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Why do german and scandinavian languages use different letters for ö/ø?
swedish and icelandic use the ö/Ö however, a likely explanation is that Ø came from latin Œ (a letter currently used in french), and that the slash was just a different way to write it. as for why the
Why does alcohol kill them germs when you put it on your skin, but not when you drink it?
Alcohol kills cells through direct contact. If you have an infection and you drink alcohol, its never going physically come in contact with the infectious germs
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy are Canada Geese called such instead of Canadian Geese?
Because it's their name, not their nationality. If I live in New York, and my name is Bob France, you wouldn't call me French.
Why do Dutch people eat spaghetti with knife and fork, instead of spoon and fork?
American of partial Italian ancestry here, what would you even use the spoon for? why not just a fork?
Why do cacti grow in American deserts but not in Africa's?
There is one species of cactus that grows in Africa, but it is believed it was brought there by migratory birds. Cactus evolved in the "new world" sometime after the continents split, which is why the
Why does masturbation feel better if not done for a long time?
ELI5.. well, imagine it's like a bottle of soda. Your bottle of soda is magic and it fills back up the longer you keep it closed.
Why is the vatican and the pope in italy? Wouldn't it be more logical for the head of the church to be in the country jesus was active in?
It's because that's where Simon Peter ("Saint Peter") founded the Christian Church. Peter is seen by Christians as Jesus' primary disciple. When Jesus met Simon, he said ["Blessed are you, Simon son o
Why do we have to restart our PC after uninstalling an app?
In my experience, only the OS itself applies to this statement, meaning updates etc. Any other program I've used asked me to restart after installing/uninstalling and not once have
