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Master Index of Imponderability

            Following is a complete index of the first ten Imponderables books and Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?  The bold, blue number before the colon indicates which book the entry is in (click on the number and you’ll see which book it is, or check the Title Key below); the numbers that follow the colon are the page numbers.  Simple as that.

TITLE KEY

1=Why Don’t Cats Like to Swim? (formerly published as Imponderables)

2=Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?

3=When Do Fish Sleep?

4=Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?

5=Do Penguins Have Knees?

6=Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? (formerly published as When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?             

7=How Does Aspirin Find a Headache?

8=What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway?

9=How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch?

10=Do Elephants Jump?

11=Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?

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$25,000 Pyramid, "Mystery 7" in
1: 192
"1/2", meaning of, in street addresses
1: 156
1040 form, numbering scheme of
4: 9-10
20-20 vision, origins of
3: 143
24-second clock in NBA basketball, 
1: 29-31
3-D glasses and movies, 
5: 151-152
501, Levi jeans, origin of name
6: 61
7-11 Stores, lack of locks on
4: 123
7UP, origins of name
5: 9-10
"86", origins of term
10: 265
"86", origins of term
11: 101-102
9 as number to get outside line on telephones, 
3: 75-76
911 as emergency telephone number, 
5: 145-146
98.6 degrees Fahrenheit as comfortable ambient temperature, 
3: 240
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Absorbine Jr., origins of
8: 47-48
Absorbine Sr., identity of
8: 47-48
AC, and DC
2: 21-22
Accents, American, of foreign singers
4: 125-126
Aches, 
3: 104-105
Acre, origins of
2: 89
Acrylic, virgin
7: 97-98
Actors, speed of speech of
5: 203
Actors, speed of speech of
6: 241-243
Address labels on magazines, 
5: 5
Addresses and ZIP codes, on envelopes
3: 44
Addresses, street, half-numbers on
8: 253
Advertising sales in TV programming, overrun live programming and
1: 50-52
Aerosol cans, shaking of
3: 178
After-shave lotion, stinging and
6: 161-162
Age of majority, 21 as
7: 50-51
Aging and effect on voices, 
6: 24-25
Agitators in washing machines, movement of
4: 56
Air mail and "Par Avion", 
8: 39
Air temperature, versus water temperature, perception of
4: 184
Airlines, chime signals on
7: 6-8
Airlines, cold rolls at meal service
3: 52-53
Airlines, dearth of female pilots on
1: 131-133
Airlines, honey roasted peanuts
4: 13-14
Airlines, inflation of oxygen masks
5: 196-198
Airlines, tickets, red carbons on
3: 179-180
Airplanes, coffee bags in lavatories
4: 64-65
Airplanes, dimming of interior lights
8: 24-25
Airplanes, dimming of interior lights
9: 296-297
Airplanes, ear popping and
2: 130-132
Airplanes, feet swelling and
2: 31-32
Airplanes, numbering of Boeing jets
4: 30-31
Airplanes, numbering of Boeing jets
5: 235
Airplanes, numbering of Boeing jets
8: 251-252
Airplanes, "Qantas," spelling of
8: 134-135
Airplanes, red and green lights on
4: 152-153
Airplanes, seat belts
8: 141-142
Airplanes, shoulder harnesses
8: 141-142
Airplanes, shoulder harnesses
9: 296
Airplanes, U.S. flags on exterior
8: 36-37
Alarm clocks, life before
9: 70-74
Alcohol, in cough medicine
3: 166
Alcohol, proof of
2: 177
Algebra, X in
9: 131-132
"All wool and a yard wide", origins of term
11: 2
"Allemande", 
11: 31
"Alligator" shirts, 
9: 297-298
Alphabet, order of
1: 193-198
Alphabet soup, distribution of letters
3: 118-119
Alphabet soup, outside of U.S.
