History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why does stroking (many times) my disposable razor over denim/jeans make it sharpen again?
There are three possibilities: 1) The effect is purely psychological. 2) Rubbing it on your jeans is cleaning out little bits of hair, skin and soap that were clogging it. 3) You are stropping it.
Why is it that when I write a word over and over again that it stops even looking like a word?
[Semantic Satiation](_URL_0_) is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningl
Why haven’t main battle tanks’ top speeds gone much past 50 MPH?
Tanks are heavy artillery. They don't need to be particularly close, in fact it might be better if they are out of the range of sight entirely, given that you can perform parabolic bombardment. As a r
Why sunglasses makes someone looking more charismatic/elegant/cool?
Since not had any responses, a few reasons I would rationalise it down to: * Positive association - it's used in a lot of films/movies/books as a way of signalling that someone is cool. As a result i
Why won’t the Queen step down off her monarchy?
Assuming you are talking about Queen Elizabeth II, the simple answer is that there is no pressure for her to do so and she doesn't want to.
Why do we kiss? What is so significant in (romantic) kissing?
Adding to the wisdom of Q-gonzalez (although I disagree about the suckling bit): The lips have tons of nerve endings. Same with the tongue. The degree of trust you require to kiss is significant.
Why did Japan have shoguns if they already had an emperor?
Why do we have generals when we have a President? Why did Europe have Lords when they had a King? The Emperor was the head of state, but during the Shogunate periods...
Why do people swap languages while talking?
i do this, switching languages after sentences/in the middle of a sentence/or whatever. the reason i do this is is because sometimes things just don't translate well. some words/phrases in another lan
Why is investment banking such a lucrative field?
Because the companies that buy services from IB firms are willing to pay top-dollar to get the work done right. A few examples of these services are IPOs (offering stock to the public for the first ti
Why is Mexico so against the Mexico/US border fence blocking illegal immigration?
A lot of the people illegally entering the US from Mexico aren't Mexicans. They illegally entered Mexico to get to the US. Mexico would rather they keep going and get into the US rather than stay in M