History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why are the Greek and Roman Gods, legends and myths so similar
They are the same stories. The Romans adopted the Greek gods and myths because Greece was the most prestigious culture in the northern med.
why can’t video game developers “copy and paste” maps from previous games into the next version? Like for example battlefield 3 maps being ported into battlefield 4
They usually run on different graphics engines. In your example, bf3 runs on frostbite 2, while bf4 runs on frostbite 3. "basically the same engine" doesn't mean much.
Why are they still making cars with manually rolled up windows?
They: * break less often * Are cheaper to fix/replace when they do break * Are cheaper to produce * Are cheaper to fit into a car Inexpensive maintainability isn't always the selling point car manufac
Why is it obvious when someone deliberately avoids looking at you?
There are very few people who can exude a natural demeanor when they are actually forcing it. Basically, they are trying to physically fake what they think they look like when they aren't paying atten
Why is the discovery talked about in this article making scientists strongly consider that aliens exist?
Basically there's a bunch of mass orbiting a star in a formation that is, from our current understanding of astrophysics, both unusual and unlikely to occur naturally. With that said, anyone crying "p
Why does taking a deep breath calm you down?
A simple answer is that deep breathing increases the amount of oxygen in your body and slows your heart rate, helping you feel more relaxed. Another reason is that it activates the parasympathetic par
Why Northern North America didn’t have large ancient civilizations.
[They *did* have a few large ancient civilizations](_URL_0_). The problem is that a lot of Northern North America isn't really suitable for agriculture, and large civilizations don't work without farm
Why are fraternities/sororities named with greek letters?
This particular story may be apocryphal but they were predated by Latin letter organizations. One guy was denied entry into one so he started a Greek letter organization. The Greek letters are initial
Why is the breaking news about Facebook’s selling of user data such a big deal?
I think a large part of it is that most people have never stopped to think about what Facebook etc. actually do with their data and are therefore shocked when they hear something like this. I'm with y
Why are fungi in a different kingdom from plants? What makes them different
From [here](_URL_0_): 1. Plants have chlorophyll and can produce their own food, fungi live off others, and they cannot produce their own food. 2.