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  1. Do mules reproduce? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Mar 28, 2009 · To the best of my knowledge, a male mule cannot impregnate a female mule, a female donkey, or a female horse; the few cases of pregnant female mules result from mating with a male …

  2. If 2025 was a drink, it would be…? - Straight Dope

    Dec 22, 2025 · Just like the title says, just fill in the blank. 😁

  3. Is humanity now going through a genetic diversity bottleneck?

    Jan 3, 2026 · Through the 20th century with both the great expansion of the total number of living humans and far greater opportunities for populations to mix, it would have looked like genetic …

  4. How to drink ginger beer without sneezing - Straight Dope

    Mar 9, 2025 · I tend to drink Bundaberg when I have Ginger Beer. No sneezing issue for me. But I agree, it is the initial fizz that causes a bit of a twitch or itch that leads to the sneeze for some people.

  5. What’s the joke to this punch line? - Straight Dope

    May 15, 2004 · A mule trainer is asked how he is able to train such stubborn animals and he says, “Let me show you.” He then grans a 2 x 4 and whacks the mule upside the head with it.

  6. Where do the terms Gee & Haw for directing animals come from

    Jun 9, 2003 · My friend called me from Whitehorse in Canada’s northern Yukon Territory. He was quite surprised to find the mushers calling out to their dog teams the exact same commands he learned as …

  7. Real horse and other animal genital size? - Straight Dope

    Apr 4, 2004 · I’m curious as to the um… male genitalia size of different animals. I’ve heard different people say horses are 3 feet long or 5 feet long or “not much bigger than us.” What’s the deal? How …

  8. Favorite Patrick O'Brian line - Cafe Society - Straight Dope

    From The Far Side of the World. Bonden and the mute Padeen enter the American whaler camp to inform Jack that Stephen survived. They heard the (American) sentry’s “Halt, who goes there?” …

  9. How does the Portuguese Man o' War work? (Zooids and colonial …

    Jul 16, 2025 · The Portuguese Man O’ War (Physalia physalis) is a pretty sophisticated siphonophore, capable of sexual reproduction and active, nervous-like rapid response to environmental stimuli …

  10. How do I get the horsepower rating for other animals? (Elephants, …

    …in the off chance that someone else has already done the calculations, or at least knows how they could be made, I thought I’d check here. How many horses does a hamster produce, anyway? And …