REASON Why a "Bachelor's" degree? REASON Why all the talk about Fidel Castro recently? REASON Why am I always hungry after drinking alcohol? REASON Why am I stupid? REASON Why an "Associates" degree? REASON Why and how do pimples and acne form? REASON Why and how do we get birth marks? REASON Why are 'not on Sunday' laws often called "blue laws"? REASON Why are Catholic priests called Father? REASON Why are Cuban cigars illegal? REASON Why are NiCd rechargeable battery voltages lower than regular battery voltages? REASON Why are Persian rugs valuable and expensive? REASON Why are athletes banned if they use steroids? REASON Why are barns traditionally painted red? REASON Why are basketball players called "cagers"? REASON Why are black boxes on planes called "black boxes" when they are other colors? REASON Why are blue jeans blue? REASON Why are boogers green? REASON Why are breakfast cereals always so expensive? REASON Why are candles called candles? REASON Why are chicken wings called Buffalo wings? REASON Why are china dishes called china? REASON Why are condoms lubricated? REASON Why are doughnuts named so? REASON Why are drainage inspection covers usually round? REASON Why are eggs supposed to be stored small end down? REASON Why are elbows supposed to be off the dining table? REASON Why are electrical wires always "twisted" within their plastic casing? REASON Why are elephants scared of mice? REASON Why are employees' personality and work habits important to employers? REASON Why are extension cords under rugs considered dangerous? REASON Why are fingernails important? REASON Why are fish cutlery shaped the way they are? REASON Why are flags flown at half-mast out of respect? REASON Why are flamingos pink? REASON Why are four-leaf clovers considered to be lucky? REASON Why are gnats found in a huge group together? REASON Why are green cards called "green cards"? REASON Why are haunted houses popular? REASON Why are hush puppies called hush puppies? REASON Why are ice cream sundaes called sundaes? REASON Why are lambs tails docked? REASON Why are leaves green? REASON Why are lily leaves waterproof? REASON Why are lions called "King of the Jungle"? REASON Why are manhole covers round? REASON Why are marshmallows NOT a kosher food? REASON Why are most pencils painted yellow? REASON Why are most people right-handed? REASON Why are mountain tops cold? REASON Why are movie theater screens wide? REASON Why are mules considered to be better then hinnys? REASON Why are oak trees important? REASON Why are old "crank" phones mounted so high on the wall? REASON Why are organ transplants more successful today? REASON Why are owls associated as a "mascot" with the legal profession? REASON Why are peanut butter cookies topped with crisscrosses? REASON Why are people allergic to dogs? REASON Why are pool tables green? REASON Why are rabbits eyes red? REASON Why are radishes important? REASON Why are red cars most likely to be in accidents? REASON Why are red wines served at room temperature and white wines are chilled? REASON Why are rocks fluorescent? REASON Why are sardines packed so tight? REASON Why are security laws called "Blue Sky Laws"? REASON Why are sharks detered from approaching humans in the water when dolphins are present and/or intervene? REASON Why are ships referred to as "she"? REASON Why are snooze alarms nine minutes? REASON Why are so many clothes marked "dry clean only"? REASON Why are so many people obsessed with UFOs? REASON Why are so many people today eating fast food? REASON Why are so many traffic signs yellow? REASON Why are so many umbrellas black? REASON Why are some organ transplants unsuccessful? REASON Why are some people double-jointed? REASON Why are sometimes your hands cold, but the rest of you isn't? REASON Why are special days called "red letter" days? REASON Why are storm clouds black? REASON Why are storm clouds dark? REASON Why are swear words only four letters long? REASON Why are temperatures generally lower at higher altitudes? REASON Why are tennis balls fuzzy? REASON Why are testicles so sensitive? REASON Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the 'Habs.' REASON Why are the NBA players so greedy? REASON Why are the U.S. presidential elections held in November? REASON Why are the United States and Great Britain bombing Baghdad? REASON Why are the University of Tennessee Volunteers called Volunteers? REASON Why are the cloverleaf-shapes on playing cards called clubs instead of REASON Why are the domes of Russian churches shaped like onions? REASON Why are the ears your center of balance? REASON Why are the eyes closed when kissing? REASON Why are the planets round? REASON Why are the rooftops in Canada green? REASON Why are the rooftops of buildings in Quebec, Canada, green? REASON Why are there 12 people on a jury in criminal cases? REASON Why are there 18 holes on a golf course? REASON Why are there 72 points to the inch when discussing fonts and printing? REASON Why are there Braille things on the ATM Machines that people drive through? REASON Why are there church steeples? REASON Why are there golf balls on the moon? REASON Why are there holes in Swiss cheese? REASON Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? REASON Why are there letters on the telephone? Why are there no Q or Z? REASON Why are there little black specks in some brands of vanilla ice cream? REASON Why are there more women then men in this world? REASON Why are there no publicly traded law firms? REASON Why are there no skeletons left in the wreck of the Titanic? REASON Why