History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why are Kings/Queens from Europe countries rich when their country is facing serious economy issues?
This varies per country and era. In general the royal family is from a long line of nobility that has owned a lot of property for many hundreds of years. Some of that property is farms and estates tha
Why did Britain and France declared war on Germany over the invasion of Poland, but not the USSR?
They were already at war with Germany when Germany invaded the USSR. If you were asking why the USSR didn't declare war on Germany, then it's because of the [Molotov-Ribbentrop pact](_URL_0_). The Ger
Why do dogs enjoy sticking their heads out of an open car window?
Probably for the same reason they like being scratched behind the ears, it feels nice. Source: I stuck my head out a car window once, and it felt nice.
Why does smoking seem to work as a mild laxative?
My guess is that because the nicotine in cigarettes is a stimulant, it increases the rate at which your smooth muscles in your intestines move. This will push the bolus [ball of former food] through t
Why are there so few aircraft remaining from World War II? Aircraft were built in quantities that are hard to comprehend, yet many models have vanished entirely.
WW2 ended in a period of hyper-rapid aircraft development. New high tech fighters and bombers were practically obsolete by the time they were deployed. A new front line fighter type could be expected
why such widespread poverty still exists in the 21st century.
It has become institutionally acceptable for American Corporations to lay off literally millions of people and then ship those jobs overseas while paying maybe $3 a day. The reason other countries acc
Why is so much porn incestual? Do kids really fantasize about banging their moms or sucking off their dads/brothers?
First of all, the major porn conglomerates suggest porn to you much the way google shows you ads for pregnancy tests after you search webmd for late period. There is no second of all. Don't be ashamed
Why is making jokes about diseases like cancer such a taboo, but its perfectly fine to joke about other diseases like Ebola, Cholera etc?
How many people you know who have died of Cholera? Everyone know someone who has died of cancer, or knows someone who knows someone. People are extremely selfish when it comes to what they are offende
Why is our writing voice often so different from our way of speaking?
You rely a lot more on understood meanings/contexts and gestures and tend to be more repetitive when you speak for one. When you write, you have to clarify the context because you don't know who will
Why is it such a big deal that it costs more than 1 cent to make a penny? Shouldn’t the cost and production of other coins and bills counteract the defecit of making pennies?
Just because you CAN make up a loss in one are with a gain in another doesn't justify that loss. You could say "sure, I throw away every other roll of toilet paper I buy without using it, but I buy to