10: 73
Aluminum cans, crushability of
7: 157-159
Aluminum foil, and heat to touch
8: 145-146
Aluminum foil, two sides of
2: 102
Aluminum foil , on neck of champagne bottles
4: 160-161
Ambidexterity in lobsters, 
6: 3-4
Ambulances, snake emblems on
6: 144-145
Ambulances, snake emblems on
7: 239-240
American accents of foreign singers, 
4: 125-126
American singles, Kraft, milk in
1: 247-249
"Ampersand", 
11: 86
Amputees, phantom limb sensations in
1: 73-75
Anchors, submarines and
4: 40-41
Angel food cake and position while cooling, 
7: 43-44
Animal tamers and kitchen chairs, 
7: 7-11
Ants, separation from colony
6: 44-45
Ants, sidewalks and
2: 37-38
"Apache dance", 
11: 30
Apes, hair picking of
3: 26-27
Appendix, function of
5: 152-153
Apples, as gifts for teachers
2: 238
Apples, as gifts for teachers
3: 218-220
Apples and pears, discoloration of
4: 171
Apples in roasted pigs' mouths, 
10: 274-275
April 15, as due date for taxes
5: 26-29
Aquariums, fear of fish in
4: 16-18
Arabic numbers, origins of
3: 16-17
Architectural pencils, grades of
7: 73
Area codes, middle digits of
5: 68-69
Area codes, middle digits of
9: 287
Armies, marching patterns of
8: 264
Armpits, shaving of
2: 239
Armpits, shaving of
3: 226-229
Armpits, shaving of
6: 249
Army and Navy, Captain rank in
3: 48-50
Art pencils, grades of
7: 73
Aspirin, headaches and
7: 100-102
Aspirin, safety cap on 100-count bottles of
4: 62
Astrology, different dates for signs in
4: 27-28
Astronauts and itching, 
9: 208-216
"At loggerheads", 
11: 104-105
Athletics, Oakland, and elephant insignia
6: 14-15
"Atlas", 
11: 154-155
ATMs, swiping of credit cards in
10: 138-141
ATMs, swiping versus dipping of credit cards in
10: 141-142
ATMs, transaction costs of
3: 102-103
"Attorney-at-law", 
11: 103-104
Auctioneers, chanting of
9: 201-204
Audiocassette tape on side of road, 
7: 250-251
Audiotape, versus videotape technology
3: 136-137
Audiocassette tapes on roadsides, 
9: 300
Audiotape recorders, counter numbers on
4: 148-149
Audiotape recorders, play and record switches on
5: 23-24
Automobiles, batteries and concrete floors
10: 234-236
Automobiles, bright/dimmer switch position
7: 44-46
Automobiles, bright/dimmer switch position
8: 258
Automobiles, bunching of, on highways
7: 247
Automobiles, cardboard on grills
6: 188-189
Automobiles, cardboard on grills
7: 245-246
Automobiles, clicking sound of turn signals
6: 203
Automobiles, cockroaches in
7: 3-4
Automobiles, cockroaches in
8: 256-257
Automobiles, cockroaches in
9: 298
Automobiles, Corvette, 1983
9: 137-139
Automobiles, cruise controls
8: 124-125
Automobiles, day/night switch on rear-view mirrors
4: 185-186
Automobiles, dimples on headlamps
8: 56
Automobiles, elimination of side vents
6: 13-14
Automobiles, gas gauges in
6: 273
Automobiles, gas gauges in
3: 5-6
Automobiles, headlamp shutoff
7: 92-93
Automobiles, headlights and deer
6: 212-214
Automobiles, holes in ceiling of
5: 179
Automobiles, key release button on
5: 169
Automobiles, keys, ignition and door
3: 141-142
Automobiles, "new car smell"
5: 63
Automobiles, oil loss after oil change
7: 240-241
Automobiles, oil, grades of
3: 182-183
Automobiles, rear windows of
5: 143-144
Automobiles, rentals, cost in Florida of
4: 24-25
Automobiles, side-view mirrors
2: 38-39
Automobiles, speed limits
2: 143
Automobiles, speedometers
2: 144-145
Automobiles, tire tread
2: 72-74
Automobiles, weight of batteries
5: 101-102
Automobiles, white wall tires
2: 149
Automobiles, windshield wipers, versus buses
7: 28
Autopsies of executed criminals, 
8: 13-15
"Ax to grind", 
11: 70
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Babies, blinking
6: 158-159
Babies, burping
10: 123-124
Babies, hair color
10: 209
Babies, high temperatures, tolerance of
4: 103-104
Babies, sleep
6: 56-57
Baby corn, in supermarkets
10: 186-187
Baby pigeons, elusiveness of
1: 254
Baby pigeons, elusiveness of
10: 253-254
Baby Ruth, origins of name
