History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why Checking accounts are more popular than Savings in the US?
That’s not always true. I know many of the checking accounts my bank offers have interest. Plus, with some banks you can’t just pull money out of savings whenever you want like you can with checking.
Why can Bicyclists ride on the road well under the speed limit but walking on the road is illegal when sidewalks are present?
The posted speed limit is a maximum, not a minimum. There sometimes is a minimum, for example freeways usually have a minimum of 45 mph, and bicycles aren't allowed there. They ride on the road becaus
Why are those spiked, roman-chariot-like wheel hubs that you often see on trucks not illegal?
They are just there to look cool. Spikes on the wheel or not, a semi drifting into your lane will destroy your car. They are just caps on the wheel nuts anyway, if they hit your car they would snap ri
Why did The Cold War end, and why did The Berlin Wall fall?
The Soviet Union was going through a massive economic downturn, which also coincided with Gorbachev's policy of restructuring and openness (Perestroika, Glasnost). Several of their client states in th
Why console gamers and pc gamers cant play together in matchmaking?
Simply, the console players would get crushed. The amount of finite control a mouse+keyboard offers over a controller is pretty apparent.
why is some snow great for packing and fight with, while other snow just falls apart?
The amount of moisture (unfrozen water) inbetween the snowflakes determines how well the snow packs. Wetter snow makes better (and harder) snowballs -- drier snow does not.
Why do my voice sound different on a recording compared to when i am speaking?
Your voice resonates in your head at a different frequency than it does out loud. What you hear in the recording is what your voice sounds like to everyone else.
Why do Romance languages and Germanic languages share an alphabet?
They all belonged to a common cultural sphere, namely the Roman Empire and, later on, the Roman Church. Latin was the language of learning and religion, and the Latin alphabet was used to write the va
Why did ancient multi hundred year civilizations barely advance tech wise?
1) You are mistaken that technology barely advanced for centuries at a time in ancient and medieval times. Your idea for what technological advancement is, and what advanced technology is seems to be
Why does music sound slower when I’m working out?
Well, the body has it's own sense of natural rhythms, and does not perceive time in an consistent manner. Your brain amps up it's response rate and effectively dilates time when the fight or flight re