221 Facts Tell Me Why

221 Facts Tell Me Why221 Facts Tell Me Why is a storehouse of curious facts about the world. The collection will encourage children to go and explore knowledge out there in the world.✨📚

Why do we have ‘phobias’ that are completely irrational?

In normal circumstances, people are faced with scary situations which give rise to excess fear in them. The natural response to it is either to take flight or fight the situation. However, sometimes some people are unable to cope with the extreme stress related to persistent fear of a certain situation or object and they

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Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?

Identical twins share the same genetics and DNA. However, they have small differences that might occur in the womb environment. Not every aspect of our physical appearance is determined by our genes. When a single fertilized egg splits in two after conception, twins are born who share the same DNA. Chance fluctuations of hormone level

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Why do the male anglerfish ‘merge’ into the female one?

The female anglerfish are bigger while its males are extremely small, 1/40th of the female size. After a certain stage of maturity, the male anglerfish’s digestive system starts shutting down. It needs a female fish to anchor to, else it will die. The male fish has small hooked teeth at the front in its jaws,

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Why do fishing spiders appear to be ‘walking on water’?

Fishing spiders usually live near water. They seem to defy gravity and will appear to walk on the surface of the water. They have this ability because they are able to utilize the surface tension of the water as other water striders and surface dwelling aquatic insects do. These spiders have short hair that repels

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Why do ants touch one another before walking away in opposite directions?

An anthill is functional due to hundreds of ants working together. Each anthill has its own smell and any interloper with a different smell is chased away. Whenever an ant finds food, it will sprinkle its unique smell on it and rush back to inform others. On its way, it will sprinkle its smell at

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