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Have you ever wondered....?

about the irony of this odd world?

Why "patients" are called "patients", although they're often impatient when waiting for their turn at a check up?

Why if we're taking photos, we should say "cheese" and not butter, milk, or else?

Why they're sometimes a native English/American who even couldn't speak/type/pronounce English properly? (such as they type 'then' as 'than', or 'i wants a icecream!!1! im playing intresting game's?!)

Why are ships often stated as "she"?

Why is the "thesaurus" called "thesaurus"? (and it doesn't have a synonym of "thesaurus" in a thesaurus.

Why you never see the headline saying "A Psychic Wins 1million Lottery"?

Does sheep shrink when it rains?

Why do we drive on "parkways" and park on "driveways"?

Add more facts of the world that you ever thought of....

:)

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  • 1 decade ago

    We say 'cheese' in photos as that makes the mouth move in a way that looks a little bit like a smile. Also many people actually do smile when the y say it.

    Here's one though..

    Why is it one bird in the hand is worth two in the bush? I see no need to hold the bird anyway!

  • 1 decade ago

    It is hard to say cheese without smiling :)

    Why does the alphabet song have the same tune as twinkle twinkle little star?

    Why did you start singing abc just now?

  • Why is the elephant trunk called "trunk"? is it because of its size?

    Why the alphabets "U" and "I" are located next to each other?

    If women are from Venus and men from mars, why did they come here to earth?

    Why does "santa" and "satan" have the same letters, but the difference is only the place of the letters?

    Never thought of them right?

    XD

    *star*

    Source(s): nice question btw.
  • 1 decade ago

    Why we can only ask and answer but not meet?

    And you are really unique and have a good day.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I have an answer to most of those, but I don't feel like typing them all out...

  • 1 decade ago

    you made some really good points! STAR!

  • 1 decade ago

    I like the way you think.

  • 1 decade ago

    we say "cheese" because it makes you look like youre smiling when you say it.

  • 1 decade ago

    lol you keep thinking someday youll break tyour head trying to figure out your own answers lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    :) also why we can tune a guiitar but you can't tuna fish :)

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