8: 84
Baby Ruth, origins of name
9: 288-289
Baby Ruth, origins of name
10: 264-265
Baby shrimp, peeling and cleaning of
5: 127
"Back and fill", 
11: 2-3
Back tapping during physical exams, 
3: 145-146
Backlogs in repair shops, 
4: 45-47
Bad breath, upon awakening, in the morning
4: 52
Badges, marshals' and sheriffs'
5: 73-74
Bagels, holes in
3: 90-91
Bagels, holes in
8: 261
Bags under eyes, 
3: 151
Bags, paper, jagged edges and
6: 117-118
Baked goods, Pennsylvania and
2: 121-122
Baked goods, seven-layer cakes
6: 80-81
Baked goods, unctuous taste until cooled
6: 151-152
Baked potatoes in steak houses, 
6: 127-129
Ball throwing, sex differences and
3: 42-44
Ballet, "on pointe" in
8: 69-72
Balls, orange, on power lines
4: 18-19
Balls, tennis, fuzz and
3: 35-36
Balsa wood, classification as hardwood
5: 85-86
Banana peels as slipping agents, 
3: 198
Banana peels as slipping agents, 
5: 228-229
Banana peels as slipping agents, 
6: 250-252
Bananas, growth of
2: 81-82
Band-Aid packages, red tear strings on
1: 147-149
Band-Aid packages, red tear strings on
6: 266
Bands, tardiness of, in nightclubs
8: 184
Bands, tardiness of, in nightclubs
9: 248-254
Bands, marching, formation of
8: 107-108
Bands, paper, around Christmas card envelopes
6: 203-204
Banking, ATM charges
3: 102-103
Banking, hours
3: 100-101
Barbecue grills, shape of
10: 99-102
"Barbecue", 
11: 173
Barbie, hair of, versus Ken's
7: 4-5
Barbie, hair of, versus Ken's
8: 259-260
Barefoot kickers in football, 
4: 190-191
Bark, tree, color of
6: 78-79
Barns, red color of
3: 189-191
Bars, mirrors in
10: 14-17
Bars, sawdust on floor of
10: 118-120
Bars, television sound and
10: 12-14
Baseball, black stripes on bats
8: 104-106
Baseball, Candlestick Park, origins of
9: 48-51
Baseball, cap buttons
9: 171-172
Baseball, caps, green undersides of
9: 172-173
Baseball, circle next to batter's box in
3: 28
Baseball, dugout heights
5: 14
Baseball, first basemen, ball custody of
1: 43-44
Baseball, home plate sweeping, by umpires
8: 27-31
Baseball, home plate, shape of
5: 131
Baseball, Japanese uniforms
10: 207-208
Baseball, "K," as symbol for strikeout
5: 52-53
Baseball, pitcher's mounds, location of
5: 181
Baseball, pitcher's mounds, location of
9: 195-198
Baseball cards, wax on wrappers
5: 123
Baseball cards, white stuff on gum
5: 122
Basements, lack of, in southern houses
4: 98
Basketball, 24-second clock in NBA
1: 29-31
Basketball, duration of periods in
9: 65-69
Basketballs, fake seams on
4: 155-156
Baskin-Robbins, cost of cones versus cups at
1: 133-135
"Batfowling", 
11: 1-2
Bathrooms, group visits by females to
7: 183-192
Bathrooms, group visits by females to
8: 237-238
Bathrooms, group visits by females to
9: 277-278
Bathrooms, ice in urinals of
10: 232-234
Bathrooms, in supermarkets
6: 157
Bathtub drains, location of
3: 159-160
Bathubs, overflow mechanisms on
2: 214-215
Bats, baseball, stripes on
8: 104-106
Batteries, automobile, weight of
5: 101-102
Batteries, concrete floors and
10: 232-234
Batteries, drainage of, in cassette players
10: 259-260
Batteries, nine-volt, shape of
6: 104
Batteries, nine-volt, shape of
7: 242-243
Batteries, sizes of
3: 116
Batteries, volume and power loss in
2: 76-77
"Battle royal", 
11: 67
Bazooka Joe, eye patch of
5: 121
Beacons, police car, colors on
7: 135-137
"Bead", "Draw a," origins of term
10: 168
Beaks versus bills, birds and
10: 3-4
Beanbag packs in electronics boxes, 
6: 201
Beans, green, "French" style
10: 125-126
Beards on turkeys, 
3: 99
"Bears [stock market]", 
11: 106-107
"Beating around the bush", 
11: 1-2
Beavers, dam building and
10: 42-46
"Bedlam", 
11: 69
Beds, mattresses, floral graphics on
9: 1-2
Beef, red color of
8: 160-161
Beeps before network news on radio, 
1: 166-167
Beer, and plastic bottles
7: 161-162
Beer, steins, lids of
9: 95-96
Beer, temperature in Old West
5: 17-18
Beer, twistoff bottle caps, merits of
4: 145
Beetle, Volkswagen, elimination of
2: 192-194
