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  • Why do websites have names instead of numbers?
  • Why do websites need cookies?
  • Why does Wi-Fi get slower through walls?
  • Why do CPUs have cache?
  • Why is the sky blue?
  • Why can't websites read files on your computer?
  • Why do bank transfers take days to settle?
  • Why do photos of propellers look bent?
  • Why do 23 people give a 50% chance of a shared birthday?
  • Why do bruises change colour?
  • Why is the ocean salty?
  • Why do leaves change colour in autumn?
  • Why don't antibiotics work on colds?
  • Why do computers use binary?
  • Why can't a website tell you your forgotten password?
  • Why do some notes sound good together?
  • Why don't birds get electrocuted on power lines?
  • Why do AI chatbots make things up?
  • Why do phishing emails still work on careful people?
  • Why are rockets launched eastward?
  • Why do SSDs wear out?
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