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Why do smaller dogs generally live longer than large dogs?
Larger dogs have larger bodies, which require larger organs and larger bone structures. Larger organs and bone structures have to work harder and don't typically last as long. On top of that, we have
Why do we get so much satisfaction out of popping things?
It's actually pretty simple. When we get surprised or something happens suddenly, our brains send blood and endorphins through our body. Popping something provi
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy hasn't here been a new Age Of Empires game after AOE III?
Ensemble Studios, the makers of the Age of Empires games, was shut down in 2009 after completing Halo Wars. Probably because of under performing sales and around that time, the RTS genre wasn't that p
why do modern rockets blast off with zero initial velocity (standing straight up)?
The biggest difficulty in getting enough speed to get to orbital velocity is how the earth's atmosphere slows you down. It is most effective to blast straight up until the atnosphere becomes thinner a
Why is it that we can see dim light in a dark room better in our peripheral vision than when we look straight at it?
You have different things in your eyes called rods and cones. Rods are better at seeing in low light, and are generally around the outer part of your eye. Cones can see color, and are grouped right in
Why are meals at American schools so expensive?
Have you ever been to a baseball game? That same food would probably cost you $10. School lunches are run by a business who is (ultimately) a profit seeking entity.
Why when you stare at a moving pattern for an extended period of time and then look up, why everything's wavy.
This is due to how the movement is processed in the brain. Very basically, there are certain neurons that are firing in response to the moving pattern. The moving pattern is constant, so they are firi
Why can't a computer program, program itself?
Here's one reason (among many). Human languages are very imprecise. If you tell a computer program what sort of program you want just by speaking to it in your natural language, it