Bell bottoms, sailors and
2: 84-85
Bells in movie theaters, 
1: 88-89
Belly dancers, amplitude of
5: 202-203
Belly dancers, amplitude of
6: 237-239
Belts, color of, in martial arts
9: 119-123
Ben-Gay, creator of
6: 46-47
"Berserk", 
11: 68-69
Best Foods Mayonnaise, versus Hellmann's
1: 211-214
Beverly Hills, "Beverly" in
8: 16-17
"Beyond the pale", 
11: 3
Bias on audiotape, 
4: 153-154
Bibles, courtrooms and
3: 39-41
Bicycles, clicking noises
5: 10-11
Bicycles, crossbars on
2: 90-91
Bicycles, tires and
2: 224-226
Bill posting at construction sites, 
8: 185
Bill posting at construction sites, 
9: 268-270
Billboards, spinning blades on
9: 61-64
Bill-counting machines, 
6: 271-272
Bills versus beaks, birds and
10: 3-4
"Bimonthly", 
11: 194
"Bingo", origin of term
5: 202
"Bingo", origin of term
6: 231-233
"Bingo", origin of term
7: 233-234
Binoculars, adjustments for
5: 124-125
"Birdie", 
11: 139-140
Birds, bills versus beaks in
10: 3-4
Birds, coloring of
5: 11-12
Birds, death of
2: 120-121
Birds, death of
6: 268
Birds, direction of takeoff
7: 107
Birds, droppings, color of
2: 83
Birds, honking during migration
7: 108
Birds, jet lag and
3: 33-34
Birds, migration patterns of
5: 147-148
Birds, migration patterns of
9: 91-94
Birds, sleeping habits of
5: 72-73
Birds, telephone wires and
3: 130-131
Birds, walking versus hopping
3: 154
Birds, worms and
10: 65-72
Birds [see also specific species], 
Birthday candles, trick, 
4: 176
"Birthday suit", 
11: 122
Biting of fingernails, reasons for
9: 223-228
Bitings in keys, 
8: 59-60
"Bitter end", 
11: 72
"Biweekly", 
11: 194
Black, clothing and bohemians
8: 218-221
Black, gondola color
4: 86-87
Black, judges' robes
6: 190-192
Black, specks in ice cream
8: 132-133
Black, stripes on baseball bats
8: 104-106
"Blackmail", 
11: 188
Blacktop roads, lightening of
5: 22-23
Blades, razor, hotel slots for
2: 113
Bleach, flour and
3: 63-64
Blind, money counting
3: 152-153
Blind, wearing dark glasses
7: 93-94
Blinking and babies, 
6: 158-159
"Blockhead", 
11: 80-81
Blood, color of
4: 138
Blouses, women's, lack of sleeve length sizes in
4: 113-114
Blue, as color for baby boys
1: 29
Blue, as color of blueprints
4: 102-103
Blue, as color of racquetballs
4: 8-9
Blue, in hair rinses
2: 117-118
"Blue blood", origin of term
2: 91
Blue Demons and De Paul University, 
8: 76
Blue jeans and orange thread, 
9: 74
"Blue jeans", 
11: 124
"Blue moon", 
11: 12
Blue plate special, origins of
4: 198
Blue plate special, origins of
5: 211-213
Blue plate special, origins of
8: 232-233
Blue ribbons (as first prize), 
3: 57-58
"Blue streak", 
11: 90
Blue plate special, origins of
6: 256-257
Blue plate special, origins of
7: 227-228
Blueprints, color of
4: 102-103
"Blurb", 
11: 35-36
Blushing and feelings of warmth, 
5: 113-114
Boats, red and green lights on
4: 152-153
"Bobbies [London officers]", 
11: 108
"Bobbies [London officers]", 
11: 166
"Bobby pins", 
11: 167
Body hair, loss of, in humans
2: 6-8
Body hair, pubic hair, purpose of
2: 146
Body hair, underarm hair, purpose of
2: 146
Body odor, human immunity to own
2: 92
Boeing, numbering of jets
4: 30-31
Boeing, numbering of jets
5: 235
Boeing, numbering of jets
8: 251-252
Boeing, numbering of jets
10: 269-270
"Bogey", 
11: 139-140
Boiling water during home births, 
6: 114-115
Boiling water during home births, 
7: 247-248
Boiling water during home births, 
8: 254
Bombs and mushroom clouds, 
9: 8-9
Book staining, of paperback book pages
2: 93-94
Books, checkered cloth on
7: 126-127
Books, pagination in
1: 141-144
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
2: 77-81
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
3: 243-245
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
4: 231
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
5: 247-248
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
6: 268
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
7: 250
