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Show your smarts by acing a few fun quizzes. Sample questions:

1. Did Charlie Chaplin once lose a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest?

2. Which constellation is associated with the term "dog days," referring to midsummer?

3. Can eating poppy seeds cause you to fail a drug test?

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Bill Nye Answers Your Questions

Been wondering but afraid to ask? Bill Nye the Science Guy to the rescue!

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Does smell weigh anything?

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