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why do I feel the need to swallow a lot more whenever I have a sore throat?
Everyone swallows periodically throughout the day to clear the saliva that accumulates in their mouth. It's so automatic that normally you don't notice it. When you have a sore throat, swallowing hurt
Why could families survive reasonably comfortable on single incomes back when my parents were growing up, but these days with more women working, why are so many families with two incomes still struggling?
Generally speaking, there are way more people, who need way more things, and much faster. Everything costs more, and people aren't paid enough. In 1975, a new h
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do many roman numeral clocks depict 4 as IIII and not IV?
To form the letters on a clock, you cast the letters I, V, and X, and put them in combinations to show all 12 numbers. Depicting 4 as IIII results in a total 20 I's, 4 V's, and 4 X's for a complete cl
Why are there different land speed records for men and women?
This is a great question. I understand the need for things where the human body is the vessel used for the record (Skating, running, etc) But when machines are used, this seems odd. I wonder if it jus
Why do they still paint airforce planes in camouflage?
The paint on the B2, F22, F177 is radar absorbing paint which helps reduce it's radar signature. And the paint on the other planes is CARC paint which is chemical and radiation resistant.
Why are females generally shorter than males?
Evolution. Male humans had to fight other male humans to survive so they grew stronger and taller and bigger through natural selection. Females did the nurturing and child rearing and did not need hei
Why is the nomenclature for "permanganate" so different than the usual nomenclature for polyatomic anions?
If I recall my chemistry correctly the per- prefix signifies that it is as oxidised as it can be.
Why haven't pandas developed bacteria specifically for digesting cellulose like a true herbivore?
Evolution is purely random. It doesn't choose to have features but if features do randomly occur and nature favors those features over the current ones, then a species may evolve t