are there no white lines on pro footballs? REASON Why are there olives in martinis? REASON Why are there so many violist jokes? What's so funny about the viola? REASON Why are there surface cracks in martensite after the heat treatment of steel? REASON Why are there two holes (one small and one large) for water to come out of most drinking fountains? REASON Why are there windmills in the Netherlands? REASON Why are they called "cellular" phones? REASON Why are they called 'cartoons'? REASON Why are thunderclouds gray? REASON Why are traffic lights green, yellow, and red? REASON Why are two consecutive baseball games called a doubleheader? REASON Why are we spanked on our birthdays? REASON Why are whales killed -- for what uses? REASON Why are you not allowed to change lanes in a tunnel? REASON Why are/were fish so abundant on the Grand Banks? REASON Why aren't teeth bones? REASON Why aren't there female priests? REASON Why ask why not? REASON Why can I see a rainbow? REASON Why can we see our breath on a cold day? REASON Why can you erase pencil and not ink? REASON Why can you lose weight when in a sauna? REASON Why can zinc be used as an expendable metal to prevent iron from rusting in water? REASON Why can't an American give a clock to a Chinese colleague? REASON Why can't chickens fly? REASON Why can't evidence from illegal search and seizure can't be used? REASON Why can't my turtle open his eyes? REASON Why can't penguins fly? REASON Why can't people sneeze with their eyes open? REASON Why can't silkworm moths fly? REASON Why can't starfish go back into the water when they get washed up to the shore? REASON Why can't the government just print more money and distibute it to stimulate the economy? REASON Why can't women serve in the Navy on board submarines? REASON Why can't you catch a cold at the north pole? REASON Why can't you get directory assistance for cellular phone numbers? REASON Why can't you inhale and speak at the same time? REASON Why can't you keep your eyes open when you sneeze? REASON Why can't you taste anything when you have a cold? REASON Why can't you tickle yourself? REASON Why can’t we remember much of anything that happens to us before the age of three? REASON Why couldn't John Lennon attend the press reception of Give Peace a Chance in November, 1969? REASON Why did America lose the Vietnam War? REASON Why did Answers.com shut down for a while? REASON Why did B.B. King name his guitar 'Lucille'? REASON Why did Birdie go bye-bye? REASON Why did Britan enter WWI? REASON Why did Che Guevara go to Bolivia in 1965? REASON Why did Edgar Allan Poe leave the University of Virginia? REASON Why did Edgar allan Poe and Virginia move to Fordham? REASON Why did Egyptians shave their eyebrows? REASON Why did Eve give Adam an apple in the Garden of Eden? REASON Why did Geri drop out of the Spice Girls? REASON Why did Greek philosophy begin in Miletus? REASON Why did Hamlet delay in killing Claudius? REASON Why did Hitler hate Jews so much ? REASON Why did Italians immigrate to the U.S? REASON Why did Jack Kerouac, author of "On the Road", family move to a new home very often? REASON Why did James Fenimore Cooper move his family to Europe? REASON Why did Jesse Jackson become involved in the Civil rights Movement? REASON Why did John Lennon not attend the release party for "Give Peace a Chance"? REASON Why did Jules Verne want to study law in Paris? REASON Why did Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia say that the day he was crowned German emperor was the unhappiest day in his life? REASON Why did Kamacazi pilots where helmets? REASON Why did Li'l Abner marry Daisy Mae? REASON Why did Louis Braille invent the universal reading system for the blind? REASON Why did Lucifer fall? REASON Why did Margaret Mitchell write "Gone with the Wind"? REASON Why did Marie-Antoinette say "Let Them Eat Cake"? REASON Why did Miyamoto Musashi carve a sword from an oar for his most famous duel? REASON Why did NBC reject the first "Star Trek" episode, "The Cage" in 1965? REASON Why did Nicholas II abdicate? REASON Why did Ruby the elephant start painting? REASON Why did Samson love Delilah? REASON Why did Switzerland choose to become a neutral country? REASON Why did Teddy Roosevelt form the Progressive Party? REASON Why did it take two years before the emancipation proclamation reach the south? REASON Why did many European people move overseas between 1850-1914? REASON Why did sailors of old wear earrings? REASON Why did the 1972 Dolphins play the AFC championship game on the road? REASON Why did the Aztecs first think the Spanish were Gods? REASON Why did the Globe Theatre burn down? REASON Why did the Romans start their year in March? REASON Why did the Scottish Highlanders paint their faces blue to go into battle? REASON Why did the US go to Vietnam? REASON Why did the United States enter World War 2? REASON Why did the animals of Australia evolve differently? REASON Why did the chicken cross the road? REASON Why did the witchhunt start? REASON Why did the world enter a global depression in 1929? REASON Why didn't European colonial rule spread until after the first and second industrial revolutions? REASON Why didn't Kenny die in the "Christmas Episode" of the TV show "South Park"? REASON Why didn't Socrates leave Athens after he was convicted? REASON Why didn't the Titanic have a lot of lifeboats? REASON Why do African people have dark skin color? REASON Why do Americans cut their meat then put the knife down and change hands with their fork in contrast to most Europeans who work their