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Why do people that "look" friendly, and have friendly facial features, generally end up being nice and friendly?
[Roald Dahl had a theory.](_URL_0_) From "The Twits": > “If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the
Why were there naval battles in the American Civil War?
The Union blockaded Southern ports to stop them from receiving goods from international trade that could support their economy or war effort. The naval battles
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy can you see fog around you in the distance when driving or walking through it, but you can't see it when it's right in front of your face?
There's not enough of it. When it's foggy and you look into the distance, you're seeing *lots* of fog (suspended water droplets). If you hold your hand in front of your face there's far, far fewer bet
Why taxi drivers always want to be paid in cash
Cash they can keep off the books. Credit cards cost them money to process. Cash they get right now, today.
Why can't we just drop trash in a volcano instead of dumping it in the ocean or landfills?
This is a variation on why don't we burn it, and the answer is that we don't want the materials in garbage to be burned and released into the atmosphere
Why do many rivers never seem to dry up?
The soil soaks up water, and this water is released slowly over longer periods of time, like a trickling sponge. In places where the (sandy) soil does not retain water as well, rivers are mostly seaso
Why is it incorrect to say "listening that" but not incorrect to say "watching that", "feeling that", "seeing that", etc.?
Because "listening" isn't to hearing as "watching" is to sight. "Listening" corresponds to "looking". As it would be incorrect to say "looking that", it's incorrect to say "listening that".
Why do we need to send a satellite (New Horizon) to photograph color pluton when we have telescopes that see galaxies much farther?
The ability to see so far in space is based solely on light. Pluto does not give off light itself and is too distant to reflect visible light from the Sun. When we are looking at d
