History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why do the elderly like talking about the weather so much?
Few things are happening in their life. They aren't working and maybe have limited social life or travel. They know that talking about the news and politics of the day with younger people often result
Why do your feet hurt more after standing for an hour than after walking for an hour?
Standing means you're using both feet, at the same spot in your foot. Walking uses various parts of your feet whilst alternating feet.
Why can I socialize with individuals and enjoy public speaking, but get nervous in smaller groups?
Small group dynamics. My guess is that you're afraid of standing out in a small group, for some reason or another. Be it fear of coming off as snobbish, offensive, weird, stupid, awkward, rude, elitis
Why have some countries developed rapidly while other have not over the last century?
It's easier for us to create heat than to remove it. Furnaces for heating have been around forever but air conditioners are expensive and still catching on. Therefore, for centuries the most productiv
why does my bladder fill up so fast when I’m drinking
Alcohol is a diuretic. It accelerates the production of urine regardless of fluid intake. Because of this, dehydration is a leading cause of hangovers.
why does it take a large investment to create a social networking site?…Shouldn’t one just advanced Web design?
It's in fact easy to create the site itself, i.e. design and code base. It could realistically take like a month of work of one or two people.
Why were so many PoWs tortured during the Vietnam War compared to other wars?
From the very beginning of the war, North Vietnam’s stated position was that American prisoners captured in North Vietnam were “war criminals” who had committed crimes against the North Vietnamese peo
Why do females have a different way of walking from men?
Their pelvis is shaped differently to allow childbirth. The pelvic opening is larger, and the entire pelvis sits at a slightly different angle. The diffrences aren't enough to make walking more diffic
Why, unlike other nineteenth century accessories like stocks and monocles, are neckties not yet obsolete when they have no particular purpose?
They have always been decoration / fashion items not functional items. Monocles are replaced by glasses, contacts and laser eye correction as vision aides. You don't need to keep your pants up with su
Why does a ship captain face prosecution for abandoning his or her sinking ship?
I thought he faced manslaughter charges for running the ship aground, which is different than abandoning the ship. I could be wrong though.