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Why is second day chili better?
The acids in tomatoes, peppers, and onions take time to break down carbohydrates (beans) and proteins (meat). So overnight the beans and meat absorb more of the delicious spicy flavor.
Why is black and white considered as "no color"?
Cameras were not filming in the black and white colors, they where basically filming the absence or presence of light. No color could be said as no definable co
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy some nouns for "a person who performs a certain task" end with -er while some end with 'or? e.g. Baker - one who bakes. Traveler - one who travels. Actor - one who acts. Counselor - one who counsels.
The -er ending has one of its origins in the Germanic languages. English is a Germanic language, as is (obviously) German, as well as Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. These languages all evolved
Why does climbing a tree, or a ladder, or any steep height seem fine going up, but much more scary coming down?
* you can see where you are going and what you are doing better going up that down * if you run into a problem going up, all you have to is let gravity bring you back to where you just were...going do
Why is Japan, a country spread across multiple Islands so much more united than the UK, a country spread across multiple Islands.
They both *did* have regional identities. The difference is that the UK said "Ok, you can be Scottish, whatever, as long as you help with the Empire and whatnot", but the Japanese said "No. You are Ja
why does it look like big (really big) things fall slower than smaller things?
They appear to move slower relative to themselves. Consider a ball 1 cm across, and one 10 meters across. In the first second of falling, each will fall the same distance; about 5 meters.
Why doesn't solid material, when it breaks simply connect back together? What kept it together that is gone now?
As soon as you break molecules apart they immediately want to stick to something, and they'll take anything that fits. For example diamonds are actually covered with a layer of hydrogen atoms, as soon
Why do mobile "map" apps require data or internet connection to be used in addition to location services, when separate navigation devices need only connect to a satellite?
Stand alone navigational devices that use GPS only need the GPS signal because they have the maps stored inside the device. Map applications need the network connection to load the
