Jewish World Review
Jeff Elder
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11/28/06: Why color names are rarely black and white; when teams are sold, who owns history?
11/22/06: Dog Whisperer tells us why those pooches won't shut up; more
11/14/06: I yam tellin' ya, those things are sweet potatoes
11/08/06: Ballpoint pens and other great ideas from journalist geniuses
11/01/06: Glad You Ashed about the great cigar arsonist legend; Take the java quiz
10/19/06: OK, I'll bite How can dental records help ID some body?; calories of bread v. toast
10/11/06: Do sharks have tongues, and if so, do they bite them?; Is every piece of land in the U.S. owned by someone or something (like the government)?
10/05/06: A lot to remember when you park your car and then lose it; Heard of a kid under the age of 10 named Steve?
09/21/06: Why do passengers get car sick, but drivers don't?; heart rate for a person, an ant, and an elephant
09/12/06: How do all those birds in a flock suddenly turn at once?; What makes it smell like rain?
08/30/06: Why do humans always seem to want to eat what's worse for their health?; How do pelicans find fish?
08/16/06: Stepped on a pop top? We can help with some trivia; can't take the heat
07/19/06: Pitching some bull about a great ballpark term; hiccups
07/12/06: It's not the heat, it's the stupidity why sticky feels so hot; What became of the Yugo?
06/29/06: What goes round comes round: No square planets
06/08/06: Pushing the envelope with legendary pilot Chuck Yeager; Are you blue colored toilet paper is now scarce?; How did the word tomboy get invented?
05/04/06: Put me in coach! I'm ready to play baseball trivia; curse of Hope Diamond; quiz on jingles that stick in our heads
04/05/06: Pushing the envelope with legendary pilot Chuck Yeager; Are you blue colored toilet paper is now scarce?; How did the word tomboy get invented?
03/23/06: They're booked up for years: Longest best-seller list streaks; Mandarin oranges are actually …
03/01/06: Let's make out the origins of the closing XOXOXO; Lint me your ears: Here's why pills pop up on our sweaters; Candy bars and swordfights
02/02/06: Why don't they use white ink for tattoos on dark skin?; How long do dreams last?
01/26/06: Closing the patent office; A blast from the pasta: The song On Top of Spaghetti
01/18/06: Making of a mirage; an important note on an tricky grammar issue
12/19/05: The sad tie between Johnny Cash and Joaquin Phoenix; quick quiz on famous sagitarians
12/06/05: Squirrels are packing their winter lunches right now, what is a whirling dervish?; what is a dust mite?
12/01/05: All about fingernails and toenails file this one away; most overtimes in Division I college football game
11/22/05:All about fingernails and toenails file this one away; most overtimes in Division I college football game
11/03/05: It isn't easy being extra cheesy; looking through gecko's ear; explaining Clark Kent
09/27/05: Investigating great mysteries of the comics pages
09/13/05: Is that really lead in a pencil was it ever?; differences between wasps, hornets and yellow jackets?
09/01/05: Hot, hot, hot! What's the spiciest pepper, and how do they measure that?; most valuable LP?
08/24/05: Origin of the syllables of tonal scale; why do we call front hair bangs; how fast does hair really grow?
08/11/05: A supreme second career the president who joined the court; calling tall tales urban legends?
07/20/05: Cool and quirky baseball cards; who is soap actress Susan Lucci's mother?
07/14/05: The roots of the dumb blonde myth; where do the fireflies go during the winter months?
06/23/05: What do dogs dream about?; what's cappuccino without the foam?
06/06/05: Celebrity kidnappings hold our interest hostage; oldest marked grave in the United States
05/26/05: What's the origin of Open, sesame; origin of song Pancho and Lefty; why does state field on the Internet have a scroll bar and not a text box?
05/16/05: Was Pied Piper real?; title belts after losing championship title bout; And I'm the King of Prussia; the pairings and tee times on first day of golf tournament
05/02/05: What's up with microwave popcorn bags?; how did polka dots get their name?; how far is a click?
04/21/05: Little ketchup packets do expire who knew?; best-known
character in all of English Literature
04/12/05: Other uses for Preparation H ?; what's the origin to holding up lighters at concerts?; the difficulty to acquire state of Delaware quarter
03/24/05: "Shame- shame" gesture has U.S. origins; why is college basketball different than all games?; why does hard water feel so hard?
02/16/05: Why are some dishes called china as opposed to France or Ireland or England? ; Why do Eskimos rub noses rather than kiss?; more
01/26/05: Mmm ... puppy breath what causes it?; first color television broadcast; more
01/18/05: Gorgeous Gussie gave spectators the slip; YKK on zipper pulls; walking in rain keeps you drier than if you run?; more
01/13/05: Curling your lip at that odd winter sport?; done v. finished; Why does a toaster have a "one slice only" side?; more
01/06/05: The cause of your aching head; how goldfish, koi and other piscatory pond pets survive winter; tallest person
12/29/04: The Goat Man he had the whiff of greatness; most expensive movie explosion ever; more
12/22/04: Dodos; Why are green olives sold in glass and black olives sold in cans?; how closed captioning on TV works
12/04/04: That yellow line on the field during televised football; flushing a live fish; When was a dollar worth a dollar?; more
11/23/04: Cold duck on ice?; more
11/16/04: A bit fuzzy about critters and varmints; booking passage on freighters to northern Europe; grand jury and regularones; more
11/09/04: The Love Potion No. 9 Inside Your Brain; more
11/02/04: Keeping football when it goes into the NFL stands; metal used for foil capsule covering cork on a bottle of good wine; Why are they called wisdom teeth?; more
10/25/04: Why do we vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?; the 'lost generation'; more
10/13/04: Those blinding blue headlights; largest breed of dog?; more
10/05/04: The album that helped spin CDs into the mainstream; Does the soul weigh anything?; more
09/28/04: Why can't we stop a hurricane before it gets started?; How long is 'in the blink of an eye'?; Is a mule male or female?