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
8: 253
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
9: 298-299
Boots on ranchers' fence posts, 
10: 251-253
"Booze", 
11: 173
Bottle caps, beer, twistoff, merits of
4: 145
Bottles, cola, one- and two-liter, 
4: 188
Bottles, soda, holes on bottom of
6: 187-188
Boulder, Colorado, magazine subscriptions and
4: 33-34
Bowling, "turkey" in
4: 48-49
Bowling pins, stripes on
6: 181-182
Bowling shoes, rented, ugliness of
3: 173-174
Boxer shorts, versus briefs
6: 11-12
Boxers, sniffing and
2: 22-23
Boxers, sniffing and
10: 256-258
Boxes, Japanese, yellow color of
7: 130-131
Bracelets, migration of clasps on
7: 180
Bracelets, migration of clasps on
8: 197-201
Bracelets, migration of clasps on
9: 279-281
Brain, Ten percent use of, alleged
4: 198
Brain, Ten percent use of, alleged
5: 210-211
Brain, Ten percent use of, alleged
6: 254-256
Brain, Ten percent use of, alleged
8: 232
"Brass tacks", 
11: 6
"Bravo Zulu", origins of
8: 72-73
Brazil nuts in assortments, 
7: 145-147
Bread, "French" versus "Italian"
7: 163-166
Bread, "French" versus "Italian"
8: 261-262
Bread, kneading of
3: 144-145
Bread, staling of
7: 125-126
Bread, yeast in
3: 144-145
"Break a leg", 
11: 32-33
Breath, bad, upon awakening, in the morning
4: 52
Brick shape of gold bullion, 
8: 32-33
Bricks, holes in
6: 61-62
Bricks, in skyscrapers
6: 102-103
Bridges versus roads, freezing characteristics of
5: 193-194
Bridges, covered, purpose of
7: 132-133
Bridges, covered, purpose of
9: 296
Briefs, versus boxer shorts
6: 11-12
Brights/dimmer switch, position of, in automobiles
7: 44-46
Broccoli and cans, 
8: 74-76
Brominated vegetable oil in orange soda, 
6: 96-97
Brushes, hair, length of handles on
7: 38-39
Bubble gum, baseball card gum
5: 122
Bubble gum, Bazooka Joe's eyepatch
5: 121
Bubble gum, bubble-making ingredients
5: 120
Bubble gum, flavors of
5: 119-120
Bubble gum, pink color of
3: 30-31
"Buck", 
11: 107
Buckles, pilgrim hats and
10: 47-51
Buffets, new plates at
9: 5-6
Buffets, new plates at
10: 274
Bulbs, light, and noise when shaking
5: 46-47
Bulbs, light, halogen
5: 164
Bulbs, light, high cost of 25-watt variety
5: 91
Bull rings, purpose of
10: 147-148
"Bulls [stock market]", 
11: 106-107
"Bunkum", 
11: 69-70
Bunnies, chocolate Easter
2: 116
Buns, hamburger bottoms, thinnness of
2: 32-34
Buns, hot dog, number of in package
2: 232-235
Buns, versus rolls
8: 65-66
Burger King wrappers, numbers on
8: 112-113
Burials, position of deceased
8: 255
Burping and babies, 
10: 123-124
Buses, entry into
5: 24-25
Buses, idling of engines on
7: 150-151
Buses, ridges on sides of
5: 171
Buses, seat belts and
1: 84-85
Busy signals, fast versus slow, on telephones
4: 182
Butter, hardening after refrigeration
5: 88
Butter, sticks, lengths of
5: 42
Butter, versus margarine, in restaurants
1: 32-33
Butterflies, rain and
4: 63-64
Butterflies, sneezing and coughing in
7: 81-82
"Butterfly", 
11: 19
Buttons, men's versus women's shirts
2: 237-238
Buttons, men's versus women's shirts
3: 207-209
Buttons, men's versus women's shirts
5: 226
Buttons, men's versus women's shirts
7: 223
Buzzing, bees and
9: 57-60
"BZ", origins of expression
8: 72-73
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"Cab", 
11: 63
Cable TV, channel allocation of
9: 75-76
Cable TV, volume levels of
5: 7-8
"Caboodle", "kit" and
2: 15-17
"Caddy", 
11: 132
Cadets, militar,Y cap throwing and
2: 20-21
Cadillacs, ducks on
5: 174-176
Cafeterias, popularity of, among elderly
1: 96-101
Caffeine, leftover, from decaffeinated coffee
6: 195
Cakes, angel food and cooling position
7: 43-44
Cakes, reaction to loud noises
7: 41-42
Cakes, seven layer, missing layers of,
6: 80-81
Calculators, key pad configurations of
2: 14-15
Calico cats, gender of
6: 131-132
Calories, measurement of
3: 7-8
Calves, versus cows
3: 19-20
Cameras, black color of
3: 185
Cameras, black color of
7: 246
Camouflage, colors in
8: 114-115
