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Why are there more people of Hispanic descent in the USA than African descent, but the latter seem to be so much more represented in general?
A) you could name more than 5 Hispanic Americans B) many Hispanic Americans don't look Hispanic - ie luis ck
Why do different people like different music?
So I was just wandering around Google, looking up the whole "4 chord" theory -- which suggests that there are 4 main chords that morph into the most popular and
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do dogs drink out of the toilet, even though you give them fresh water?
As far as the dog's concerned, a source of water is a source of water. All he'll care about is that there's always water there, it's clean (by the dog's standards) and at a convenient head height for
why does a coke machine sometimes give me 2 cans instead of one?
It's just a basic cost-risk trade-off. A more accurate machine costs more money than a less accurate machine. Soda is cheap, so giving one out for free every once in a while is less costly than buying
Why is the divorce rate so high in the US?
Who says it's high? It's high*er than it used to be* because nowadays we advocate divorce when relationships are abusive, dysfunctional, or unhappy. In the past, you were expected to stay married even
Why do grownups throw up less than children?
Children are dirty. They don't wash their hands, they're constantly around a bunch of other children that don't wash their hands, they put things in their mouths and generally do everything you're not
Why is calling Obama a socialist considered an insult? What's so wrong about that type of government anyways?
During the Cold War, the "enemy" of the United States (as well as most of the wealthy world) were all self-proclaimed socialist nations (The USSR and China being the largest). The word "socialism" has
Why does a computer number pad go down from 7-4-1 while a phone goes down 1-4-7?
There was actually a lot of research conducted into the design of the telephone keypad. The results were published in the paper [Human Factors Engineering Studies of the Design and
