# ... and nobody know why - a myth-ful thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663 "2014-11-26T12:54:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/1 "2014-11-26T12:54:23Z")
This morning, my sister posted on FB that the half-moon under your fingernail is an air pocket, _and nobody knows why._😕 Just like a duck’s quack doesn’t echo, _and nobody knows why._ :rolleyes: Yep, despite having the entirety of Teh Intrarwebs at our fingertips, _and nobody knows why_ a lot of things are. Yeah. So let’s have a go at it - share your observations, factoids, speculations, or other absurdities, making sure they all end with: _and nobody knows why._ ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/2 "2014-11-26T12:58:32Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/3 "2014-11-26T13:06:17Z")
You can balance an egg on its end any day of the year, eclipse or not – _and nobody knows why!_ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/4 "2014-11-26T13:41:27Z")
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have thirty-one, except February, which follows its own weird rules\* – and nobody knows why!\* ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/5 "2014-11-26T14:04:37Z")
When one of my ear-buds fails it’s always the right side one. _And nobody knows why!_ ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/6 "2014-11-26T14:05:45Z")
Credulous people believe ridiculous shit they are told or read … _and nobody knows why!_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/7 "2014-11-26T14:09:29Z")
The Cheerios effect (two Cheerios in a bowl of milk will always end up together!), - and nobody knows why! A few grapes can cause organ failure in dogs - and nobody knows why! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/8 "2014-11-26T14:23:34Z")
From Snopes: “Ours is one of the virtual doors that gets knocked on quite frequently by these scavengers, and while we’re glad to help, our job is never done because anyone can make up lists like these: just invent four or five of the most far-fetched statements you can imagine, and follow them with the phrase ‘and no one knows why.’” ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/9 "2014-11-26T14:27:12Z")
In total darkness, the kind only accessible in caves deep underground, the human eye can see significantly better than in normal darkness . . . and nobody knows why. When you drop a piece of toast, it always lands spreading-side down . . . and nobody knows why. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/10 "2014-11-26T14:32:50Z")
Last night I dreamed our alphabet had no letter between “x” and “z”…and nobody knows “y.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/11 "2014-11-26T14:45:30Z")
> [@campp](#): > > nm And no one knows why. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/12 "2014-11-26T14:46:00Z")
Your turkey’s meat thermometer pops up every time your wife opens the oven\* . . . and nobody knows why.\* ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/13 "2014-11-26T14:49:44Z")
[Seals are raping penguins](http://www.geek.com/science/seals-are-having-sex-with-penguins-and-nobody-knows-why-1609756/), and nobody knows why. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/14 "2014-11-26T16:07:06Z")
When I grab a bowl of Wheat Thins, I eat them 2 at a time, and _always_ end up with a single Wheat Thin. NKW! ---
**Author:** ![Maeganspop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/15 "2014-11-26T16:10:19Z")
The Lion’s have trouble attacking, and no one knows why. [Lion’s having trouble.](http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/11/column_detroit_lions_offense_i.html) ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/16 "2014-11-26T17:21:37Z")
> [@Maeganspop](#): > > The Lion’s have trouble attacking, and no one knows why. People misuse the apostrophe, and no one knows why. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/17 "2014-11-26T18:05:01Z")
Bees can fly, and _no one knows why!_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/18 "2014-11-26T18:12:18Z")
“The Blair Witch Project” made $248,639,099…_and nobody knows why_! ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/19 "2014-11-26T19:22:10Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Bees can fly, and _no one knows why!_ Due to their aerodynamics, bumble bees can’t fly, but they do it anyway, because they don’t know why! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663/20 "2014-11-26T20:43:18Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > When one of my ear-buds fails it’s always the right side one. > > _And nobody knows why!_ The spider lives in your right ear pushes it out. (It hates your music) But nobody knows why it hates your music. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-nobody-know-why-a-myth-ful-thread/705663.md?page=2)