Stories indexed under: Curiosities
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- Curiosities: Why are some crops planted in spring and others in fall? May 9, 2011
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Curiosities: Is anything harder than diamond?
April 17, 2011
- Curiosities: Is global warming evident in temperature records and warming winters? April 11, 2011
- Curiosities: What is the flattest thing in the world? March 21, 2011
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Curiosities: Why, when I see wind generators on a windy day, are some rotating and others not?
Feb. 28, 2011
- Curiosities: How high can bugs fly? Feb. 15, 2011
- Curiosities: Why do I get a streak of images from LED taillights when I scan the road at night? Is this dangerous? Jan. 18, 2011
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Curiosities: Why is Pluto not considered a planet?
Nov. 15, 2010
- Curiosities: How do frogs, toads and other amphibians survive the Wisconsin winter? Nov. 10, 2010
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Curiosities: Why do stars appear to twinkle in the night sky?
Nov. 1, 2010
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Curiosities: Why do some planets have rings?
Oct. 18, 2010
- Curiosities: Why does bad driving provoke road rage in otherwise rational people? Oct. 4, 2010
- Curiosities: Are “baby” carrots really … baby carrots? Sept. 20, 2010
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Curiosities: Why are yellow jackets most noticeable in late summer?
Sept. 7, 2010
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Curiosities: Why do sharks have to swim constantly?
Aug. 30, 2010
For two reasons, says James Kitchell, professor of zoology at UW-Madison. First, sharks lack the swim bladder that most fish use to adjust their buoyancy.
- Curiosities: Why are so many Hispanic names hyphenated? Aug. 23, 2010
- Curiosities: Is it safe to reuse plastic knives and forks? Aug. 9, 2010
- Curiosities: What’s the difference between dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent and dish soap? Why aren’t they interchangeable? July 26, 2010
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Curiosities: Why do people sometimes develop late in life an allergy that never bothered them before?
July 26, 2010
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Curiosities: Why can birds eat hot peppers?
June 14, 2010