Lucy
ACME Canine Unit
This is a place for random thoughts/observations I have been thinking about. The list is getting long in my head. Needed some place to put it. Some of them are questions I haven't looked up the answers to yet but I am curious about. People can add their own if they wish.
Why does our interstate have a speed limit but the Autobahn doesn't?
If you’re 'up' for something, you’re usually happy about it. If you’re 'down' for something, you’re also usually happy about it. English is weird.
If you think about it, your birthday is just the anniversary of the day you were evicted from your first apartment.
We call it 'the news,' but it’s almost always just stuff that happened yesterday.
If you’re waiting for the waiter at a restaurant, aren't you the waiter?
If money is at the root of all evil, why do churches ask for it?
Humans are the only species that pay to live!
The banana used to be the food that most looked like a phone. Now it’s the pop tart.
In order to fall asleep we have to pretend to be asleep.
Why are people so afraid to make mistakes when it is how we learn?
Why is it easier to offer forgiveness to others than it is to forgive yourself?
Why did certain countries develop deeply rooted tipping cultures, while others view tipping as an insult?
Why are certain national borders drawn in perfectly straight geometric lines instead of following natural landscapes?
Why do some countries design cities for pedestrians and bicycles, while others build exclusively for cars?
Why do certain nations use entirely unique electrical plug types and voltages instead of a global standard?
Why do certain nations completely eliminate standardized testing in schools, while others base a student's entire future on a single exam?
Why are there no street names or house numbers in the postal system of Costa Rica?
Why does Norway deliberately choose to store its massive oil wealth in a giant global fund instead of spending it domestically?
Why is it considered a major insult to show the soles of your shoes to someone in Middle Eastern cultures?
Why do people in Finland routinely leave their sleeping babies in strollers outside in sub-zero temperatures?
Why does the tiny nation of Tuvalu earn millions of dollars a year just from owning the ".tv" internet domain?
Why does Germany still heavily rely on cash payments for daily transactions while neighboring nations have gone almost entirely cashless?
Why is it tradition in Denmark to splash cinnamon all over single people on their 25th birthday?
Why do France and Spain trade ownership of a single island (Pheasant Island) back and forth every six months?
Why are traditional houses in the Netherlands built with prominent iron hooks sticking out of their top roofs?
Why are historical buildings in Prague marked with unique animal symbols (like a golden horseshoe or a red fox) instead of standard street numbers?
Why do farmers in Peru grow thousands of varieties of potatoes at different altitudes rather than focusing on the single highest-yielding crop?
(More questions and stuff to come.)
Why does our interstate have a speed limit but the Autobahn doesn't?
If you’re 'up' for something, you’re usually happy about it. If you’re 'down' for something, you’re also usually happy about it. English is weird.
If you think about it, your birthday is just the anniversary of the day you were evicted from your first apartment.
We call it 'the news,' but it’s almost always just stuff that happened yesterday.
If you’re waiting for the waiter at a restaurant, aren't you the waiter?
If money is at the root of all evil, why do churches ask for it?
Humans are the only species that pay to live!
The banana used to be the food that most looked like a phone. Now it’s the pop tart.
In order to fall asleep we have to pretend to be asleep.
Why are people so afraid to make mistakes when it is how we learn?
Why is it easier to offer forgiveness to others than it is to forgive yourself?
Why did certain countries develop deeply rooted tipping cultures, while others view tipping as an insult?
Why are certain national borders drawn in perfectly straight geometric lines instead of following natural landscapes?
Why do some countries design cities for pedestrians and bicycles, while others build exclusively for cars?
Why do certain nations use entirely unique electrical plug types and voltages instead of a global standard?
Why do certain nations completely eliminate standardized testing in schools, while others base a student's entire future on a single exam?
Why are there no street names or house numbers in the postal system of Costa Rica?
Why does Norway deliberately choose to store its massive oil wealth in a giant global fund instead of spending it domestically?
Why is it considered a major insult to show the soles of your shoes to someone in Middle Eastern cultures?
Why do people in Finland routinely leave their sleeping babies in strollers outside in sub-zero temperatures?
Why does the tiny nation of Tuvalu earn millions of dollars a year just from owning the ".tv" internet domain?
Why does Germany still heavily rely on cash payments for daily transactions while neighboring nations have gone almost entirely cashless?
Why is it tradition in Denmark to splash cinnamon all over single people on their 25th birthday?
Why do France and Spain trade ownership of a single island (Pheasant Island) back and forth every six months?
Why are traditional houses in the Netherlands built with prominent iron hooks sticking out of their top roofs?
Why are historical buildings in Prague marked with unique animal symbols (like a golden horseshoe or a red fox) instead of standard street numbers?
Why do farmers in Peru grow thousands of varieties of potatoes at different altitudes rather than focusing on the single highest-yielding crop?
(More questions and stuff to come.)
