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H001What’s the average income at this BBQ? H002How far can you get from everyone? H003Can you win most of the seats without winning most of the votes? H004Is Earth’s spin carrying you at 1,000 mph? H005How many people does it take before a shared birthday is more likely than not? H006Can two bowlers knock down the same 50 pins and finish 70 points apart? H007How Big Is Africa... Really? H008Where does the Colorado River's water go? H009Is Lake Powell's shoreline longer than the entire West Coast? H010Could half the world’s population really fit inside one circle? H011Could all the other planets fit between Earth and the Moon? H012Does the tallest dam hold the most water? H013Is it safer for the FDA to wait for one more study? H014How can the same country look almost empty — and unbelievably crowded? H015Should you trap your enemy completely? H016Can you see half the Earth and almost no land? H017What would America look like if every state had the same population? H018How can the same two numbers tell two completely different stories? H019Twice the capacity, half the wait? H020How long would it take to drive to the International Space Station? H021The Yankees outscored the Pirates 55–27. How did the Pirates win the World Series? H022Where did the missing dollar go? H023On most world maps, Greenland looks as big as Africa. How big is it really? H024Is the driver who merges at the last second cutting in line? H025If nothing bad happened, was the danger real? H026If your concert ticket was free, did going cost you anything? H027Did the United States grow one state at a time? H028How quickly does chess get big? H029Can doctors tell how long a terminally ill patient has left? H030Why does Hawaii have interstate highways? H031Does “…USA” on the label mean an American company made it here? H032Did Cleopatra live closer in time to the pyramids or to the Moon landing? H033Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? H034Is every fourth year a leap year? H035After five reds in a row, is black "due" at roulette? H036What is the world’s tallest mountain called? H037Whose country is Crimea on the map? H038Where is the border in Kashmir? H039Is 1-2-3-4-5-6 a bad lottery pick? H040After a goat is revealed, should you stay or switch? H041If a medical test is 99% accurate and you test positive, what are the chances you actually have the disease? H042How can two islands 2.4 miles apart be a day apart? H043Is Reno, Nevada west of Los Angeles? H044How many stickers does it take to fill a 670-sticker World Cup album? H045Does Alaska cross into the Eastern Hemisphere? H046Why does the shortest flight from New York to Beijing curve over the Arctic? H047Is it true that more people are alive today than have ever died? H048Does one Japanese metro area still outpopulate all of Canada? H049Can a single Indian state outpopulate most countries on Earth? H050When should you stop apartment hunting and pick one? H051Is boarding a plane back-to-front the fastest way? H052How did paying for rat tails give Hanoi more rats? H053How does a 10% rise in sales turn into a factory crisis? H054Where should you armor the bomber — where the bullet holes are, or where they aren't? H055How can men be admitted at a much higher rate overall — while women do as well or better in most departments? H056If no player’s skill ever changes, why does their “best season ever” almost never happen twice? H057Do country populations really start with each digit 1 through 9 equally often? H058Do your friends really have more friends than you? H059How much more does a Wyoming vote count than a Texas vote? H060The NFL fixed the coin-toss advantage in overtime. Did it stay fixed? H061How tall is the tallest mountain? H062Which river is actually the longest — the Nile or the Amazon? H063How long is a coastline, really? H064What's the biggest country? H065What's the richest country? H066Is South America east of Florida? H067Where in the U.S. can you only drive to through Canada? H068Which country has the most time zones? H069How many of the world's people live north of the equator? H070Which country pollutes the most? H071Does your birth month help decide whether you make the NHL? H072How do you catch a liar when there's no evidence? H073If you gathered all of Earth's water into one ball, how big would it be? H074What is the largest desert on Earth? H075Is London north of Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto? H076Is Canada much bigger than Brazil? H077How fast is the fly? H078How far apart are a million and a billion? H079Can a new road make traffic worse? H080How big is a state without its biggest city? H081Is Australia really empty? H082If an investment averages 0% a year, did you break even? H083If the Sun were a basketball, how far away would the nearest star be? H084"Up 40% this month!" Did this stock really have a great month? H085Ice cream sales and drownings rise and fall together. Does ice cream cause drowning? H086The unemployment rate is 4.1%. Does that mean almost everyone who wants a job has one? H087The Gall-Peters map shows every country at its true size. Is it the more accurate map? H088Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? H089Stealing is never worse than splitting. So why does it lose? H090Life expectancy in 1900 was under 48. Did people back then really die at 40? H091Mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people a year. Sharks kill a handful. Which is more dangerous? H092Tic Tacs are about 90% sugar. So why does the label say 0 g sugar? H093Pharmacies check your name and birth date. Is that enough to tell you apart from everyone else? H094If 94% of published studies say a drug works, is the question settled? H095California has more car thefts than anywhere else in the U.S. Is it the riskiest place to park? H096A vaccine is "95% effective." Does that mean 5 out of every 100 vaccinated people still get sick? H097Is a 2-point lead in a poll with a ±3 margin of error a real lead? H098Somaliland has run its own government since 1991. Is it a country? H099"Deadly shark attacks doubled." Did the oceans get twice as dangerous? H100Ground beef labeled "80% lean." Is it a low-fat food? H101Why is north at the top of the map? H102A neighborhood has an unusual number of cancer cases. Is something there causing them?