fork with the opposite hand from their knife? REASON Why do Americans drive on the right side of the road? REASON Why do Bolivian natives wear bowler hats? REASON Why do English singers loose their accent when they sing? REASON Why do I hear the radio over my telephone? REASON Why do I sneeze when I look at the sun or bright light sources? REASON Why do Pacific salmon turn red when they spawn? REASON Why do Siamese cats have dark ears, paws, and tails? REASON Why do USA fax machines not work in UK (England)? REASON Why do airliners crash vs. gliding down? REASON Why do anole lizards change colors? REASON Why do automobiles have their steering on the left side in the USA and on the right side in the UK? REASON Why do bananas get bruised as they age? REASON Why do baseball games start at such odd times? REASON Why do beers never mention alcoholic content (percent or proof) while wines and hard liquors always do? REASON Why do birds nest in trees? REASON Why do birds sing? REASON Why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near? REASON Why do boys have nipples? REASON Why do bulls charge when they see red? REASON Why do businesses post a sign saying, "This door shall remain unlocked during business hours"? REASON Why do cats always land on their feet when they fall? REASON Why do cats bury their waste and no other animals do? REASON Why do cats get hairballs? REASON Why do cats like to sleep in high places? REASON Why do cats rub up against furniture? REASON Why do cats shovel the cat litter? REASON Why do cats sleep so much? REASON Why do ceiling fans turn counter-clockwise but table fans turn clockwise ? REASON Why do chefs wear funny hats? REASON Why do clocks run clockwise? REASON Why do clocks with roman numerals have the number four marked as IIII instead of IV? REASON Why do computer screens/TVs flicker when seen on a TV program? REASON Why do computers crash? REASON Why do cows lay down on the ground when it rains? REASON Why do cows lie down before it rains? REASON Why do cucumbers make you burp? REASON Why do dead animals legs sometimes stick straight up in the air? REASON Why do different types of wood burn differently? REASON Why do dogs circle around before they lie down? REASON Why do dogs lick people? REASON Why do dolphins the mammals and dolphins the game fish have the same name? REASON Why do drugs make good people go bad? REASON Why do drummers on TV sit in glass cubicles? REASON Why do drummers on TV sometimes sit in glass cubicles? REASON Why do electric eels produce electricity? REASON Why do electrical plugs have the different-sized prongs? REASON Why do elephants have large ears? REASON Why do elephants sway? REASON Why do eye sometimes look red in photographs? REASON Why do eyelashes turn white? REASON Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing? REASON Why do feet smell? REASON Why do fireflies light up? REASON Why do firehouses have Dalmations? REASON Why do flies walk on food? REASON Why do fools fall in love? REASON Why do fresh water Dolphins sleep upside down? REASON Why do geese fly in a V-shaped formation? REASON Why do girls have to wear training bras? REASON Why do girls mature faster? REASON Why do golfers shout "fore" before they tee off? REASON Why do heavier objects travel downhill faster? REASON Why do homosexuals marry straights? REASON Why do horses leap on each other to mate? REASON Why do horseshoes bring luck? REASON Why do hotdogs come in packages of 10 and hotdog buns in packages of 8? REASON Why do houses have peaked roofs? REASON Why do hub caps seem to turn the opposite way the wheel does? REASON Why do human beings have unnecessary hair? REASON Why do humans cook their food? Are there any other creatures that need (or prefer) to modify their food? REASON Why do humans grow pubic hair? REASON Why do humans still have wisdom teeth? REASON Why do hurricanes and typhoons turn different directions? REASON Why do ice cubes form icicles that go up in the ice cube tray? REASON Why do insects form clouds? REASON Why do judges wear black robes? REASON Why do kids have to go to school? REASON Why do leaves change color in the fall? REASON Why do magnets attract? REASON Why do male primates have nipples? Do males of all mammals have nipples? Are there any evolutionary theories explaining the survival advantages of male nipples? Or did males at some point share the burden of feeding their young with females? REASON Why do males have an adams apple and females don't? REASON Why do many desert animals have large ears? REASON Why do men button from the right and women from the left? REASON Why do men have nipples? REASON Why do men snore? REASON Why do men's jackets have slits in the back? REASON Why do midwives ask their assistants to fetch boiled water? REASON Why do mints make your mouth feel cold inside? REASON Why do mosquito bites itch? REASON Why do mosquitoes bite? REASON Why do mosquitos bite some people more than others? REASON Why do most cereals crackle when you add milk? REASON Why do most girls LOVE Leonardo Dicaprio? REASON Why do moths eat clothes? REASON Why do moths fly to the light? REASON Why do movie and TV stars get paid so much? REASON Why do nearly all types of races rotate to the left (counter-clockwise)? REASON Why do neutral atoms have the same number of protons as electrons? REASON Why do oceans contain salt water instead of fresh water? REASON Why do old people get wrinkles? REASON Why do onions make you cry? REASON Why do ostriches bury their heads in the sand? REASON Why do our ears ring? REASON Why do oysters die