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Bill Walker

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why does it take more than an instant to make instant coffee ?

and why are flea markets called flea markets, Ive never seen flea's for sale.
 
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it,. does it still make a sound?
 
why does it take more than an instant to make instant coffee ?

and why are flea markets called flea markets, Ive never seen flea's for sale.
Flea market comes from the French marché aux puces, a name originally given to a market in Paris which specialized in shabby second-hand goods of the kind that might contain fleas. The earliest English use that the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary has found dates from 1922.
 
Bottom of escalators say ‘Dogs must be carried’ but 99% just go up them without a dog
 
Why does Buzz Lightyear act dead in front of humans when he doesn’t believe he’s a toy
 

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