History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why is the drinking age in the United States not 18 when it seems like almost every person I know supports it?
Is everyone you know between the ages of 18 and 21? In the 1980s, drunk driving deaths in the US were particularly high. A group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving was formed, and they lobbied for s
Why is it that double decker buses have only been used in North American for the past decade while they’ve been used in Europe for more than a century?
lots of low bridges and efficiency are the main reason. A bendy bus can load and unload at twice the speed. Also less handicap accessible.
Why couldn’t Queen Elizabeth use her influence to end apartheid in South Africa sooner?
South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 due to its apartheid policies and it became a republic -- the Queen was no longer Head of State and so even if she wished to meddle in its politics (and she
Why does smoking preserve food?
Smoking by itself is actually insufficient to properly preserve foods. Smoke is an antimicrobial and an antioxidant but only protects the outside of food, so it is usually combined with other processe
why are these hot ass teachers hooking up with funny looking kids?
Because they are pedophiles and mentally ill. They are turned on not by the looks of the student, but by the teacher's position of authority over the student, and the innocence, naïveté, or "freshness
Why does the UK have a prime minister and a queen?
History. But the idea of the Head of Government (the person who is actually in charge) and the Head of State (the person who is formally in charge but is actually just a figurehead) being separate peo
why is it that our minds can blindly know where all the keys are on a key board, making us able to type fast, yet if you were to ask someone to draw out and label a keyboard, they would likely have…
So learning to type depends a lot on muscle memory. That is- when you repeat a motion many times your nervous system adjusts and gets used to that pattern so you can do it again quickly. So more so th
Why have recent season of shows taken breaks as long as half a year?(Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Revolution?)
I think there are a few reasons for doing this: 1. You don't have to wait as long between seasons. A typical show will air all their new episodes within a few months, then go into re-runs (or take a l
Why do horses willingly fight wars/battles for humans?
Same reason they let people ride them, pull wagons, and plow fields for humans They were domesticated and trained to do so. A war horse simply receives different training than a farm horse. Instead of
Why is it so hard to get admitted into universities in China compared to Canada or the United States yet the rankings of Chinese schools often lag behind?
China has a population of 1.39 billion people. Some of their medium (in relativity) metropolises are larger than some of the largest cities in other countries by 2-3 times. This inherently means there