when a pearl is taken out of them? REASON Why do pawn shops display the three hanging balls outside? REASON Why do people argue? REASON Why do people ask so many questions about sex? REASON Why do people associate blue with being sad? REASON Why do people become homosexuals? REASON Why do people close their eyes when they kiss? REASON Why do people collect AOL disks? REASON Why do people cross their fingers for good luck? REASON Why do people cry at weddings? REASON Why do people do drugs when they know it's bad for them? REASON Why do people enjoy being scared? REASON Why do people fart? REASON Why do people get calluses? REASON Why do people get goosebumps when they have something emotional happen to them, like when they hear a beautiful piece of music, or see something beautiful, or get aroused by someone they love? REASON Why do people get more colds in the winter? REASON Why do people get stomachaches? REASON Why do people have hair in their ears and nose? REASON Why do people hiccup? REASON Why do people in northern Siberia rarely catch colds? REASON Why do people in the upper peninsula of Michagin say "eh?"? REASON Why do people lie? REASON Why do people look up when they're thinking? REASON Why do people read their horoscope? REASON Why do people shake hands to show friendliness? REASON Why do people sleepwalk? REASON Why do people sneeze? REASON Why do people snore while sleeping? REASON Why do people sometimes get chills, and what are they called? REASON Why do people throw rice in weddings? REASON Why do people use lemon to get rid of a nasty smells? REASON Why do people wake up tired? REASON Why do people want body piercing? REASON Why do people wash their hands with lemon juice after handling fish? REASON Why do people with Tourette's syndrome curse uncontrollably? REASON Why do people yawn? REASON Why do people's ears get red? REASON Why do pharmacists work on raised floors? REASON Why do potatoes turn black when set aside after boiling? REASON Why do pressure cookers save time in the kitchen? REASON Why do radio and TV stations' call letters begin with W or K? REASON Why do recipe books recommend starting with cold water when you boil something? REASON Why do riders mount horses from the left? REASON Why do rooftops give off steam after a big rainstorm? REASON Why do roosters sing at five o'clock in the morning? REASON Why do rubber bands stretch? REASON Why do scuba divers go into the water backwards? REASON Why do sea otters die of cold if they get caught in oil spills? REASON Why do shells have different colors and shapes? REASON Why do ships have to go through a series of locks to cross the Panama Canal if sea level is the same on both sides of the lock? REASON Why do skunks smell bad? REASON Why do slugs dissolve when you pour salt on them? REASON Why do some animals hibernate? REASON Why do some aspen trees turn red or orange in the fall and not yellow? REASON Why do some chickens lay brown eggs while others lay white? REASON Why do some clothing labels say "Use a nonchlorine bleach"? REASON Why do some jets have a vapor trail, and others do not? REASON Why do some passenger jets leave the famous trail of smoke while other similar jets leave no trail? REASON Why do some people call soft drinks "pop"? REASON Why do some people have two different color eyes? REASON Why do some people perspire when eating spicy foods? REASON Why do some people save aluminum can tabs seperately from the can? REASON Why do some people say "frankfurter" and others say "hotdog"? REASON Why do some people weigh more than others? REASON Why do some people where a sprig of Rosemary on Anzac Day REASON Why do some people's vision go bad, while other's don't? REASON Why do some sounds, like a chalk or fingernails being scratched over a blackboard, cause physical pain and/or discomfort (ie. the spine-tingling sensation)? REASON Why do space shuttle astronauts wear parachutes? REASON Why do stars appear to twinkle? REASON Why do stock prices rise and fall? REASON Why do subliminal messages work? REASON Why do sunsets have certain colors? REASON Why do telephones ring why don't they bark or something? REASON Why do the British avoid using the letter "z"? REASON Why do the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving? REASON Why do the English call a bathroom the loo? REASON Why do the chickenpoxs last so long? REASON Why do the former colonies of England use the dollar as currency rather than the pound? REASON Why do the northern lights exist? REASON Why do the prices of most products end with either $.99 or $.95 cents? REASON Why do the scores in tennis go from 15 to 30 to 40? REASON Why do the sunrise times vary greatly by latitude, but sunset times vary only slightly? REASON Why do the sunset times vary? REASON Why do they call 144 of something a gross? REASON Why do they call a hamburger a hamburger when there is no ham? REASON Why do they call it a "funny bone"? REASON Why do they call it a poop deck on a ship? REASON Why do they call rainforests in North Queensland, Wet Tropics? REASON Why do they call them taste Buds? REASON Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injection? REASON Why do utility wires hung from poles sometimes hum? REASON Why do vinyl records have a clearer sound than CD/Cassettes given identical equipment and speakers? REASON Why do waves always flow towards shore on islands? REASON Why do we ask for the "check" and not the bill at a restaurant? REASON Why do we belch after a hearty meal? REASON Why do we call Japan, Japan? REASON Why do we call sandwiches "grinders"? REASON Why do we call someone "honey"? REASON Why do we celebrate May Day? REASON Why do we change from Daylight Savings Time to Eastern Standard Time? REASON Why do we cry tears? REASON Why do we dissect frogs in biology class? Do frogs have the same digestive process as humans? REASON Why do we dream? REASON Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? REASON Why do we experience deja vu? REASON Why do we give names to hurricanes and cyclones? REASON Why do we have bikes? REASON Why do we have facial hair? REASON Why do we have hair under our arms? REASON Why do we have seasons? REASON Why do we have to go to school? REASON Why do we have wax in our ears? REASON Why do we laugh? REASON Why do we never see baby pigeons? REASON Why do we only see one side of the moon? REASON Why do we play April Fool's jokes? REASON Why do we put hamburger meat in cold water, instead of hot water, when we want to defrost it? REASON Why do we say "brand" new? REASON Why do we say a "pair" of pants? REASON Why do we shake hands when greeting someone? REASON Why do we smile when we're happy? REASON Why do we sneeze if we look at the sun? REASON Why do we sweat? REASON Why do we swing our arms when we walk? REASON Why do we use a pin-hole camera? REASON Why do we use an S with two lines through it for "dollar"? REASON Why do we use the expression "so long" as a farewell? REASON Why do we use the word Dutch to describe things associated with Holland or the Netherlands? REASON Why do we wear underwear? REASON Why do woman have to have a period? REASON Why do women get testy around menstruation time? REASON Why do women have cramps before their period? REASON Why do women live longer than men on average? REASON Why do women take on the male's last name when they get married? REASON Why do women wear mortar boards at graduations but men don't? REASON Why do you die if you do not sleep for 10 days? REASON Why do you drive on the parkway and park in the driveway? REASON Why do you float in a swimming pool but not in the bathtub? REASON Why do you get a headache? REASON Why do you get hair around your penis? REASON Why do you get more colds in the winter? REASON Why do you hear a bang when a balloon breaks? REASON Why do you say "God bless you" when people sneeze ? REASON Why do you say 'red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning'? REASON Why do you see better with glasses on than with contact lenses? REASON Why do you weigh less on carpet? REASON Why do zebras have stripes? REASON Why does Arizona have monsoons? REASON Why does Beavis think that he is Cornholio? REASON Why does California have so many earthquakes, and not New York? REASON Why does Diet Coke go bad more quickly than regular Coke? REASON Why does El Nino upset the weather? REASON Why does Jupiter have rings around it? REASON Why does Lex Luthor hate Superman? REASON Why does Lobster turn red when cooked? REASON Why does Starbucks have many varieties of coffee bean but only one expresso bean (besides decaf)? REASON Why does a balloon expand when it's placed in hot water? REASON Why does a bug turn over on its back when it dies? REASON Why does a candle go out when we blow on it? REASON Why does a candle need a wick? REASON Why does a curveball curve? REASON Why does a dog bark at people coming to your house? REASON Why does a dog roll onto its back? REASON Why does a dog turn around in circles before it lays down ? REASON Why does a fart smell so bad? REASON Why does a female praying mantise eat their mate while mating? REASON Why does a gambling house establish odds? REASON Why does a green pepper turn red? REASON Why does a person's eyes hurt when they are sick? REASON Why does a rhinoceros charge? REASON Why does a satellite suddenly stop being visible? REASON Why does a seashell sound like the ocean? REASON Why does a snake flick out its tongue? REASON Why does a stirring stick have a hole through the center of it? REASON Why does a wheel (e.g. a car tire) appear to spin in the opposite direction as it slows down? REASON Why does a woman have to be a virgin to be a nun? REASON Why does air pollution hurt humans? REASON Why does algae grow? REASON Why does an egg harden when boiled? REASON Why does an image appear upside-down in a pinhole camera? REASON Why does baking soda and vinegar explode when you mix them together? REASON Why does broken glass cause fires? REASON Why does cotton get caught in belly buttons? REASON Why does dirty snow melt faster than clean snow? REASON Why does furniture come with tags that say "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law"? REASON Why does hair grow the fastest at night and summer? REASON Why does humidity make some hair curly and some straight? REASON Why does hydrogen peroxide fizz when you apply it to a cut? REASON Why does hypothyroidism cause inferility in both men and women? REASON Why does ice float? REASON Why does it hurt when you hit your funny bone? REASON Why does it rain? REASON Why does it say on children's cough syrup not to drive while using this medication? REASON Why does it snow? REASON Why does laundry dried outside smell better? REASON Why does light at different times of the day hurt your eyes? REASON Why does lobster turn red when cook REASON Why does my IP address change each time I log on to the net? REASON Why does my skin feel sticky on humid days? REASON Why does newspaper turn yellow when it gets old? REASON Why does orange juice taste disgusting after you brush your teeth? REASON Why does putting salt on meat prevent it from spoilage? REASON