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Keelin McDonell

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Can “Alternate Nostril Breathing” Relax You if You Lose an Election to Donald Trump?

Molly Olmstead

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Has a Literal Smoking Gun Ever Been the “Smoking Gun” in a Criminal Case?

Aaron Mak

July 17, 2017 5:33 PM

Why Don’t Press Conferences Ever Start on Time?

Molly Olmstead

Jan 13, 2017 3:44 PM

Can You Be Ruled Mentally Unfit to Vote?

Suzanne Monyak

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How Did They Count All Those Ballots Before Voting Machines? By Hand, While Drunk.

Rebecca Onion

Nov 08, 2016 2:45 PM

How Do You Vote in Prison and Jail? For the Most Part, You Don’t.

Leon Neyfakh

Nov 08, 2016 2:26 PM

How Do You Shatter a Glass Ceiling? With a Steel Spike or Diamond Drill.

Laura Wagner

Nov 08, 2016 2:21 PM

Could You Pick the President Like Kevin Costner Did in the 2008 Movie Swing Vote?

Matthew Dessem

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When Did Concession Phone Calls Become a Thing?

Rebecca Onion

Nov 08, 2016 12:48 PM

Donald Trump Wants to “Drain the Swamp in Washington.” How Would You Do That?

Nicholas Lund

Oct 25, 2016 1:25 PM

What Happens in a Supreme Court Tie?

Brendan I. Koerner

Feb 13, 2016 6:50 PM

How Realistic Is Exodus: Were Ancient Egyptians Pale-Skinned?

Brian Palmer

Dec 03, 2014 2:54 PM

Why Protocols for Hospital Protective Gear Weren’t Enough to Stop Ebola in Dallas

Boer Deng

Oct 14, 2014 11:13 AM

How Hard Is It to Shoot Down a Passenger Plane?

Boer Deng

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Where’s the Safest Place to Be in a Tornado?

Forrest Wickman

April 28, 2014 1:33 PM

Measles Is Back, This Time in New York City. Should I Get Revaccinated?

Brian Palmer

March 14, 2014 1:24 PM

Terrorists Have Not Claimed Responsibility for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Does That Mean It Wasn’t a Terrorist Attack?

Brian Palmer

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They Spin and Spin and Spin. Why Don’t Figure Skaters Get Dizzy?

Cecile Dehesdin

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Is a Novel Form of Heroin Killing People on the East Coast?

Brian Palmer

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