"Things I've Often Wondered"
Welcome to "Things I've Often Wondered" - a weekly exploration of everyday mysteries that have nagged at the edges of our curiosity. Now that we have unlimited access to knowledge through AI assistants - our patient, practical professors available 24/7 - I'm finally getting answers to all those random questions that pop into my head. You know the ones: Why Are There Left and Right Hand Drive Cars? Why do we say "OK"? Why does that happen? Each week, we'll tackle a different wonder using the classic journalistic questions - What, Where, Why, How, and When - to unpack the fascinating explanations behind ordinary phenomena. This week, we begin with "Why" - because sometimes the most satisfying discoveries come from finally understanding the reasons behind things we've noticed our whole lives.