Why does scratching relieve itching? REASON Why does shrimp change color when cooked? REASON Why does sniffing hard help you smell better? REASON Why does soap burn eyes ? REASON Why does sound travel quicker through water than air? REASON Why does stress upset the stomach? REASON Why does sugar taste sweet? REASON Why does the Earth turn west to east? REASON Why does the Sun seem to move? REASON Why does the clouds darken when it rains? REASON Why does the density become greater if you add salt to water? REASON Why does the earth rotate on its axis? REASON Why does the earth tilt approximately 23 degrees? REASON Why does the first pouring of cola on ice fizz greatly and the next pouring hardly at all? REASON Why does the full Moon look as big as the Sun? REASON Why does the ground beneath a tree stay frost-free? REASON Why does the hair on your head grow long, but no other hair on your body does? REASON Why does the letter k signify a strikeout in baseball? REASON Why does the minor key sound sad and major happy? REASON Why does the moon look larger when it's closer to the horizon? REASON Why does the ocean seem blue? REASON Why does the road seem to be giving off gases on very hot days? Is it the same property that causes mirages in the desert? REASON Why does the skin on the extremities wrinkle after a bath? REASON Why does the sun rise in the south east during the winter in the east? REASON Why does the sun separate salt from salt water? REASON Why does the sun shine only a short time in Alaska? REASON Why does the universe have no end in terms of space? REASON Why does throwing salt over your shoulder give you good luck? REASON Why does water drain clockwise north of the equator and counter-clockwise south? What does it do on the equator? If you are on a ship draining a tub and you cross the equator? REASON Why does water expand when it is frozen? REASON Why does water freeze on top instead at bottom? REASON Why does yellow mean cowardly? REASON Why does your nose run? REASON Why does your temperature go up so many degrees when you have a cold and why? REASON Why doesn't a snorer wake himself up? REASON Why doesn't sound travel as fast as light? REASON Why doesn't sugar burn? REASON Why doesn't the Moon rotate on an axis? REASON Why doesn't the Sun set at the North Pole in summer? REASON Why doesn't the government allow people to take out a catalytic converter? REASON Why doesn't www.answers.com have any answers to my questions? REASON Why don't Moslims {Muslims} eat pork? REASON Why don't adults get head lice? REASON Why don't animals need glasses? REASON Why don't figure skaters get dizzy after doing a fast spin? REASON Why don't oil and water mix? REASON Why don't we celebrate the 12 days of Christmas anymore? REASON Why don't we like the taste of some foods? REASON Why don't women go bald just like men? REASON Why don't you give more room to ask questions? REASON Why don't you guys have some sort of contest where you ask a question and whoever finds the answers wins a prize? REASON Why don't you have a categorical listing of the questions? REASON Why don’t humans live forever? REASON Why dosen't bubble gum dissolve in your mouth? REASON Why has February only got 28 days? i.e. Why aren't there 7 months of 30 days and 5 months of 31? REASON Why humans choose decimal number system for counting? REASON Why if you send something by car it is called shipment and something by ship is cargo? REASON Why in the female symbol is there a plus sign sticking out of a circle and a arrow in the male one? REASON Why is "33000 feet" the proper height for airplanes? REASON Why is "bless you" said after one sneezes? REASON Why is "number" abbreviated No. instead of Nu.? REASON Why is Andrew Dice Clay banned from MTV? REASON Why is BC now BCE? REASON Why is Beethoven considered the most well known and admired composer who has ever lived? REASON Why is Boston called Beantown? REASON Why is Canada a good country in which to live in? REASON Why is Canada called a melting pot? REASON Why is Chicago named Chicago? REASON Why is Christmas abbreviated as Xmas? REASON Why is Christmas on December 25? REASON Why is Christopher Chance called the Human Target? REASON Why is Connecticut called "Connecticut"? REASON Why is Earth rotating? REASON Why is English the language of the USA? REASON Why is February used for Black History Month? REASON Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? REASON Why is Hattiesburg, Mississippi called 'Hub City'? REASON Why is IBM referred to as the Big Blue? REASON Why is Indiglo called Indiglo? REASON Why is Jack the nickname for John? REASON Why is Jim the nickname for James? In fact, why have a nickname for a one-syllable name? REASON Why is Jupiter's red spot red? REASON Why is Kansas City in Missouri and not in Kansas REASON Why is Lake Superior sometimes called Gitchee Gumee? REASON Why is New York City called the Big Apple? REASON Why is New York called the "Big Apple"? REASON Why is Oprah Winfrey called Oprah? REASON Why is Persia now called Iran? REASON Why is Rush's 2112 called 2112? REASON Why is September 13, 1788 an important day in U.S. History? REASON Why is Siberia's population density lower than other parts of the region? REASON Why is Sunday the first day of the week REASON Why is Thanksgiving on a Thursday? REASON Why is Wisconsin called the Badger State? REASON Why is a "pallbearer" called that? REASON Why is a beard called a "goatee"? REASON Why is a black hole black? REASON Why is a boxing (ring) square? REASON Why is a catcall called a catcall? REASON Why is