Every once in awhile, things occur to me for no good reason. There are questions that come from things I see out and about, or on television, or when I listen to the radio, that are actually quite mundane but at the same time get me to wonder how they arose or came into being. Mostly, they're nonsensical, but then again, I'm pretty nonsensical. Just ask Karen.
So here are the most recent ponderous questions that one can waste time thinking about, unless you know better.
Just what is chai tea, anyway?
How is it that three words that look so similar -- though, through and tough -- are pronounced differently than each other?
Why do women put themselves through torture to wear things like high heels just for fashion?
In that vein, who dictates what's fashionable?
Is it possible that Rihanna and Prince are the same person (I can't take credit for this observation, but the similarity is quite stunning)?
How are royalties paid on books and more interestingly on music?
Who ever thought of putting rat intestinal mucosa (Heparin) and porcine intestinal mucosa (Coumadin) in humans?
Does it really make any difference if one drives on the right side of the car versus the left side, or the right side of the road versus the left side?
What exactly is a pixel?
Why would Batman have a robin as a sidekick?
Does anyone know exactly how the word gringo came into being?
For that matter, can anyone explain conclusively why Spaniards speak with a lisp, as it's commonly called?
Shouldn't brainwashing be called brainsoiling instead?
Why are men's and women's buttons on opposite sides of garments?
Does one suspend belief or suspend disbelief?
Who came up with the names for chartreuse and mauve?
Why would anyone eat a cooked egg?
Who thought to drink cow's milk first?
Why did James Naismith use a peach basket and not a bushel basket?
What makes sand?
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