General Knowledge
Exploring "Why" questions about General Knowledge
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Why are Uber and Lyft fighting regulations they put in place (i.e. fingerprinting in Houston and Austin)?
Because all these regulations being proposed increase costs and make it more of a hassle to get drivers and passengers. Uber and Lyft are mostly successful due to lack of regulation on services like t
Why do people call Fifty Shades of Gray porn?
It's an erotic novel, which is about as close to porn as you can get while still being a novel. From what I understand, it goes into great detail about the intimacy involved.
Why can small creatures such as Ants lift things much larger than themselves?
There's an mathematical law that pops up in nature called the [square-cube law]( _URL_0_) which simply states that as an object gets bigger, its volume increases faster than its surface area by a fact
Why does Universal Studios theme parks have “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” when Harry Potter is produced by Warner Brothers? What kind of deals had to happen here to deal with trademarks etc?
WB owns the film rights. The IP belongs to JK Rowling. Rowling originally went to Disney to add the Harry Potter park to Disney's parks.
Why is it that I don’t have to pee, but then suddenly my bladder is about to explode?
The bladder wall is made out of muscle which has waves of contractions just like your gut. These waves appear and disappear which may give you the feeling of urgency (feeling of wanting to let go). Th
Why is CNN so widely disrespected?
Because they pretend to a serious news station, yet pander to the lowest common denominator US-centric gossip masquerading as news. For example, in 2009, there were pro-democracy demonstrations in Ira
why can I sing reasonably well in my choirboy voice but horribly out of tune in my man voice.
All I can think of is that singing in falsetto is utilizing another vocal cords than what causes the deep voice. Since they are muscles, maybe you have not trained your normal voice to sing, while the
Why are Russians considered “Eastern European,” when they’re technically North Asians (geographically).
The western boundary of Asia, in this area, is the Ural Mountains. Most of the major cities in Russia (including Moscow) are west of that, and therefore are part of Europe.
Why is there ice in the mens urinals
Ice cools the urine which reduces odor. Ice also melts, which produces water and flushed the urinal. Much more popular back in the days before auto-flush systems.
Why is noon 12PM rather than being 12AM?
AM means ante meridiem or before midday. So 12am is 12 hours before midday. PM means post meridiem or after midday.