a certain poker hand called a "full house"? REASON Why is a checkered flag used to end a race? REASON Why is a computer cabinet always white? REASON Why is a dolphin not aggressive like a shark? REASON Why is a fighter plane called a bogie? REASON Why is a medieval trombone called a 'sackbut'? REASON Why is a package store called that? REASON Why is a person still tired after a long night's sleep? REASON Why is a revolving door called a revolving door? REASON Why is a sea cow called a manatee? REASON Why is a ship called a 'she'? REASON Why is a softball made the way it is? REASON Why is a toilet also called a throne? REASON Why is a white flag a symbol of surrender? REASON Why is air pollution burning the ozone? REASON Why is an alloy generally stronger than the parent solvent metal REASON Why is an egg the shape that it is? REASON Why is black the color of mourning in the West? REASON Why is blues music called so? REASON Why is chicken soup good for a cold? REASON Why is corned beef so-called when there is no corn involved? REASON Why is cottage cheese so named? REASON Why is dryer lint gray? REASON Why is everything more painful when it's cold? REASON Why is fire bright? In other words, what makes the light happen? Why is a flame bright when it's one foot high but not bright when it's two inches higher? REASON Why is fire hot? REASON Why is fire red? REASON Why is fish referred to as brain food? REASON Why is frozen yogurt considered yogurt? REASON Why is ginseng healthy? REASON Why is glass hard and plastic soft? REASON Why is gold a stable element, even if it is not one of the noble gases? REASON Why is hockey so violent? REASON Why is inquiry into the nature of the self part of the quest for spiritual liberation in Hindu philosophy? REASON Why is international trade important to Australia? REASON Why is it a good idea to colonize in space? REASON Why is it called "Good Will Hunting"? REASON Why is it called "hamburger" if there is no ham in it? REASON Why is it called Algebra? REASON Why is it called a flashlight when it doesn't flash? REASON Why is it called shepherd's pie? REASON Why is it important to vote? REASON Why is it now possible to work at home linked to an office computer system? REASON Why is it rude to ask an adult their age? REASON Why is it said that people FALL in love??? REASON Why is it said that people fall in love, when they don't actually FALL?? REASON Why is it so hard for females to understand males? REASON Why is it so hard to control who is fishing in the Grand Banks? REASON Why is it that in the Chinese culture they represent each year with a animal? REASON Why is it that pregnant women are more likely or more suseptible to getting REASON Why is it that when a person has a fever, they can be really cold on minute and really hot the next? REASON Why is it that when we refer to a building with 5 floors we say it has 5 "stories" ? REASON Why is it that you can tell when someone is looking at you? REASON Why is it when a cat is upset with another cat it puffs its tail, but when stalking something it creeps low to the ground? REASON Why is it when you see someone yawn that you then yawn? REASON Why is laughter the best medicine? REASON Why is marijuana illegal and who made it so? REASON Why is math so hard? REASON Why is milk named Vitamin D milk and 2% milk? REASON Why is my computer beige? REASON Why is my reflection upside down in a spoon? REASON Why is number abbreviated “No.” instead of “Nu.”? REASON Why is one foot bigger than the other? REASON Why is poop brown? REASON Why is poop sometimes different colors? REASON Why is red meat red and white meat white? What is the difference between the various animals that makes their flesh differently colored? REASON Why is salt water more dense? REASON Why is shampoo better than soap FOR YOUR HAIR???? REASON Why is shampoo better than soap? REASON Why is sheepherder Marcus known as the Golden Gladiator in comic books? REASON Why is skim milk homogenized? REASON Why is smoking bad? REASON Why is snow white? REASON Why is space black? REASON Why is space so cold? REASON Why is stool brown? REASON Why is summer sausage called summer sausage? REASON Why is the "Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" the same tune? REASON Why is the "Odyssey" a story read by so many after years and years? REASON Why is the 4th dimension considered time? REASON Why is the Chinese food sauce called duck sauce? REASON Why is the Dead Sea "dead"? REASON Why is the Dead Sea called dead? REASON Why is the Leaning Tower of Pisa not falling? REASON Why is the U.S. concerned with the problem in Kosovo? REASON Why is the color purple associated with royalty? REASON Why is the coral reef disappearing? REASON Why is the development of space so important? REASON Why is the discoverer of longitude and latitude unknown? REASON Why is the earth round? REASON Why is the elephant the symbol for the Republican Party? REASON Why is the favorite American condiment sometimes spelled ketchup and sometimes catsup? REASON Why is the funny bone so called? REASON Why is the gastrointestinal tract of animals that eat grass longer than a humans? REASON Why is the grass green? REASON Why is the large intestine called the large intestine if it is small than the small intestine? REASON Why is the letter X used to represent the unknown? REASON Why is the lowest station on a TV, 2? REASON Why is the medical symbol a snake on a stick? REASON Why is the mile 5280 feet? REASON Why is the moon different sizes and colors? REASON Why is the moon sometimes orange? REASON