Can openers, sharpness of blades on
6: 176-177
Canada Dry, origins of name
9: 182-183
Canadiens, Montreal, uniforms of
7: 242
Canceled checks, numbers on
6: 123
Canceled checks, returned, numerical ordering of
6: 165-166
Canceled checks, white paper attachments
6: 124-125
Candles, trick birthday, relighting of
4: 176
Candlestick Park, origins of
9: 48-51
Candy, Baby Ruth, origins of
8: 84
Candy, Baby Ruth, origins of
9: 288-289
Candy, caramels versus toffee
1: 64
Candy, Milk Duds, shape of
8: 81-82
Candy, Oh Henr,Y origins of
8: 83
Candy, placement in vending machines
9: 162-164
Candy, shapes of boxed chocolate
2: 24-25
Candy, wrapping of boxed chocolate
8: 122-123
"Cannot complete your call as dialed" telephone message, 
4: 129-130
Cans, aluminum, crushability of
7: 157-159
"Can't hold a candle", 
11: 71
Capital punishment, hours of execution and
2: 34-36
"Capital punishment", 
11: 108
"Capitalization", 
11: 108
Caps and gowns, at graduations
6: 99-102
Caps, baseball, buttons atop
9: 171-172
Caps, baseball, green undersides
9: 172-173
Captain, Navy and Army rank of
3: 48-50
Caramels, versus toffee
1: 64
Cardboard on automobile grills, 
6: 188-189
Carpenter's pencils, shape of
7: 27
Carpenter's pencils, shape of
9: 290-291
CAR-RT SORT on envelopes, 
5: 78-79
Cars (see "Automobiles"), 
Cartoon characters, Casper the ghost
10: 246-249
Cartoon characters, Donald Duck
3: 150
Cartoon characters, Goofy
3: 64-65
Cartoon characters, Goofy
7: 102
Cartoon characters, Mickey Mouse
3: 32
Cash register receipts, color of
4: 143
Cashews, lack of shells in
1: 177
Cashews, lack of shells in
5: 235-236
Caskets, position of heads in
6: 8-9
Casper the ghost, identity of
10: 246-249
Cassette players, audio, battery drainage in
10: 259-260
Cassette tapes, audio, on roadsides
7: 250-251
Cassette tapes, audio, on roadsides
9: 300
Cat feces, as food for dogs
6: 35-37
Cat food, tuna cans of
8: 8-10
"Cat out of the bag", 
11: 25
"Catercorner", 
11: 197
Catnip and effect on wild cats, 
6: 183-185
Cats, calico, gender of
6: 131-132
Cats, catnip
6: 183-185
Cats, ear scratching
5: 48-49
Cats, eating posture
6: 63-64
Cats, hair, stickiness of
5: 163-164
Cats, miniature
6: 154-155
Cats, sight, during darkness
1: 200-201
Cats, swimming and
1: 86
"Cats and dog, raining", 
11: 26
"Catsup", 
11: 177
Cattle guards, effectiveness of
3: 115
"Cattycorner", 
11: 197
Cavities, dogs and
10: 277-278
CDs, Tuesday release of
10: 108-112
Ceiling fans, direction of blades
9: 113-114
Ceiling fans, dust and
9: 111-113
Ceiling fans, dust and
10: 263-264
Ceilings of train stations, 
8: 66-67
Celery in restaurant salads, 
6: 218
Celery in restaurant salads, 
7: 207-209
Celery in restaurant salads, 
8: 249
Cement, laying of
8: 258
Cement, versus concrete
9: 295
Cemeteries, financial strategies of owners of
2: 95-99
Cemeteries, perpetual care and
2: 221-222
Ceramic tiles in tunnels, 
6: 135-136
Ceramic tiles in tunnels, 
8: 257-258
Cereal, calorie count of
1: 38-40
Cereal, joining of flakes in bowl
8: 115-119
Cereal, Snap! And Rice Krispies
8: 2-4
Chalk outlines of murder victims, 
3: 11-12
Champagne, aluminum foil on neck of
4: 160-161
Champagne, name of, versus sparkling wine
1: 232-234
Channel 1, lack of, on televisions
4: 124
Channel 1, lack of, on televisions
7: 242
Channel 1, lack of, on televisions
10: 267-268
Chariots, Roman, flimsiness of
10: 105-107
"Checkmate", 
11: 133
Checks, approval in supermarkets
7: 210-217
Checks, approval in supermarkets
8: 245-246
Checks, numbering scheme of
4: 38-39
Checks, numbering scheme of
5: 236-237
Checks, out-of-state acceptance of
8: 120-121
Checks, white paper attachments
6: 124-125
Checks, white paper attachments
7: 245
Checks, canceled, numbers on
6: 123
Checks, canceled, returned, numerical ordering of
6: 165-166
Checks, canceled, white paper attachments
6: 124-125
Checks, canceled, white paper attachments
7: 245
Cheddar cheese, orange color of
3: 27-28
