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Fair Game
POSTED // Dec 21,2010 - Years ago I watched on TV the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. My question: was the tennis match played fairly?
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Steel Deal
Is steel from German warships valuable?
POSTED // Dec 14,2010 - So Mike, did the bastards who kept you locked up in that basement for the past 65 years really give you no access to information at all?
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Money to Burn
Which heating method saves the most money?
POSTED // Dec 7,2010 - In theory, thermostat setback and setup will almost always save energy, based on the following simple principle of heat transfer ...
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Spermismile
Does sperm act as an antidepressant?
POSTED // Nov 30,2010 - Sperm makes a woman happier? What male genius thought that one up? I’ll provide names below ...
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Octi-Porn
What's with all of Japan's tentacle porn?
POSTED // Nov 23,2010 - Don’t be such a wuss. Have you looked at much tentacle porn? If you can get past the gang-rape and violent-death aspects, it’s actually kind of cute.
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Waste Lawn
How much damage can one lawn mower do?
POSTED // Nov 16,2010 - You’d be surprised, my friend. However, I agree this is a perplexing subject. Browsing around online, I find the following alarming statements ...
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Naked Fear
Will airport scanners give me cancer?
POSTED // Nov 9,2010 - The real risk is to your privacy. Remember those “X-ray specs” once advertised in comic books that supposedly would allow you to see people naked beneath their clothes?
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Pink Scare
POSTED // Nov 2,2010 - It’s not so much that consumer products companies are exploiting concerns about breast cancer to sell more yogurt or lipstick, although that’s part of it ...
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Straight Shot
POSTED // Oct 26,2010 - I watched a rerun of The Patriot over the weekend and was once again reminded of how absurd the “volley trading” European style of warfare was (at least to me).
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Right as Rain
Can storm glasses predict the weather?
POSTED // Oct 19,2010 - What’s the deal with a storm glass? Does it work? If so, how? Or is it just a crappy lava lamp?
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