-capitalism 3 comments reddit.com
- "schizophrenia in humans may be a side effect of T. gondii's attempt to set cats up with a steady supply of tripping mice, the better to ensure its own reproductive success." http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2637/if-cat-poop-is-so-toxic-to-pregnant-women-why-arent-there-more-birth-defects 18 comments science
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- How long is "1,200 computer hours" from 1976 on today's hardware? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/117/did-they-finally-solve-the-four-color-map-problem 92 comments programming
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- Can air injected into the bloodstream really kill you? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2866/can-air-injected-into-the-bloodstream-really-kill-you 6 comments science
- Why does the US use 120 V electricity while the rest of the world uses 240 V? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1033/how-come-the-u-s-uses-120-volt-electricity-not-240-like-the-rest-of-the-world 22 comments reddit.com
- What's wrong with cousins marrying? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/041001.html 10 comments reddit.com
- Why is the bottom end of the music spectrum so boomy and annoying? Can anything be done to block the sound? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/080418.html 4 comments science
- How does a fly land upside down on the ceiling ? [The Straight Dope] http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_043.html 2 comments reddit.com
- What does "Alice in Wonderland" have to do with psychological testing? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/051223.html 2 comments science
- Why do Christians worship on Sunday when the Bible says the Sabbath is on Saturday? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_140.html 4 comments reddit.com
- Why is six feet under the standard depth for burial? http://straightdope.com/mailbag/mburial.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Who won, the Hatfields or the McCoys? http://straightdope.com/mailbag/mhatfieldvmccoy.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Were the original versions of classic fairy tales more dark and bloodthirsty than what we know today? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/071026.html 55 comments reddit.com
- Does sawing off a shotgun necessarily produce a "sawed-off shotgun"? http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msawedoff.html 8 comments reddit.com
- The Straight Dope: Why are pirates depicted with a parrot on their shoulder? What's the origin of the skull and crossbones pirate flag? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/071012.html 14 comments reddit.com
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- Did medieval scholars argue over how many angels could dance on the head of a pin? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_132.html 4 comments reddit.com
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- I am convinced my physical presence has the ability to make streetlights burn out. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_047.html 8 comments reddit.com
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- The Straight Dope: Are human beings still evolving? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_047.html 8 comments science
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