Cheese, American, milk in Kraft
1: 247-249
Cheese, cheddar, orange color of
3: 27-28
Cheese, cheddar, orange color of
10: 275
Cheese, string, characteristics of
3: 155
Cheese, Swiss, holes in
1: 192
Cheese, Swiss, slice sizes of
9: 142-146
Chef's hat, purpose of
3: 66-67
Chewing gum, lasting flavor
5: 195-196
Chewing gum, water consumption and hardening of
10: 236-237
Chewing gum, wrapping of
8: 111-112
Chewing motion in elderly people, 
7: 79-80
Chianti and straw-covered bottles, 
8: 33-35
Chicken, cooking time of
1: 119-121
Chicken, versus egg
4: 128
Chicken, white meat versus dark meat
3: 53-54
"Chicken tetrazzini", 
11: 153
Children, starving, and bloated stomachs
7: 149-150
Children's reaction to gifts, 
8: 184
Children's reaction to gifts, 
9: 234-237
Chime signals on airlines, 
7: 6-8
Chirping of crickets, at night
10: 54-57
Chocolate, Easter bunnies
2: 116
Chocolate, shapes of
2: 24-25
Chocolate, white versus brown
5: 134-135
Chocolate, wrapping of boxed
8: 122-123
Chocolate milk, consistency of
3: 122-123
"Chops", 
11: 47
Chopsticks, origins of
4: 12-13
"Chowderhead", 
11: 72
Christmas card envelopes, bands around
6: 203-204
Christmas tree lights, burnout of
6: 65-66
Christmas tree lights, lack of purple bulbs in
6: 185-186
Christmas tree lights, purple
9: 293
Christmas tree lights, purple
10: 280
Cigar bands, function of
4: 54-55
Cigarette butts, burning of
5: 45
Cigarettes, grading
6: 112
Cigarettes, odor of first puff
2: 238
Cigarettes, odor of first puff
3: 223-226
Cigarettes, spots on filters
6: 112-113
Cigars, new fathers and
3: 21-22
Cities, higher temperatures in, compared to outlying areas
1: 168-169
Civil War, commemoration of
3: 168-169
"Claptrap", 
11: 73
Clasps, migration of necklace and bracelet
7: 180
Clasps, migration of necklace and bracelet
8: 197-201
Clasps, migration of necklace and bracelet
9: 279-281
Cleansers, "industrial use" versus "household"
5: 64-65
Clef, treble, dots on
10: 210-213
Clicking noise of turn signals, in automobiles
6: 203
Climate, West coast versus East coast
4: 174-175
Clocks, clockwise movement of
2: 150
Clocks, grandfather
4: 178
Clocks, number 4 on
2: 151-152
Clocks, Roman numerals
5: 237-238
Clocks, school, backward clicking of minute hands in
1: 178-179
Clocks, versus watches, distinctions between
4: 77-78
Clockwise, draining, south of the Equator
4: 124-125
"Cloud nine", 
11: 97-98
Clouds, disappearance of
5: 154
Clouds, location of
3: 13
Clouds, rain and darkness of
2: 152
Clouds in tap water, 
9: 126-127
"Cob/cobweb", 
11: 20
Coca-Cola, 2-liter bottles
5: 243-244
Coca-Cola, taste of different size containers
2: 157-159
Cockroaches, automobiles and
7: 34
Cockroaches, automobiles and
8: 256-257
Cockroaches, automobiles and
9: 298
Cockroaches, death position of
3: 133-134
Cockroaches, death position of
8: 256
Cockroaches, reaction to light
6: 20-21
Coffee, bags in lavatories of airplanes
4: 64-65
Coffee, bags versus cans
4: 146
Coffee, electric drip versus electric perk in
4: 35
Coffee, restaurant versus home-brewed
7: 181
Coffee, restaurant versus home-brewed
8: 221
Coffee, decaffeinated, leftover caffeine usage
6: 195
Coffee, decaffeinated, orange pots in restaurants
6: 67-69
Coffeemakers, automatic drip, cold water and
4: 173
Coins, lettering on U.S. pennies
7: 5
Coins, red paint on
7: 117
Coins, serrated edges of
1: 40-41
Coins, smooth edges of
1: 40-41
Cola bottles, one- and two-liter, black bottom of
4: 188
Colas, carbonation in
1: 87-88
Cold water and automatic drip coffeemakers, 
4: 173
Colds, body aches and
3: 104-105
Colds, clogged nostrils and
3: 20-21
Colds, liquids as treatment for
4: 131-132
Colds, symptoms at night of
3: 163
"Coleslaw", 
11: 174
"Collins, Tom [drink]", 
11: 165
Color, blood
4: 138
Color, cash register receipts
4: 143
Color, wet things
4: 139
Comic strips and capital letters, 
5: 55-56
Commercials, television, loudness of
3: 81-83
Commonwealths, versus states
7: 119-121
Computer monitors, shape of
