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Why do we need car dealerships?
Same reason we need any store, some people like to try things out before they buy it.
Why does our taste in food change as we get older?
One theory i heard is that children are far more sensitive to bitter flavors. Since young children can't handle natural toxins as well as adults, and since toxi
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do I not smell perfume I've sprayed on me but other people do?
Why don't you see your nose? It's within your vision. Your brain filters out your nose, because it's always there, and likewise, it filters out smells that are "always there".
Why are swearing words related to genitals and/or sexuality?
Swear words come from things we consider taboo or distasteful. In English-speaking society, we have a lot of taboos surrounding sex, even in this day and age. We also put a very high level of importan
Why don't you wake up sleepwalker?
A lot of people believe if you wake them up, they'll have a heart attack or something else horrible. These claims are overstated. A normal healthy person is very unlikely to have anything bad happen t
Why is it that when ants or other bugs fall from the ceiling to the floor they don't die/can still walk, but me falling from a short height could break my legs?
Square cube law. They don't have nearly the volume per unit of surface area you do. So assuming approximately equal mass per volume, the ultimate force generated by the same fall and stopping with the
Why are campaign funds correlated with winning an election? Why don't people just vote for who is the best person for the country?
Because marketing is everything. If you don't know somebody exists, how do you vote for them?
Why is it that with such advanced technology, people can't charge small batteries in devices like phones instantaneously?
It's largely a tendency for them to overheat when too much current passes through them; this can be managed to a degree, but it's still hard to quickly charge batteries without ris
