History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
491 articles
Why do we blackout when drinking too much?
"Captain! Contamination levels are at 75% and rising. Engineering is reporting that our mobility is reduced to 20%.
Why do most people resort to talking about the weather in conversation?
My brother, who works in customer service, said something I thought was really insightful about this: "People make fun of talking about the weather, but it's really the best small-talk topic. It's a g
why people while hugging in non-romantic situation are “tapping” each others backs with a palm?
It's just a friendly thing to do that stems from mothers burping their babies and then later on patting their kids on the back as a friendly good job or hello. Later on it just continues and people co
Why did Spain and Portugal opt out of World War 2?
Spain had just finished fighting a civil war. They were politically aligned with the Axis powers but to busy fixing their own country to do much fighting.
Why did no great civilizations form in sub-saharan Africa
Your premise is false, though. Several great nations, empires and kingdoms developed in areas we currently call sub-Saharan Africa. The real question you should be asking is why you were never taught
Why is it that when someone holds up something for you to read, it always looks like it’s shaking but it’s fine for them?
The human eye actually doesn't see so great, and a lot of the 'image-processing/understanding' occurs in the brain. The hand holding the book getting sensory feedback allows the brain to 'see' the wor
Why is taking a caffeine shot not doping.
With steroids and performance enhancing drugs there are a couple of concerns. The first is the long term harm caused by these drugs. We know caffeine pretty well and aren't worried about the long term
Why do all ancient Egyptian drawings use the same style with subjects heads looking to the side?
I love art history, it's been a while since I studied this subject but I'll explain to the best of my memory: There are a couple of reasons, one major one being that the drawings interacted with heiro
why does checking your credit lower your score?
It doesn't. You've been misinformed. Hard credit inquiries, like when you apply for credit, will lower your score.
why people think machines replacing humans is bad if that means we as a society get the same goods without working?
The problem is that *because of how we currently run our society* only people with jobs can earn money. Of course in a different economic system we could just share the bounty that the machines make.