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Why Does Hydrogen Peroxide Bubble When You Put It on a Cut?
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Hydrogen peroxide is something that is used to clean cuts. Have you ever wondered why it foams when placed on a cut? Learn about hydrogen peroxide.
Why Does Hydrogen Peroxide Come in a Brown Bottle?
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You probably have a bottle of the stuff at your house. Have you ever seen it come in any color bottle besides brown?
Why Does Salt Melt Ice on the Roads in Winter?
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Road salt is used to melt ice in the winter. Learn about road salt in this article from HowStuffWorks.
Why Does Your Body Temperature Rise When You Have a Virus Such as the Flu?
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Your body temperature rises when you have a virus, such as the flu, but why? Find out what causes a rise in your body temperature when you're sick.
Why Does the 'Dirty Dancing' Lake Keep Draining?
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Mountain Lake in Virginia is best known for its starring role in 'Dirty Dancing.' But today, it's nothing more than a muddy pit that's all but dried up ... and geologists think they may know why.
Why Does the Fibonacci Sequence Appear So Often in Nature?
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Fibonacci numbers create a mathematical pattern found throughout nature. Learn where to find Fibonacci numbers, including your own mirror.
Why Does the U.S. Use Fahrenheit Instead of Celsius?
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While most of the rest of the world has switched to Celsius, the U.S. continues to use the Fahrenheit temperature scale, apparently out of simple inertia.
Why Does the Universe Depend on Planck's Constant?
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Planck's constant, which made an appearance in the Netflix series "Stranger Things," is one of the most important differences between reality at the atomic and subatomic level and what we can see around us.
Why Don't We All Use the Same Time Zone?
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The world has only had time zones since the late 1800s. Some people think we should eliminate them and have just one universal time instead.
Why Don't You Ever See Square Vegetables?
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At least not in nature. Scientists have discovered the two gene families that play key roles in making fruits and vegetables either round or long. Could a square fruit be on the horizon?