Is it bad to beat around the bush? to talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important: Quit beating around the bush and say what’s on your mind. Why do I beat around the bush? People tend to ‘beat about the […]

What does it mean if a guy is checking up on you? If he’s always checking up on how you’re doing and popping up where you are it’s a good sign he’s into you. Sure, if you ask why he’s around so much he’ll downplay it. But the truth is […]

How does the retail industry operate? Retailers typically don’t manufacture their own items. They purchase goods from a manufacturer or a wholesaler and sell these goods to consumers in small quantities. Retailing is the distribution process of a retailer obtaining goods or services and selling them to customers for use. […]

What is the most beautiful math? Euler’s identity A poll of readers conducted by The Mathematical Intelligencer in 1990 named Euler’s identity as the “most beautiful theorem in mathematics”. In another poll of readers that was conducted by Physics World in 2004, Euler’s identity tied with Maxwell’s equations (of electromagnetism) […]

Can a stolen iPhone be activated? Because of this, someone who has stolen your iPhone can bypass the lock screen and get right into your device. If the Find My iPhone has been enabled, the Activation lock will be activated once someone factory reset the locked iPhone. Can I factory […]

Do the Ringwraiths still have their rings? In the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf explains the history of the Rings to Frodo and tells him that: “So it is now; the Nine he had gathered to himself; the Seven also, or else they are destroyed. The Three are hidden still.” […]

What is French bread in the US? In the U.S., the term “French bread” refers to a loaf of a certain shape, i.e., a long and thin stick. But outside the United States, “French bread” can refer to all different types of loaf, including, but not limited to the standard […]

Can police legally bust into house parties if they smell marijuana? When cops smell marijuana or see kids drinking, officers often try to use the “destruction of evidence/contraband” exigency as a way to justifiably bust into a house party. However, courts have held that the smell of freshly burned marijuana […]

Who is more likely to get bitten by mosquitoes? One study found that mosquitoes prefer people with type O blood nearly twice as much as those with type A blood. Regardless of blood type, the same study found that people who are “secretors” (emit a chemical on their skin that […]

Was Bruce Lee as good as claimed? Short answer: yes! Originally Answered: Was Bruce Lee as great of a martial artist as people say he was? Far from it. He was good, but nowhere near mastery of any given art, he got about one third way through of his Wing […]

Are shotguns illegal in warfare? Shotguns. Yeah, it may sound crazy, but Germany tried to argue in World War I that shotguns were an illegal weapon. But yes, America’s enemy Germany tried to get the shotgun banned on the basis that they were unnecessarily painful, but the U.S. used them […]