POSTED // Mar 18,2009 - I once saw a man on Oprah who always unplugged appliances because he didn't want to pay for "phantom" electricity that would leak through the plug even when the appliance wasn't being used.

POSTED // Mar 11,2009 - I recently saw a special on the Large Hadron Collider, which, among other things, hopes to find evidence of the "God particle." Since physics is not my strong suit, I've tried to understand this particle through the library and the Web, but everything I find makes my eyes glaze over.

POSTED // Mar 4,2009 - I’ve heard and read stories about musicians, specifically hand drummers, pissing blood after playing a particularly tough or long set.

POSTED // Feb 26,2009 - In a Straight Dope staff report I read online, the writer kindly reminded readers that is the symbol for the euro.

POSTED // Feb 19,2009 - Just imagine the arraignment: The prosecutor says, Your honor, the video recording in question shows defendants Mr. Long and Ms. Luvzit engaging in coitus in what appears to be a baseball dugout. Defendant Luvzit is wearing a cap, stirrup socks, and cleats, while defendant Long is dressed in the top half of an umpires uniform.

POSTED // Feb 13,2009 - In other respects, however, you could stand some serious ignorance intervention. Strictly defined, intersexuality is when someone’s genitals are either ambiguous or combine male and female elements.

POSTED // Feb 9,2009 - My friend says Christians weren’t actually thrown to the lions in ancient Rome, but when I was at the Colosseum, I saw a big cross there in honor of all the Christians martyred at that spot. He

POSTED // Nov 24,2008 - I often see statistics on the number of deaths in the U.S. related to handgun accidents and murders by civilians. What I think would be a powerful statistic next to this is the number of people that have been saved by the use of a firearm. I have a funny feeling it’s a lot less than the number of innocents killed.

POSTED // Oct 1,2008 - In her book Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand states that in the 1930s racehorse jockeys trying to lose weight would swallow a capsule containing a tapeworm egg. The worms would then mature in the jockeys’ stomachs and eat whatever food was dropped...

POSTED // Sep 24,2008 - Over the years I’ve noticed a variety of siren sounds for emergency vehicles. Is it true siren sounds have to be changed periodically, particularly in urban areas, to prevent drivers from getting used to a particular sound and not paying attention? ...