Why is the number 666 the number of the devil? REASON Why is the number of proteins virtually unlimited? REASON Why is the ocean salty? REASON Why is the octopus considered intelligent? What characteristics contribute to its "intelligence"? REASON Why is the pitcher in a cricket match called a "bowler"? REASON Why is the process of DNA replication necessary? REASON Why is the religion of Muslims called Islam? REASON Why is the rising Moon so big? REASON Why is the scorpion's tail so big? REASON Why is the singular still called a "pair of panties"? REASON Why is the sky blue? REASON Why is the sky dark at night? REASON Why is the sky red at sunset and also colorful at sunrise? REASON Why is the sky yellow sometimes? REASON Why is the time displayed in most watch ads 10:09 and 36 seconds? REASON Why is the universe flat, if it started from an explosion, shouldn't it be a sphere? REASON Why is the viewing at a funeral home called a "wake"? REASON Why is the water around Interlaken, Switzerland, jade colored? REASON Why is the water so clear at Puerto Vallarta? REASON Why is the word "abbreviation" so long? REASON Why is the word "know" used to indicate sexual intercourse in the Bible? REASON Why is the word "story" used to described how tall a building is? REASON Why is the word ambulance displayed backwards on the front of an ambulance? REASON Why is there a "Black Entertainment Channel" but if a "White Entertainment Channel" is shown it is racist? REASON Why is there a Moon in daytime? REASON Why is there a drop third strike rule in baseball? REASON Why is there a health concern for aluminum? REASON Why is there air around the Earth? REASON Why is there air? REASON Why is there an Easter bunny? REASON Why is there an expiration date on sour cream? REASON Why is there no channel 1 on TV? REASON Why is there so many infomercial's on T.V.? REASON Why is there so much oil in Texas? REASON Why is there such a difference between the way a man thinks and a woman? REASON Why is tobacco legal and marijuana illegal when tobacco is the addictive one and carcinogenic? REASON Why is water clear? REASON Why is water wet? REASON Why is weird spelled w-e-i-r-d and not w-i-e-r-d? REASON Why is wildlife conservation important? REASON Why isn't platinum used in jewelry if it's the most valuable? REASON Why isn't secondhand smoke a risk to kids? REASON Why isn’t there a shorter word for abbreviation? REASON Why just own a car, when you can own the road?" is a slogan for what car? REASON Why lower-case a and m for archy and mehitabel? REASON Why might a farmer say, "I get a sinking feeling just thinking about overdrafts on my aquifer!"? REASON Why might a nerve cell be one meter long in human leg? REASON Why might somebody not want to live in or visit the country of Haiti? REASON Why must the Inhuman leader Black Bolt never speak? REASON Why nausea after renal dialysis? REASON Why pizza is pronounced as "pitza"? REASON Why should I backup information? REASON Why should I choose platinum? REASON Why should cigarette smoking be banned? REASON Why shouldn't dogs eat chocolate? REASON Why shouldn't teenagers smoke"? REASON Why shouldn't you mix different grades ( i.e. 30 wt with 10-30 wt ) of motor oil in an engine? REASON Why shouldn't you remove a bee stinger with tweezers? REASON Why so tense? Maybe it's your coffee." This line was used in commercials for what product? REASON Why the eye of a hurricane is so calm? REASON Why the hell can't you answer my fucking questions? REASON Why was Andrew Jackson impeached? REASON Why was Astro Boy built? REASON Why was Curious George curious? REASON Why was Deborah Ann Fountain, 1981 Miss New York State, cut from the Miss U.S.A. pageant? REASON Why was General Pershing called Black Jack? REASON Why was Henry Ford's first automobile calleda Model T & his second type of automobile, introduced in 1928, called a Model A? REASON Why was John Reed buried in the Kremlin? REASON Why was Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt? REASON Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his title and barred from boxing in 1967? REASON Why was Paris given broad boulevards after 1848? REASON Why was Pearl Harbor bombed? REASON Why was Schopenhauer called the "philosopher of pessimism"? REASON Why was The Bronx named named The Bronx instead of Bronx? REASON Why was Washington, DC originally named the District of Columbia? Why was it created as a "District" instead of a state? REASON Why was William 'Big Bill' Haywood buried in the Kremlin? REASON Why was cobalt named cobalt? REASON Why was the $20 bill changed? REASON Why was the Internet created? REASON Why was the Magna Carta not signed by the English king? REASON Why was the Smithsonian Castle built in the style of a castle? REASON Why was the liner Queen Elizabeth flying the Nazi flag when she sailed into New York in 1945? REASON Why was the zipper invented? REASON Why was there only one Smurfette in the cartoon? REASON Why were Africans brought as slaves to the West Indies in the 1700s and 1800s? REASON Why were buildings built for so long without regard for energy conservation? REASON Why were medieval castles built? REASON Why were people recruited for the Vietnam War? REASON Why were red M&Ms discontinued then brought back? REASON Why were the American soliders in WWI called "Doughboys", and how did the term originate? REASON Why were the Pyramids built? REASON Why were the first ten amendments passed? REASON Why weren't there always blue M&Ms? REASON Why will my modem work on one phone line, but not on my other phone line?