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Why does your throat hurt when you chug down carbonated drinks repetitively?
Our bodies have sensory receptors that allow us to feel and respond to things like pressure, changes in temperature, light, and pain. "Nociceptor" is the specific type of sensory receptor that allows
Why are highway and street signs usually white text on green (at least in the US)?
You're correct that white and black would provide the greatest contrast, but the primary issue isn't contrast. Highway signs are "retroreflective," meaning that
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do we get bored?
I know you didn't ask for this, but [here](_URL_1_) is an emotion chart. I thought it was peculiar that boredom was described as a very mild form of disgust. At first I thought it was untrue, but the
Why is fire used to make land fertile? Wouldn't the heat from the flames cause a dust bowl effect?
Fire is GOOD for nature for many reasons; you may have heard that coniferous trees (trees with cones) will only spread their seeds when the heat from a fire melts the resins in the cones and allows th
Why is there an attendance policy for many classes in college when I'm the one paying for the classes?
Being the customer does not entitle you to dictate the nature of the product - all it entitles you to is the choice whether or not to purchase said product. The professor, as the provider of said prod
Why are bitcoins worth money?
Bitcoin, like anything else, is worth money because we agree that it's worth money. Any value that anything has is only because someone else agrees that that something is worth trading for. The same i
why did the universe not just immediately collapse into a blackhole?
The matter and energy in the early universe was extremely smoothly distributed. If it had been lumpier, certain regions would've collapsed into black holes, but because the matter was so smoothly dist
Why do artist still release singles? Especially now that with streaming services, you can buy/listen to individual songs.
Publicity mainly. Big singles generate buzz for artists in the run up to an album release and can pump up sales.
