History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why is it called “Taking a dump” when you’re really leaving one?
one of the minor definitions of "take" is "to indulge in and enjoy". E.G. take a turn on the ride, take a bow......take a dump.
Why does baking a cookie make it impossible to turn it back into dough?
Mud is not a chemical reaction. It's just adding water to sand. The water creeps between the sand particles making them move around more easily.
Why do people think they can tell when someone is looking at them?
You know how when you wash your car, it always rains? Of course it really doesn't, but you are more likely to remember the time when this happen, leaving the impression is occurs more often than it re
Why does drinking a lot grape soda turn my shit green?
After typing grape soda and green poop in google I believe that the blue food coloring (blue#5) used in grape soda turns green when it reacts with the bile in your stomach.
Why does the back of my head and neck tingle with pleasure when I watch videos of people working with their hands?
It's called [ASMR](_URL_0_) and it is not entirely understood. It can be triggered by a varsity of stimuli and each person is different, but it is a pretty good sensation, isn't it?
why are young boys more prone to looking at porn compared to young girls? (ages 12-16)
Boys/men have a natural visual element to their sexuality. For that same reason boys/men react to girls/women or other guys (if they're gay) based on visual elements. Girls/women do react to visual st
Why do school hours not match working hours?
That means teachers would go home at 7 or 8pm, school buses would have to contend with commuter traffic, and students would be walking home in the dark most of the time.
Why hasn’t one of the world’s billionaires simply bought one of the poorest countries of the world and made himself king?
People become billionaires by making smart business decisions. Buying a broke, starving country, ignoring any legal or moral issues, would be a bad business move that would be bound to lose them more
Why does my dog bark at the door thinking it’s an intruder but then get excited to see whoever comes in? At what point has he decided they’re not actually a threat?
barking does not mean he thinks its a threat, hes just warning others(you) that some one is near/at the door.
Why would people get coal in their stocking for being naughty?
In the days when most people heated their homes using open coal fires, a lump of coal was considered a completely commonplace and worthless item. It's the sort of thing that a very naughty person migh