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The city of Toledo, Ohio, is urging its residents to lose weight to the
tune of one million pounds. With that much weight exiting our planet from
such a small location, could it alter the Earth's orbit around the
Sun?Swanton, Ohio
In movies, when someone gets out of a car at night, why doesn't the dome
light ever go on? Sebring, Fla.
I notice that global warming increased after daylight saving time started
in 1974. Well, duh! More daylight is going to make the world hotter, isn't
it?Pasadena, Calif.
If a person on television held up a mirror facing a camera, could someone
at home see his reflection in it? Colorado Springs, Colo.
As I travel the highways, I notice signs that read "Deer Crossing." How do
the deer know to cross at those signs?Ovilla, Tex.
Why are the Three Musketeers always depicted with swords? Why not
muskets?Burbank, Calif.
Why do the eyes of life-size cardboard figures of people appear to watch
and fellow you as you pass by? Tyler, Tex.
I've heard that the Earth's magnetic poles are reversing. Will the strip
in my credit card still work? Will my refrigerator repel my
magnets?Portland. Maine
Why don't eggs taste like chicken? St Louis, Mo.
Do I have more of a chance of catching a cold if I am chewing gum and
blowing bubbles? In other words, can airborne germs be caught by my bubble
and then ingested after it has deflated and the gum is back in my
mouth?Saddle Brook, NJ.
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