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Why is bird feces white but all other animals are brown?
Bird's excrement is actually a combination of their "urine" and feces. Birds don't "pee" like mammals, they excrete all waste from the same orifice called a "cloaca," which is like a fancy butthole. T
Why do all TV channels have the same commercial breaks?
I assume it's so the watcher is more likely to return to their channel if the other channels are on commercial breaks as well.
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy haven't we found a way to keep ceilings/walls from leaking when it rains?
Well, we have. It's called "having a good roof". I imagine that you have had the bad luck to live and work at places that don't maintain their roofs properly.
Why is calling a political figure "anticolonialist" taken as an insult in America, a country that has its roots in fighting colonialism?
It suggests that you have animosity for this countries' success and think that America owes the people that it supposedly "stole" from in order to gain as much wealth and power as it did. The far left
Why do all SUVs have a rear windshield wiper while almost every sedan doesn't?
I think it has to do with the rear window of SUV's/minivans being more vertical compared to a car which usually has a more angled back window. Passing air wont blow the water off the suv back window t
Why do Snowflakes have a 6-based symmetry, and why is each one unique?
Caltech has an excellent primer [here](_URL_0_) but basically, the molecular structure of water itself leads to the 6-fold symmetry, and the fact that no two are exactly a like is a result of tiny imp
Why are new technological leaps so expensive? For instance, it can't seriously cost so much more to produce DDR4 memory than it does to produce DDR3.
It's a couple reasons. One is research. New technology requires millions and sometimes billions of dollars of research and development.
Why are my muscles sore after jumping in cold water?
From what I understand, our bodies defenses against hypothermia is to shiver. This involves involuntary muscle contractions to generate heat. These muscles contractions still can c
