You know, there was a time, back when Cadillacs had fins and people sang along to Burma-Shave commercials...

When I buy over-the-counter pharmaceuticals from our local drug store, I always buy the house brand...

What's the deal with getting a song stuck in your head? Why does it happen, especially if it's a song you don't like or don't even know well? Yet all you can think about is that stupid tune.

Years ago you were asked whether it was legal to publish a letter someone had sent you. You said the author's permission was needed. Now that it's 2009...

I play poker with this guy on a fairly regular basis at the casino. He's got this medical alert dog he brings with him everywhere. Apparently the dog will warn him 20 minutes prior...

Some years ago I read about a slightly loony "garbologist" who liked to go through people's trash, including that of one person in particular--Mr. Robert Zimmerman of Woodstock, New York, aka Bob Dylan...

I love to go to the steam room (or if there isn't one, the sauna) after a workout. But I've always wondered: Do they really help? Or rather: I sweat a lot in the steam room...

I'm sure you're familiar with the tale of Clarence Darrow hiding a wire in his cigar to keep the ash...

Do earlobe creases really indicate you may have coronary heart disease?

Do mosquitoes favor certain blood types over others? I have noticed while out working that mosquitoes love me, while my brother never gets bit. Why is my blood so tasty?