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FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?

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FYI: How Does A Drug Get Its Name?
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FYI: How Does A Drug Get Its Name?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body?
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FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Is Ecstasy Safer When It’s Purer?
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FYI: Is Ecstasy Safer When It’s Purer?

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What Is Anhydrous Ammonia, The Chemical At The Site Of The West, Texas, Explosion?

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FYI: Can humans get high on catnip?
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FYI: Can humans get high on catnip?

By Francie Diep

FYI: What Would It Feel Like To Travel At Warp Speed?
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FYI: What Would It Feel Like To Travel At Warp Speed?

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FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?
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FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
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FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

By Daniel Engber

Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?
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Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?

By Francie Diep

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?
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Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

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FYI: Does Thinking Too Hard Wear You Out?
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FYI: Does Thinking Too Hard Wear You Out?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?
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FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?

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FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?
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FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?

By Rose Conry

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?
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FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Do Meteor Showers Ever Run Out of Meteors?
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FYI: Do Meteor Showers Ever Run Out of Meteors?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?
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FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?

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FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches?
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FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches?

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FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?
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FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It?
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FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed?
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FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How do you make the perfect snowball?
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How do you make the perfect snowball?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?
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FYI: What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?
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FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?
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FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?

By Emily Elert

FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?
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FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?

By Colin Lecher

Do Natural Disasters Breed Health Epidemics?
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Do Natural Disasters Breed Health Epidemics?

By Jonathan M. Katz

FYI: Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over?
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FYI: Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over?

By Melody Chandler

FYI: Which Computer Is Smarter, Watson Or Deep Blue?
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FYI: Which Computer Is Smarter, Watson Or Deep Blue?

By Will Grunewald

FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It?
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FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It?

By Brooke Workneh

FYI: What Kind Of Dinosaur Meat Would Taste Best?
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FYI: What Kind Of Dinosaur Meat Would Taste Best?

By Erin Berger

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?
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FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?
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FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?

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Does Edible Deodorant Work?
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Does Edible Deodorant Work?

By Martha Harbison

FYI: What Do Forensic Chemists Do, And Why Would They Cheat?
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FYI: What Do Forensic Chemists Do, And Why Would They Cheat?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: What Makes Hair Curly?
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FYI: What Makes Hair Curly?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete?
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FYI: Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Are Mean People So Hot?
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FYI: Why Are Mean People So Hot?

By Julie Beck

FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?
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FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?
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FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

By Emily Elert

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?
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FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: What’s The Darkest Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Darkest Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?
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FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?

By Stephanie Warren

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
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FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: How much caffeine would it take to kill you?
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FYI: How much caffeine would it take to kill you?

By Sam Eifling

FYI: How Do Places On Mars Get Their Names?
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FYI: How Do Places On Mars Get Their Names?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Kind Of Gas Mileage Can You Get From A Naval Warship?
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FYI: What Kind Of Gas Mileage Can You Get From A Naval Warship?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?
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FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: If I Did A Bag Of Lance Armstrong’s Blood, Could I Bike Up A Mountain?
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FYI: If I Did A Bag Of Lance Armstrong’s Blood, Could I Bike Up A Mountain?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?
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FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?
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FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

By Clay Dillow

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?
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FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Are Teenagers So Dangerous on the Road?
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FYI: Why Are Teenagers So Dangerous on the Road?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Is Bill Clinton So Good at Speaking to a Crowd?
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FYI: Why Is Bill Clinton So Good at Speaking to a Crowd?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: How Quantum Teleportation Can Bring Us Secure Communications
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FYI: How Quantum Teleportation Can Bring Us Secure Communications

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: How Long Can a Brain Live in a Dish?
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FYI: How Long Can a Brain Live in a Dish?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Is There Any Way to Prevent Toe Cramps?
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FYI: Is There Any Way to Prevent Toe Cramps?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?
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FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?

By Colin Lecher

Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?
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Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

By Rob Trump

FYI: Will Athletes Ever Stop Breaking Records?
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FYI: Will Athletes Ever Stop Breaking Records?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?
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FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: How Can I Protect My Cell Phone Data Records From Law Enforcement Subpoenas?
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FYI: How Can I Protect My Cell Phone Data Records From Law Enforcement Subpoenas?

By Dan Nosowitz

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