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Why pyramids? 9 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
These huge pointy structures have surely puzzled us for centuries. Before the pyramids, mastabas wer [...]
Why shouldn't you leave a loaf upside down on a table? 9 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
In the Middle Ages, the hangman of the village was a respected as well as feared man. He had priorit [...]
Why was Joan of Arc burnt? 9 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
Once made prisoner by the Burundians after numerous wars, Joan of Arc was sold to the English who ha [...]
Why was the Great Wall of China built? 9 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
This famous and unique Wall of China was built between 221 BC and 206 BC, a period whereby the first [...]
Why were only the outlines of ancient Egyptians drawn? 9 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
Egyptologists have agreed that the objectives of painters of Pharaonic times were not to copy nature [...]
Why is the word ''ambulance'' written the wrong way around on a car bonnet? 8 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
This could appear a little strange, since not many people can read back to front... but it allows th [...]
Why is water wet? 8 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
Water wets, in the same way as the sun warms. Or that fire burns. Seriously, this property of water, [...]
Why is yawning so contagious? 8 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
It is said that a good yawn creates seven other yawns. What is certainly true is that yawning is a r [...]
Why isn't there half a liter of beer in half a pint? 8 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
No need to take the bar manager to court because he continues to serve you a dodgy half-pint: no, ha [...]
Why mountains? 8 Sep 2010 | 09:00 pm
Fortunately for skiing fans, mountains exist... their formation is the result of a slow and complex [...]