7: 245
Computers, erased files on
6: 205-206
Computers, erased files on
7: 245
Computers, monitors, shape of
6: 129-131
Concrete, versus cement
9: 295
Conserves, contents of
6: 140-141
Construction cranes, assembling of
6: 49-51
Construction sites, bill posting at
8: 185
Construction sites, bill posting at
9: 268-270
Construction sites, pine trees and
2: 147-148
Construction sites, soaping of retail windows
8: 185
Construction sites, soaping of retail windows
9: 265-267
Consumer Price Index, changes in base year of
2: 159-161
Containers, for rain measurement
4: 161-163
Contemporary greeting cards, shape of
6: 70-71
Coolers, Styrofoam, blue specks on
10: 130-131
"Cooties", 
11: 19
"Cop", 
11: 108
Copper bowls and egg whites, 
7: 99
Copyright pages, strange numbers on
2: 175-176
Coriolis effect, 
4: 124
Corn chips, black specks on
10: 23-25
Corn Flakes, calorie count of
1: 38-40
Corn silk, purpose of
3: 120
Corn tortillas, size of, versus flour
10: 142-145
Corn, baby, supermarkets and
10: 186-187
Cornish game hens, identity of
6: 10-11
"Corny", 
11: 76
Corvette, 1983
9: 137-139
Cottage cheese, origins of
3: 59
Cotton, shrinkage of, versus wool
6: 166-167
Cotton , in medicine bottles
3: 89-90
Cough medicine, alcohol in
3: 166
Countdown Leader, film and
2: 9
Counterclockwise, draining, north of the Equator
4: 124-125
Counters on VCRs and audio recorders, 
4: 148-149
Counters on VCRS and audio recorders, 
6: 272-273
Coupons, cash value
5: 7-9
Coupons, expiration date
5: 189
Coupons, versus mail-in refunds
5: 187-188
Courtooms, bibles in
3: 39-41
"Couth", 
11: 84
Covered bridges, purpose of
7: 132-133
Covered bridges, purpose of
9: 296
Cow Palace, naming of
9: 52-53
Cowboy hats, dents on
5: 6
Cowboy hats, dents on
6: 274
Cows, calves and
3: 19-20
Cows, milking positions
2: 128-129
Cows, nose rings and
10: 147-148
Cows, sticking of tongues up nostrils of
6: 164-165
CPR training in schools, 
7: 31-33
Crabs, hermit, "bathroom habits" of
7: 74-75
Crackling sound of fire, 
4: 11
Cracks on sidewalks, 
3: 176-178
Cranes, construction, assembling of
6: 49-51
"Craps", 
11: 134
Cravings, food, pregnant women and
10: 183-185
Credit card receipts, printing of, at gas stations
1: 173-175
Credit card slips, and phone numbers
2: 129-130
Credit cards, dipping versus swiping and
10: 141-142
Credit cards, major versus minor
1: 231
Credit cards, quick swiping of
10: 138-141
Credit cards, waiter tips and
7: 133-135
Credit cards, waiter tips and
8: 263
Crickets, chapped legs and chirping
3: 47-48
Crickets, chapped legs and chirping
5: 238
Crickets, chapped legs and chirping
6: 270
Crickets, chirping at night of
10: 54-57
"Crisscross", 
11: 36-37
"Crocodile" shirts, 
9: 297
Crowd estimates, police and
1: 250-253
Crowing of roosters, 
3: 3
Cruise controls, minimum speeds of
8: 124-125
Crying at happy endings, 
1: 79-80
Cue balls, dots on, in pool
10: 237-240
Cups, drinking, width of
6: 126
Cups, shape of paper and plastic
9: 289
Curad bandages, wrappers of
2: 58
Curly tails of pigs, 
4: 199
Currency, color of
3: 83-84
Cursive handwriting versus printing, teaching of
7: 34-37
Curves on highways, 
7: 121-122
Curves on highways, 
8: 258
"Cut and dried", 
11: 5-6
"Cut the mustard", 
11: 175
Cuts, paper, pain and
2: 103-104
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Daily doubles in Jeopardy, difficulty of
1: 33-35
Dalmatians in firehouses, 
2: 162-163
Dalmatians in firehouses, 
6: 270-271
Dams, beavers and
10: 42-46
Dance studios, floor location of
5: 89-91
Dance studios, floor location of
7: 246-247
Dancing, men versus women
6: 218
Dancing, men versus women
8: 239-240
"Dandelion", 
11: 196
"Dangerous Curve" signs, placement of
2: 119-120
Dartboards, numbering schemes of
9: 81-84
DC, AC and
2: 21-22
De Paul University and "Blue Demons", 
8: 76
"Dead End" signs, versus "No Outlet" signs
4: 93
"Deaf and dumb", 
11: 131-132
Decaffeinated coffee, leftover caffeine usage