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Sometimes you end up with Peyton Manning. Other times, Ryan Leaf.

Over the course of three days every year, representatives from all 32 NFL teams gather to draft the next generation of players who will hopefully propel their f

Scott Beggs








Criteria include ingenuity, staying power, the puzzles’ effect on history—and whether they gave the author a good kind of headache or bad kind of headache.

A.J. Jacobs

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Ken Jennings
















Nolan Ryan was famous for his high cheese that often turned into some uncomfortable chin music for batters.

How’s your hose? If the question is confusing—or sounds like someone is trying to sell you gardening equipment—you might not be up on your baseball slang. “Ever

Keith Johnston