09/21/04: Why is it called a Cobb salad?; barns painted red; more
09/07/04: Identifying body from dental records; Where does all the corn go and what are its' uses?; hose Susan B's; more
08/25/04: Put a steak on it; What prevents a spider from becoming entangled in its own web?; good palindromes; more
08/19/04: Clams and cabbage and dollars; method actor v. character actor; more
08/11/04: Origins of the news anchor; f only female mosquitoes bite, what do the male mosquitoes eat?; more
07/27/04: I'm Jeff Elder and I approved this answer; terms penny, nickel and dime; more
07/22/04: Intelligence quotient; who devised the Electoral College?; more
07/13/04: Ice man cometh; How far away from a TV should one sit?; more
07/07/04: Buying back childhood toys; Barbie's full name; How was the Slinky invented?; more
06/23/04: Soda jerk! One chocolate brain freeze; Brands that become generic name for a product; more
06/16/04: Innies and outies; 'goody two-shoes'; major league baseball pitcher with an infinite lifetime ERA?; more
06/08/04: How search engines work; time travel; more
06/01/04: Song of life includes a crackle and hiss; Why don't we fall out of bed while we're sleeping?; more
05/19/04: Getting all goose-bumpy; more
05/12/04: That odd smell after you eat asparagus; only horseshoe-shaped toilet seats in public restrooms?; more
05/03/04: Fun facts about the 7 modern wonders; What does WD-40 stand for?; difference between flotsam and jetsam; more
04/20/04: RFK wrote his own eulogy; Hardy Boys books; more
03/23/04: The first AP college basketball poll; U.S. presidents who changed their names; cutting hair away from an old English sheepdog's eyes; more
03/03/04: Hunger from snow?; igloo secrets; why dinner was noon-time meal and supper at night; more
03/03/04: History of pockets? Lint me your ears; more
02/25/04: Quiznos' surreal new pitchman; "XYZ …"; more
02/19/04: Zambonis; Why does popcorn pop?; Why do we drive on the right side of the road, while the British drive on the left?; more
02/11/04: The weirdest questions I was ever asked and answers
02/05/04: Lightning CAN strike twice; how people got their last names; more
01/22/04: Joke history: The Romans had Top X lists; refreezing raw meat
01/15/04: Rick Springfield's still moot; the wettest land area on Earth; more
01/06/04: The reason behind the coin ridges; where 'baby corn' comes from; more
12/29/03: Can the colorblind see rainbows?; What causes moles? What's the difference between moles and freckles?
12/22/03: It's all lunch to me
12/04/03: The sad poem in a romantic comedy; Why do some coins, like quarters and dimes, have ridges?; more
11/25/03: Diner lingo; How do chickens know what size eggs to lay?; a computer input device is called a mouse, what is the plural?; more
11/19/03: Did Betsy Ross sew the first official American flag?; Do the 9 numbers in our Social Security number have special meaning? Will they run out of numbers or have to re-issue them?; more
11/11/03: How to be a Nielsen rater; Why did Charles Schulz name his comic strip "Peanuts"?; Was Chef Boy-ar-dee a real person?; Why are Georgetown University teams called the Hoyas?
11/05/03: Decoding the laws of buoyancy; What actually happens when you crack your knuckles?; origin of the expression "three sheets to the wind
10/30/03: Buttoning on the 'correct' side; when you breathe on your hand it feels warm, but when you blow on your hand it feels cool?; Why do dogs eat (and enjoy eating) dirt?; more
10/23/03: 'American Pie' explained; Why are tennis balls seamed like baseballs?; more
10/14/03: Origins of comic strips and hush puppies; a college football quiz; dogs that don't bark
09/24/03: Why do snooze alarms go off every 9 minutes?
09/17/03: Glad You Asked: Fun with college football
09/09/03: What's so great about Wiffle Ball?
09/03/03: What kinda wine goes best with heartache?; What did people do before alarm clocks were invented?; which has more caffeine: coffee or tea?
08/26/03: These inventors were just toying with us
08/12/03: Why do wheels appear to turn backward on film?; showdown over high noon
08/07/03: Wood'n you know it? Money doesn't grow on trees; all we are is dust in the wind
08/05/03: Where have you gone, Calvin, Opus and Cow?; fine feathered friend pecking on itself
07/31/03: How a dashing hero became a notorious traitor
07/29/03: Little red caboose rolling outta sight; From my 'I'll be a monkey's uncle' file
07/24/03: Road scholar: A lesson on asphalt; when identical twins marry
07/23/03: The sweet science of Life Savers' sparks; how do Pop Rocks work? ripping newspaper
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