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Stupid Question ™ May 23, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: Did the military ever really try to build a “death ray,” or is it just science fiction...

Stupid Question ™ May 16, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: Why isn’t a person who carries out a state execution guilty of homicide themselves? —J...

Stupid Question ™ May 9, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: Where did the fake name Alan Smithee come from for directors of bad movies? —Scott and ...

Stupid Question ™ May 2, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: Is it true you could win a court case in the Middle Ages by fighting a duel? That doesn...

Stupid Question ™ April 11, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: What are the origins of the names of all the U.S. states? —Johannsen, from the Inter...

Stupid Question ™ April 4, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: Did pirate ships really fly pirate flags? If so, why? Wouldn’t they want to be stealt...

Stupid Question ™ March 28, 2005 By John Ruch © 2005 Q: What’s the origin of the word “bulldozer”? —anonymous, from the Internet A: Nobody r...