If you are a George Carlin fan, then I STRONGLY advise you to get the book "Brain Droppings". It asks thousands of "silly questions like the ones you all are asking.
But there is also a book (several as a matter of fact), that actually has answers to a lot of these questions, entitled "Why Things Are", Vol. I & II by Joel Achenbach (pronounced OCK-N-BOCK). He is a nationally syndicated columnist that answers one or two questions weekly in a lot of newspaper markets, and is billed as Mr. Know It All.
Hope this helps.
RM
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