Have You Ever Wondered Why…?
January 14, 2010 by Marie Claire

If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.
Why is it people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake-up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go court, is it still called a hearing?
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What did cured ham actually have?
Why is “bra” singular and “panties” plural?
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