General Knowledge
Exploring "Why" questions about General Knowledge
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Why and how is the middle east in such chaos in the past decades?
Put simply, at some point the western powers carved out Middle East into several countries without asking the actual people living there. This created issue as suddenly tribe A and tribe B are nationa
Why are smoke shops allowed to sell bongs?
Next time you go there, look for a sign. There will be one saying "For Tobacco Use Only" While bongs are commonly associated with marijuana, they are also used for tobacco and in that regard are perfe
Why is there a northern and southern accent in the United States?
Why is this under biology? Anyway, this is due to differing patterns of settlement. The North was settled mostly by religious pilgrims from the more rural regions of southern England, while the South
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 at night, when you shine your headlight
Why does weed make some people super paranoid and others not?
No, it's more a matter of how the user interprets the experience of being high than something about the high itself. It has a lot to do with the user's state of mind going in, how they generally feel
Why are some morbidly obese people given mobility scooters to get around? Doesn’t it make the problem worse?
Because with obesity you can reach a point of no return very quickly. For instance, peripheral edema and diabetes can severely impair circulation, causing neuropathy and skin problems, damage that may
Why are knives and swords curved?
There are a number of reasons. Take the Berber Arabs, they used curved swords because they often rode into battle on horseback and the curvature helped to stabilize attacks and balance weight so that
Why does throwing up hurt?
Between your esophagus and your stomach is a sphincter that, usually, keeps things in your stomach (acid, food, mucus) from coming up into your esophagus. However, in infants, this sphincter is not to
Why do grownups throw up less than children?
Children are dirty. They don't wash their hands, they're constantly around a bunch of other children that don't wash their hands, they put things in their mouths and generally do everything you're not
Why do you get veinier when you work out?
When ya run around or workout, your cells need more energy to keep going at the heightened rate. That means your heart has to start pumping faster, and 'cos your body's doing more work, you get hot. W