Why do you get better fuel efficiency on the highway

Fuel economy

You might have noticed that your car offers more fuel efficiency on the highway in comparison to the city driving. Did you ever stop and pondered over the question and tried to find out the answer. If you, somehow, didn’t get the answer, the following thing might help you find the answer to this otherwise simple question.

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Why do bulls charge at red

Why do bulls charge at red

Red is said to be the color that makes the bull angry. The general belief is that if a person goes in front of a bull wearing the color red, the bull will attack them with great gusto, irritated by the red color. It evokes questions in our mind why a usually calm animal gets angry whenever it sees red. There are many stories regarding this but sifting truth from them is up to us. In the Spanish bullfights the matadors use red cloth for aggravating the bull. Many of you have seen how the bull charges at the matador when he waves the red cloth in front of it.

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Why do girls like bad boys

Why do girls like bad boys

We have seen girls falling for bad boys right from school days to the corporate board offices. Even on popularity meter, notorious boys like film celebrities, sportsperson, politicians, business honchos have always been popular with girls. The question is why does it seem to be a universal phenomenon? Why do girls invariably like bad boys?

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Why do Ph.Ds take so long

PhD's

Having done Ph.D. is a matter of pride for anyone. However, the honor doesn’t fall for you in a day, but you’ve to work hard for years before you get into the esteemed group of scholars having ‘Dr.’ added before their name. The way to reach this hallmark isn’t that easy, as in some fields doctorate degree take eight to nine years or more. For example, let’s talk about US where Ph.D. process takes five to seven years on an average, which is six months or one year longer than 15 years ago. Well, it’s not because pupils are too lazy or for that matter, dull to comprehend the things to complete the course on time, but it’s due to many other reasons. Well, wanna know what are the reasons, read the following lines.

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Why do people preach what they don’t practice

Why do people preach what they never practiced

Attributable to human nature or an ingrained feebleness of our psyche, we often take pleasure in considering ourselves as role models for others around us. We want others to follow our footsteps and listen to us without complaining in the least. Things become easier than otherwise, when people around us are reticent, and don’t readily reflect our mentality. However, that never means they support our baseless or sometimes outright bizarre ideologies. Hence, it becomes really important to practice our words before asking others to infer some sense out of them.

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Why do we celebrate world environment day

Why do we celebrate world environment day

World Environment Day is a celebration of environment and the benefits it bestows upon us; and a reminder of the fact that we have to save and protect our environment for our progenies. The idea is to promote awareness on the importance of preserving biodiversity, the need to identify issues related to environment and find out ways to take corrective action. World environment day is also a celebration of brotherhood, wherein people from different nations come together and think about ways and means to protect environment collectively. As they come together, they pledge to make our planet a clean and green place to live in.

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