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Why are blood pressure and tire pressure measured differently?

The history is quite mercurial.

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Why do cats have slit pupils?

A different purr-spective

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Why is it called a hamburger when it is made out of beef?

“I’ll have some fries with that history lesson.”

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What is the largest named number?

Hint: It's way bigger than 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999.

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How are prints of paintings made?

A work of art of a work of art

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Why do mosquito bites itch?

Mosquitoes suck ... in more than one way

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What is GDP and what does it measure?

Our (economically) grossest article yet

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Why do clams squirt water?

The original water gun

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Why are some plants pollinated by wind and others pollinated by insects?

All aboard for Pollination Station

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Why do we repeat the funny thing we just heard while laughing?

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How do pimple patches work?

(Z)it's fairly simple

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What determines the color pattern of a cat?

Welcome to the world of cat genetics

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Is the “five-second rule” legitimate?

Bacteria won't politely wait for you to pick your food up

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Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

No punchlines here. Just facts.

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Why did the Tour de France start?

Have you heard of the Dreyfus affair?

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Why does the mouth heal so fast?

Let’s chew on it

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Why do we feel secondhand embarrassment?

More than a tinge of cringe

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Why do dogs tilt their heads when you talk to them?

Dog: "Huh?"

Caitlin Olson 6/4/26 Caitlin Olson 6/4/26

How does a thermos work?

It's getting (and staying) hot in here

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Why do we feel the urge to squish cute things?

So cute I could ... destroy you?

Curious about how the world works?