Does McDonalds put potatos in their Apple Pie?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Not according to the listing of ingredients at their website, unless some of those Greek words mean “potato.” The starch product in the delectable crust is based on wheat and the thickener in the apple filling is corn starch. “Apples, corn syrup, sugar, water, [...]

Answer Person, since the Japanese teams seem to be consistently beating the Americans in the Olympics (men’s gymnastics, swimming, judo, table tennis, etc.), have any Duke sports teams ever played games in Japan? Also, who is the better Japanese player in America, Ichiro or Matsui?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Yes, AP knows of at least one [...]

Why does my friend Jonas become irrationally angry when he doesn’t eat?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: All psychological problems have to do with one’s attachment or lack thereof to one’s mother. Jonas’s mother no doubt used to punish him by withholding his dessert. This has scarred him for life, resulting in anger anytime he’s hungry and [...]

How much do taxpayers pay per year to keep someone serving a life sentance in prison?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2001 the average cost of a prisoner in a state prison system was $22,650/year and in the federal prison system $22,632/year (see pages 2 and 3 of Acrobat [...]

How does the pressure of scuba diving compare to that of flying in an airplane?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: If this is a medical question, I suggest you get advice from a medical practitioner because AP isn’t one. I’ve heard that you should leave enough acclimation time between a Scuba dive and an airplane flight so [...]