Why do books smell good?

Why are small dogs mean?

Quote:Can kicking a guy in the balls really kill him?

If the kick is hard enough to rupture a testicle and an infection occurs, sure.  I heard one story (possibly apocryphal) of a bloke who was kicked in the nards so hard the pain made him vomit, and he choked to death.  More often than not, though, a kick to the daddy bag will simply make us wish we were dead.

Quote:If asemetry is unattractive, then why are cleft chins conventionally attractive?

A cleft chin actually adds to the symmetry of the face - it functions as a sort of dividing line.

Quote:How did early humans figure out spicy food wasn't poison?

They offered some to Oog (you know how Oog is - that nutter'll eat anything) and watched him for a few days.

Quote:Why are some people creeped on by twins?

I'm going to guess you meant 'creeped out' (if I'm wrong, the following answer makes no sense).  Humans are primarily visual learners, and one of the important things we learn early on is facial recognition - this face goes with this person, that face goes with that person.  Twins wonk out our programming, we feel uneasy when we can't associate a unique face to a unique person.

Boru

(July 28, 2015 at 4:59 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do some foods taste good to some people and bad to others?

Primarily because taste receptors vary slightly according to body chemistry (this also accounts for 'good' and 'bad' smells).  There may also be unpleasant mental associations with certain foods.

Boru

(July 28, 2015 at 5:02 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do books smell good?

Actually, the older the book, the better the smell.  As compounds in the ink and paper begin to break down, the mimic the volatiles associated with vanilla and almonds.  New books (to me) have a rather unpleasant chemical stench.

Boru

(July 28, 2015 at 5:03 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why are small dogs mean?

Napoleon complex.

Boru

(July 28, 2015 at 4:59 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do some foods taste good to some people and bad to others?

Prejudice and bigotry

(July 28, 2015 at 5:02 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do books smell good?

They shower often

(July 28, 2015 at 5:03 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why are small dogs mean?

They're insecure

Why do wizards wear pointy hats?

Why do wizards still need glasses?

(July 28, 2015 at 5:29 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do wizards wear pointy hats?

To better receive the magicka being transmitted into their head