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Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs


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Since sexual contact can transmit disease, why don't any diseases increase our sex drive? Why is Wednesday pronounced differently than it's spelled? Why do British lawyers and judges still wear powdered wigs? The answers, plus a fond farewell.

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