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Why is some handsoap labeled 'Antibacterial' and some aren't? Isn't all soap antibacterial? Isn't that the point of soap?
No, most soaps are just "release agents" which just help remove particulates without actually killing bacteria. Antibacterial soaps actually contain an antibiotic that kills the bacteria. Also you sho
Why aren't there any fruit-bearing plants that grow underwater?
Fruit is there for the plant to spread its seeds through fruit eaters' feces. In water, the seeds would float away once pooped out, so cut out the middle man an
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy is longitude measured in non-parallel lines coming from the poles instead of in parallel circles emanating from the Prime Meridian and IDL?
One of these ways is really easy and convenient for plotting a map and navigating. The other is really, really, really annoying. If you plotted the parallel circles on a flat map, you would get two se
Why is the drug war bad? and what are some viable alternatives to the "drug war"?
The "drug war" has the same problem as the "war on terror." People are fighting things, not people. The "drug war" has no soldiers, no enemy army, and no capital we can invade, so it's a fight that wi
why flood waters from South Carolina be shipped by truck, train, or pipeline to drought stricken like California.
1. where does the pipeline start? sure SC has a flood now, but normally they do not have an abundance of water.
Why do many people feel depressed or lonely at night rather than during the day?
Bedtime, for me, tends to be when I have the most amount of time to just think with no distractions. If you have problems in your life that you aren't happy about, you might get through the day by dis
Why do some wires, such as phone chargers, eventually become fussy and work only when placed into a very specific position?
Cables like that are made up of a bunch of very thin wires inside. If you abuse your cables, such as by coiling them up very tightly, you can break the internal wires or the connections between the wi
Why does the back button on the browser work and other times does not?
Hitting the 'Back' button in a browser reloads the previous html file. That worked great for a long time because websites were structured as a series of files. But since JavaScript
