Everyday Life
Exploring "Why" questions about Everyday Life
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Why do credit card companies that offer those “5% cash back” deals that require users to activate a different category each quarter need to be so secretive/mysterious what the future categories are?
The idea of those promotions is to get you to put more money on your credit card - you're supposed to think "Ooh, I can save money on *x*, but I'd better buy it now!" If they announce those promotions
Why do torrents for TV shows come out within hours of the episode, but for movies it often takes weeks?
For TV shows, someone has the recording equipment and software all prepped and ready for the airing of the show. So all they have to do is record it, encode it, and create the torrent. In contrast, mo
Why do humans need purified water when animals can drink whatever water they want?
It's a safety thing. You could go drink water out of a spring and probably be fine. Maybe.
Why does water taste so cold when I’m chewing mint gum?
Minty products contain menthol which causes the same "hey it's cold in here!" signal to be sent to the brain, even though menthol doesn't actually cause the temperature in the mouth to change. Water
Why do different people like different music?
So I was just wandering around Google, looking up the whole "4 chord" theory -- which suggests that there are 4 main chords that morph into the most popular and "hit" songs. I read this really cool ar
Why can’t we flush toilets with saltwater?
That would necessitate two different water sources coming to your house and an additional plumbing system to keep your toilet separate from your sinks, showers, etc.
Why do some people have nightmares/bad dreams after eating spicy foods?
Spicy foods can cause indigestion while you're sleeping. Stomach pain is commonly associated with fear or anxiety, sending your brain the signal that something is wrong. Because you are asleep your br
Why do people have favourite colours, and for what reason is my favourite colour different to someone else’s?
personal aesthetics are a complex issue. why one person likes a song or color or food is not really explainable other than that it happens to be what they like. sometimes people have a reason for liki
Why is it that people with diabetes are not allergic to sugar.
When a person allergic to peanuts has a peanut, that persons immune system goes all haywire attacking the peanut, and ends up attacking the whole body as collateral damage. When a diabetic has sugar,
Why do Canadians use bags for milk but not other beverages?
I live in Ontario and I remember seeing juice in those bags when I was younger (maybe ~20 years ago?) It was the same exact bags that the milk comes in, and you would put it in the same exact milk jug