Big Questions Answered, How and Why

You can thank a union rule.

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You’ll be happy to know that there’s a reason for all that pill packing material—and even happier to know that it’s a dying trend.

The color is a favorite choice of animators for a very good reason.

Springfield’s most beloved family didn’t start out with their own network show.

At $1.99 a bottle, Charles Shaw wine is cheaper than an equivalent volume of Aquafina. We investigate.

In 1943, the Girl Scouts brought terrible news to the homefront.

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It’s all about your enzymes.

One has to do with rocks, and another with glaciers.

We've come a long way since the days of snow shoes.

Nope, it's not because they're equally adorable.

More than 90 percent of a UPS driver's turns are to the right. Why?

The single-digit stamp helps determine the ultimate fate of your trash.

The answer depends a lot on whether you bought your way into the job.

From Coca-Cola to carbonated water, there isn't a fizzy drink around that tastes better once it's gone flat.

At least according to one bowel expert.

It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's perfectly normal.

Robert Downey Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. are arguably two of the biggest celebrities ever to rock nominal suffixes—but why aren't they Robert Downey II and Sammy Davis II?

Just like undertakers have the world’s most secure job, vultures have the world’s most secure food source.

It comes down to the possibility of a split second of interference.

Those white spots you sometimes get on your fingernails? Totally normal. Usually.

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For some pedestrians, they're essential to getting around.

You, probably.

Some believe February once boasted 29 days and that Augustus Caesar stole a day so he could add it to August, which was named for him. (If there’s a month named after you, why not milk it?) But that’s a myth.

BIG QUESTIONS

Why Do So Many Alien Planets in Movies Look the Same?

When Should I Start Saving for Retirement?

Why Is There a Huge Cotton Ball in My Aspirin Bottle?

Why Are So Many Cartoon Characters Yellow?

Did Tracey Ullman Get Rich Off The Simpsons?

Why is Trader Joe's Wine Cheaper Than Bottled Water?

Why Can’t You Eat Grapefruit While Taking Certain Medications?

What Is the Difference Between a Crevice and a Crevasse?

How Were Roads Cleared Before Snowplows?

Why Do We Use the Same Voice to Talk to Babies and Dogs?

Why Don't UPS Drivers Turn Left?

What Do Those Numbers on the Bottom of Plastic Bottles Mean?

What Does a U.S. Ambassador Really Do?

Do Carbonated Drinks Go Flat Quicker on Their Sides?

When Is the Best Time to Poop?

Why Is Bacon Sometimes Green?

What's the Difference Between "Jr." and "II"?

Why Don't Vultures Eat Live Prey?

Why Do I Have to Put My Phone in Airplane Mode?

What Are Those White Marks on Your Fingernails?

Why Do Some Sections of Sidewalk Have Bumps?

What Is an Ambivert?

Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?