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Why is chickenpox less serious in young children than in adults? Also, a question about shingles.
Shingles is not contagious in the sense that you can give shingles to someone else. You can, however, give someone chicken pox when you have shingles. I learned this since I got shingles the same week
Why do birds fly south for the winter instead of just staying where its warmer all the time?
Two reasons: summer days are longer near the poles compared to the tropics, meaning more time for activity; and springtime sees an absolute explosion of food re
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy are North American Christians in particular so against evolution, while peers in Europe and elsewhere are not?
Because schools here teach biology and evolution like any other subject - that's how it works, deal with it. Making debates about creationism and allowing people to choose if their kids are lied to, o
Why do people call Fifty Shades of Gray porn?
It's an erotic novel, which is about as close to porn as you can get while still being a novel. From what I understand, it goes into great detail about the intimacy involved.
why is it comfortable to sleep under a warm blanket in a cool room but uncomfortable to sleep without a blanket in a warm room?
You're just used to sleeping with a blanket. The comfort and security isn't only about temperature.
Why after a few days do cold-cuts get "slimy" feeling?
Wow this fucking thread is making me sick i always thought it was a fat or oil that just became more liquid...
Why do people think that US income tax is unconstitutional? If so, why isn't this bigger news?
> Why do people think that US income tax is unconstitutional? Because people don't want to pay income tax, so they grasp at straws to try to find a way out of it. For instance, some people claim th
Why is it when I'm working on a programming problem, or something with numbers, when I get up and do something else away from the computer for awhile, it comes to much easier when I get back?
I'm certainly no voice on the matter, but I'd venture to say in those cases that tunnel vision is the issue. Taking a breather if you're tunneling is usually the best way to stop t
