Have you ever wondered . . .

 

  • Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
  • Why can’t women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
  • Why don’t you ever see the headline ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?
  • Why is ‘abbreviated’ such a long word?
  • Why is it that doctors call what they do ‘practice’?
  • Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?
  • Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
  • Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
  • Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
  • Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
  • Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
  • Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage.

 

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