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Scotland’s Dish

13 Names for a 12-inch Sandwich

The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives

Long

*Tiny Bubbles

THAT’S DEATH

Short

Famous Last Words

Medium

The Body Farm

Long

*Ashes to Ashes

CANADIANA

Short

Canadians on Canada

Medium

Weird Canada

The Foggiest Place on Earth

Hair in Canada

Long

Welcome to Nunavut

WORDPLAY

Short

A Lazy Lump of Cheese

Flubbed Headlines

Warning Labels

Brits vs. Yanks

Moles and Mice

You Yell, We Shell!

Brainteasers

Fictionary

UJPORAD

Lost in Translation

Why Ask Why?

Tongue Twisters

Getting Personal

My Other Vehicle is in Orbit

Spelling Test

Uji! Hanabata!

Word Games

Ice Cream Toilets

Angels & Honey Traps

APOUJRAD

Suck Wind, Goofy Foot!

Frosted Lungs and Halibut Heads

Smudgers & Sleepers

I WILL SURVIVE

Short

Uncle John Helps Out Around the House

Uncle John Cleans Your Kitchen

Medium

Amazing Escapes

Long

BRI Survival Guide

BRI Survival Guide

MOUTHING OFF

Short

There Oughta Be a Law

The Wright Stuff

Oprah’s Insights

It’s All About Me

Happiness Is

A Room of Her Own

Ratherisms

Warholisms

Brushstrokes

Carnegie’s Wisdom

Medium

Poor Rich People

LAW AND ORDER

Short

Looney Laws

Dumb Crooks

Medium

Strange Lawsuits

Dumb Crooks

It’s a Weird, Weird Crime

Two-Timing

Police Squad

AMERICANA

Short

Welcome to Ten Sleep

Medium

Strange Tourist Attractions

The Sad Tale of Centralia

Fictional Vacation

Frontier Women

Viva La Rebellion!

TOYS AND AMUSEMENTS

Short

Party Games

What a Doll

Medium

Toy Fads

Wide World of Weird Sports

What a Doll

MYTHS AND LEGENDS

Short

What Dreams Mean

Medium

History’s Myth-Stories

Curses!

The Wind Eagle

The Death of Superman

The 12 Days of Mythmas

The Curse of the Cursing Stone

The Curse of the Little Rascals

The Curse of the Iceman

The Divine Wind

MUSIC

Short

Musical Notes

Bagpiper’s Fungus

Rocking-Chair Rockers

Medium

Unsung Heroes

The King’s Jewels

Amazing Grace

Audio Treasures

HEROES AND VILLAINS

Short

Kid Stuff

Medium

Wrong Way Corrigan

The First Black American Sea Captain

Local Hero: Leroy Gorham

The Death Ray!

REEL STUFF

Short

Hollywood Lists

Medium

“I Spy…” at the Movies

When Real Life Becomes
Reel
Life

Big
, Starring Harrison Ford

Crazy for
Star Wars

Long

The Little Rascals

*The Little Rascals Hall of Fame

ORIGINS

Medium

Car Tunes

Founding Fathers

Random Origins

What a Dish!

Boomerang!

Founding Fathers

Long

Tick Tock Timeline

*First Glass

*Phonograph Wars

THE PRINTED WORD

Medium

A Tale of a Whale

Unlikely Best Sellers

Odd Facts about Charles Dickens

First-Class Mail

Classic Hammett

Long

*Hard-Boiled

POP SCIENCE

Short

Anatomy of a Hiccup

Q&A: Ask the Experts

Let’s Do a Study!

Medium

Q&A: Ask the Experts

Earth’s Greatest Hits

Royal Purple

Strange Inventions

According to the Latest Research

Modern Maladies

Street Number Numerology

Fire 101

The Robots are Coming!

Canoe Plants

Hi Phi

According to the Latest Research

*Savant Syndrome

WORD ORIGINS

Medium

Word Origins

Word Origins

Word Origins

SPIES & CONSPIRACIES

Medium

Spy Hunt: Gray Deceiver, Part I

D. B. Cooper

It’s a Conspiracy!

Long

The Leaded Gas Conspiracy

Spy Hunt: Gray Deceiver, Part II

Spy Hunt: Gray Deceiver, Part III

ANIMALS

Short

Chicken Nuggets

Commie Crabs and Third-Reich Raccoons

Good Dog!

Bad Dog!

Hippos in the News

Medium

Animal Science

Animals in the News

Long

The Sad Fate of Murderous Mary

TRICKS & HOAXES

Short

Just Plane Weird

Medium

April Fools!

A Barrel of Laughs

Hoax!

Aunt Shari’s Amazing Powers

POLITICS

Short

Politalks

Medium

The Politically Correct Quiz #1

A Peach of an Election

Senate Scuffles

The Politically Correct Quiz #2

PUBLIC LIVES

Short

Famous Dropouts

Medium

Name That Voice

Celebrity Gossip

Fabulous Flop: The Delorean, Part I

Long

The Tallest Man in the World

Fabulous Flop: The Delorean, Part II

Answer Pages

*        *        *

Consumed at the 2005 Super Bowl in Houston, Texas

15,000 hot dogs, 9,000 gallons of soft drinks, 6,400 cookies, 4,000 baked potatoes, 3,000 barbecue sandwiches, and 261 gallons of chili. Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest food consumption day of the year (after Thanksgiving).

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