Why?

Some of life's great unanswered questions

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is it said that an alarm clock is going off when really its coming on?
Why is it that if someone yells "duck" they are helping you, but if they yell "chicken" they are insulting you?
Why is belly button fluff always blue?
Why do we sing "Rock a bye baby" to lull our little ones to sleep when the song is about putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?
Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :'Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?
Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why are elderly people often called "old people" but children are never called "new people"?
Why does it say “may contain nuts” on the side of some peanut packets?
Why is it called the People's Republic Of China when China's not a republic?
Why does triangularly cut bread taste better than square bread?
Why do grated carrots taste better than whole or sliced carrots?
Why do they call them pepperoni if there is no pepper in it?
Why do mattresses have designs on them when they're always covered with sheets?
Why is there only ONE Monopolies Commission?
Why is there an expiration date on SOUR cream?
Why do we leave expensive cars in the driveway, when we keep worthless junk in the garage?
Why is Mickey Mouse bigger than his dog Pluto?
Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"?
Why is it when a door is open it's ajar, but when a jar is open it's not adoor?
Why is it so hard to remember how to spell MNEMONIC?
Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light?
Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?
Why is it called a bust, when it stops right before the part it is named after?
Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who runs in a race not called a racist?
Why is it called eggplant, when there's no egg in it?
Why is it called pineapple, when's there neither pine nor apple in it?
Why don't you ever hear about gruntled employees?
Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together?
Why is ‘big’ such a small word?
Why is ‘small’ a bigger word than ‘big’?
Why isn't ‘phonetic’ spelled the way it sounds?
Why isn't ‘palindrome’ spelled the same way backwards?
Why is abbreviation such a long word?
Why is it you chop a tree down but then chop it up (which does not reverse the process)?
Why is dyslexia so hard to spell?
Why is rush hour so called when everyone is travelling at the slowest speed?
Why is there always a teaspoon at the bottom of a washing up bowl after washing up?
Why does dropped buttered toast always land buttered side down?
Why did Bungle not wear clothes except when going to bed?
Why is it that when the average house has two doors and eight windows, does Father Christmas still come down the chimney?
Why is that when you lose something, it is always found in the last place you look?
If red houses are made of red bricks and blue houses are made from blue bricks, why is it that green houses are made from glass?
Why is the food called chilli so hot?
Why is it, that no matter how tall you are, your legs are just the right length to reach the ground?

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