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Good Question: ‘Reply All’ Dirty Rain & Smart Phone Traffic
We’ve had a fair amount of rain this spring, and it’s making our cars look just filthy.
Good Question: Why Does Thunder Crack, Roll?
We’ve all been through it before: you see the lightning bolt, and, seconds later, you hear the boom.
Good Question: Is It Illegal To Toss A Cigarette On The Ground?
It is “definitely gross,” “disgusting,” and an outdoor “ashtray,” according to people we talked with. Cigarette butts are the number one form of litter along our nation’s roadways.
Good Question: How Do Remote Controls Work?
We learned on Tuesday that the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control had died. Eugene Polley’s first remote looked more like a ray gun, but it led to what we use today.
Good Question: How Much Of Our Brain’s Power Do We Really Use?
If we could only use more of our brain power, we’d be able to really conquer the world. After all, we only use about 10 percent of our brain’s potential, right?
Good Question: ‘Reply All’ Vikings, Sunburn & Batteries
Can birds get a sunburn on a hot day?
Good Question: How Often Should We Wash Towels, Sheets?
We take a shower and wash our hands because we want to get clean, but then we pick up the week-old crusty hand towel. And some of us sleep in the same sheets and pillowcases for weeks.
Good Question: Why Does Your Stomach Drop On A Roller Coaster?
Hundreds of thousands of people will spend part of their summer vacation on amusement park rides. North America has more than 600 roller coasters and people ride them more than two billion times every year.
Good Question: Why Are Romance Novels So Hot?
For 10 weeks, the New York Times fiction bestseller list has been topped by a trilogy of books that some call “mommy porn.” One book, E.L. James’ “50 Shades of Grey,” has set the publishing world on fire; it’s arguably the biggest-selling erotic romance in decades.
Good Question: Why Do CEOs Get Paid So Much To Leave?
Most of us are lucky to get two weeks’ pay if we get fired. But when a CEO gets the axe, or resigns to avoid being fired, he or she often walks away with millions in severance.
Good Question: ‘Reply All’ Piggy Banks & Charley Horses
You guys have had a lot of questions about word origins this week.
Good Question: Does Money From All The Races Really Help Fund A Cure?
It is fundraising run, walk and ride season. In May alone there’s the Walk for Animals, the Walk for Bladder Cancer, Walk MS, the Huntingson’s Disease Hope Walk, the Autism 5K, the MN AIDS Walk – all are part of the 100 plus walks and runs that have permits to use Minneapolis Parks in 2012.
Good Question: Does Whitening Toothpaste Really Whiten Your Teeth?
Americans spent $1.6 billion on toothpaste last year, many of those products with specialized claims about enhanced performance. But does whitening toothpaste really whiten your teeth?
Good Question: What Makes A Lake, A Lake?
In the land of 10,000 lakes, the question of what makes a lake a lake is a timeless one. How big does a body of water have to be? How deep? And aren’t some of these so-called lakes pushing it?
Good Question: What Does It Mean To Be Obese?
By 2030, according to researchers, 42 percent of Americans will be obese.
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