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Why Don't All Food Cans Have Pull Tabs?
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You can open a can with a can opener, but a can with a pull tab is even easier to open. So, why don't more cans come with pull tabs?
Why are people so superstitious about cats?
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Does your stomach flutter a bit when you cross paths with a black cat? Find out why many people are superstitious about cats at HowStuffWorks.
Why did Lady Godiva take a naked horse ride?
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Lady Godiva is famous for a naked horse ride through town. But is there more to the legend of Lady Godiva? And why is she the symbol of Godiva chocolates?
Why Do Liminal Spaces Feel So Unsettling, Yet So Familiar?
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Liminal spaces, like empty corridors or abandoned malls, can seem eerie and mysterious, yet compelling. Why do they have that effect on us?
Why Chugging a Gallon of Milk Is Nearly Impossible
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Can you drink a gallon of milk in an hour? HowStuffWorks explains why milk chugging, or the gallon challenge, is tough on the human body.
Why Is Pancreatic Cancer So Deadly?
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HowStuffWorks looks at the causes, signs and treatment of pancreatic cancer and why the five-year survival rate is so low.
Why doesn't NASCAR race in the rain?
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Why doesn't NASCAR race in the rain? Wet track conditions are often dangerous for the drivers. Learn more about NASCAR rain conditions here.
Why Do People Say 'Bless You' When You Sneeze?
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Why do we say "bless you" when there is a sneeze? Learn about the history and meaning behind bless you, the sneeze and gesundheit.
Why doesn't gasoline burn cleanly?
auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/question407.htm
Gasoline doesn't burn cleanly because of the arrangement of its carbon chains. Learn exactly why gasoline doesn't burn cleanly in this explanation.
Why is the keypad arrangement different for a telephone and a calculator?
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It's one of those seemingly-unexplainable lapses in logic -- Why do these two digit-based devices order their number keys in exactly opposite ways?