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Why do I want to chew on my lips when they're chapped?
It's dry. Your first reaction is to lick it wet. Then you feel the dry skin which then you unconsciously start chewing off.
Why does Soda cost so much less than water?
Does it? I get water out of my tap for about 700 gallons for a dollar. Bottled water is more expensive because it's been found that people are willing to pay th
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy Are The Winners of Running Competitions Like Marathons Almost Always From Africa?
The "Kenyans" train very hard. They also train at a very high altitude. When they come down to sea level and run with us puny Americans they have an easier time because of how much oxygen they need to
why can't 32 bit or 64 bit Windows run 16 but apps?
The difference isn't so much in the "number of bits", but rather in the fact that 16 bit apps are old and are designed for an entirely different runtime and file format and they require a completely d
Why is the Sahara a desert when other places at the same latitude are tropical rainforests?
Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denv
Why do energy drinks come in metal cans instead of plastic bottles?
Ever seen a Rockstar or Monster in a clear container? they look really nasty. i always thought that's why they're in cans.
Why does video compression make red so pixelated?
This can be an effect of "Chroma subsampling": _URL_0_ In ELI5, more compression is done to the color parts of images/video than to the black-and-white parts of it. This saves a lot of space but is no
Why did serial connections (like USB) win out over parallel connections?
In the olden days, transistors / chips / electronics was expensive and wires & cables / connectors were cheap. These days, that equation is skewed the other way (and there's bi
