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Why do humans crave a happy ending in movies?
It's not humans. It's mainly Americans. If you watch foreign films, they have realistic endings.
Why did the ancients decide Gold was so valuable?
They did a whole NPR article on it (_URL_0_) But basically it was rare but not too rare, didn't rust, was easy to make into coins and jewelry, non reactive, not
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy aren't cars designed so that drivers sit in the middle?
For a couple of reasons: 1. There's more room for passengers when the driver's seat is off to the side, so you can put another seat next to it. Most passenger cars are not wide enough to accommodate
why does wikipedia ask for donations almost every month? do they really need it to not disappear?
Wikipedia's biggest issue is that their amazing service requires constant overhead. So donations keep it running. Have you ever been inside a server location.
Why do people on reality survivalist shows bring firestarters instead of a lighter? It seams that a disposable lighter would work much easier and last more than the 30 or so days that they are in the wild.
Because if they wanted to do things the easy way they wouldn't be on a survivalist show in the first place.
Why do guitars have 6 strings? Wouldn't it be better if they had 5 because we have 5 fingers?
It has nothing to do with number of Fingers, you can use different methods of strumming and picking that are way more efficient than assigning one string to each finger. Its more a matter of Sound, th
Why does my stomach "growl" when I'm hungry?
Normally, your stomach muscles goes through a process called Peristalsis where it expands and contracts in order to move food around and keep digestion going. From what I understand, when you are hung
Why is my doctor visit almost double the price when I use my copay and bill it to my insurance?
Insurance companies only pay a fraction of the billed price so it needs to be marked up.
