What are Hyenas Laughing at, Anyway? : An Imponderables Book Book

Preface	xv
Why are Hyenas Laughing?	1
What Does Crackle! Do for a Living?	2
Why Do Pharmacists Stand on Raised Platforms?	3
Who or Where Was the Beverly Referred to in "Beverly Hills"?	16
Why Do Buildings Have Ledges?	18
Why Is Leather So Expensive?	21
Why Do Pilots Turn Off the interior Lights Before Taking Off?	24
Why Do Umpires Turn Around to Sweep Off Home Plate?	27
Why Is Gold Bullion Made in the Shape of Bricks?	32
Why Is Chianti Bottled in Straw-Covered Containers?	33
Why Is the U.S	Flag Painted Backward on Aircraft
and Space Shuttles?	36
Why Aren't Shoes Laced Up When You Try Them on in Stores?	40
Why Is the Treasurer of the United States Always a Woman?	45
Why Are Canned Peaches Often Packed in Pear Juice?	46
Who Was Absorbine Sr.? Why Is theLiniment Called "Absorbine Jr"?	47
Why Are There Three Dimples on Automobile Headlamps?	56
Why Do Many Linens Have An Unpleasant Smell When New?	57
Why Does Pepper Make Us Sneeze?	61
What's the Difference Between a Bun and a Roll?	65
Why Are the Ceilings of Train Stations So High?	66
Why Don't Male BalletDancers Dance "On Pointe"?	69
What's the Difference Between Low- and High-Altitude Tennis Balls?	80
Were Milk Duds Duds?	81
Who Was Baby Ruth Named After?	84
Why Are You Supposed to Take Penicillin on an Empty Stomach?	95
Do Pigs Have Hair? If So, Do Pigs Have Pink Hair?	98
How in the World Were Marshmallows Invented?	99
Why Do Some Baseball Bats Have a Black Stripe Around Them?	104
Why Do Dogs Walk on Crooked Back Legs?	126
Why Are There Always Holes in the Wafers of Ice Cream Sandwiches?	128
Why Do Saltines Have Holes?	129
Does Cutting Paper With Sewing Scissors Really Ruin Them?	131
What Are the Black Specks in Some Vanilla Ice Creams?	132
Why Do Many Irish Names have "O" in Front of Them?	135
Why Don't You Ever See Zebras Being Ridden?	139
Why Do Tuba Bells Face Up Rather Than Toward the Audience?	147
Why Does "Smoke" Escape From the Bottle just After Soda Is Opened?	148
Why Are Insects Attracted to Ultraviolet and Repelled by Yellow?	158
Why Are Dinner Plates Round?	162
What Causes the "Pop-Pop" Noise of Helicopters?	164
Why Do Elevator Doors Open and Close Before Changing Directions?	169
Why Do Mosquitoes Seem to Like Some People More Than Others?	177
Frustables	181
Frustables Update	186
The Frustables That Will Not Die	228
Letters	249
Acknowledgments	269
Index	275
Help!	281
Special Call to Imponderables Readers	283