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| Blood Drinking 101 What's the best way for a vampire to feed? | Christopher Beam | Nov 20, 2009 | Explainer |
| How Much Radiation Do You Get From a Mammogram? Not much. | Brian Palmer | Nov 19, 2009 | Explainer |
| Funder's Remorse If the government knows how much it's spending improperly, why doesn't it stop? | Christopher Beam | Nov 18, 2009 | Explainer |
| "How Ceremonious You Are!" A history of bowing in America. | Juliet Lapidos | Nov 17, 2009 | Explainer |
| What Makes a Prison "State of the Art"? It's triangular. | Brian Palmer | Nov 16, 2009 | Explainer |
| Why Is Maj. Nidal Hasan Still the "Alleged" Fort Hood Shooter? Who else could have done it? | Brian Palmer | Nov 13, 2009 | Explainer |
| Why Do They Play Bagpipes at Soldiers' Funerals? It's mood music. | Brian Palmer | Nov 12, 2009 | Explainer |
| Is Nidal Malik Hasan a "Terrorist"? Figuring out what to call the accused Fort Hood shooter. | Juliet Lapidos | Nov 11, 2009 | Explainer |
| I'll Have 24 Tacos and the Filet Mignon Can a prisoner request anything for his last meal? | Christopher Beam | Nov 10, 2009 | Explainer |
| How Many Times Can You Shoot a Handgun in Seven Minutes? More than a thousand. | Brian Palmer | Nov 09, 2009 | Explainer |
| What's the Deal With "Cat Ladies"? Are there "cat gentlemen," too? | Daniel Engber | Nov 08, 2009 | Explainer |
| One Lost Job, Two Lost Jobs, Three Lost Jobs … How does the government keep track of employment numbers? | Brian Palmer | Nov 07, 2009 | Explainer |
| Fort Hood FAQ Can you carry a concealed weapon on military bases? And other questions answered. | Christopher Beam | Nov 06, 2009 | Explainer |
| What Does "Stable" Condition Mean? How can someone be "critical but stable"? | Chris Suellentrop | Nov 06, 2009 | Explainer |
| Is There a Lot of Crime on Military Bases? Not as much as you'd think. | Daniel Engber | Nov 05, 2009 | Explainer |
| Do Wolves Kill for Sport? No, but sometimes they hunt down more than they can eat. | Brian Palmer | Nov 05, 2009 | Explainer |
| Dirty Beef … and other alimentary concerns. An Explainer roundup. | Juliet Lapidos | Nov 05, 2009 | Explainer |
| Good Cop, Bad Cop? How do we make sure Afghan police officers aren't Taliban? | Christopher Beam | Nov 04, 2009 | Explainer |
| No Ligaments, No Problem How can DeJuan Blair play without an anterior cruciate ligament in either knee? | Juliet Lapidos | Nov 03, 2009 | Explainer |
| Why Do So Many Baseball Players Chew Tobacco? Because it's dusty out there. | Brian Palmer | Nov 02, 2009 | Explainer |
| Hellish Copters Why are choppers always crashing? | Christopher Beam | Oct 30, 2009 | Explainer |
| Why Won't They Just Drag Karadzic to Court? It's not like the guy has anything else to do. | Juliet Lapidos | Oct 29, 2009 | Explainer |
| Cult Busters How governments decide whether a religion is real or not. | Christopher Beam | Oct 28, 2009 | Explainer |
| Why Is It Called The Hague? And why is it in the Netherlands? | Brian Palmer | Oct 27, 2009 | Explainer |
| Time To Wake Up, Over How did those Northwest pilots manage to ignore an hour of radio calls? | Brian Palmer | Oct 26, 2009 | Explainer |
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