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Answer: Because jaywalking is a crime invented by the car industry in the earl.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You Why is jaywalking a crime in the US but not in the UK? Tom Chambers Updated Apr 11, 2015 Because jaywalking is a crime invented by the car industry in the early 20th century. It wasn't the legislative response to an inevitable problem, but essentially a publici... Read More » Can I sell an idea about an animation movie to Pixar? Craig Good, I've helped make a few. Written Mar 13 No. Don’t try. In fact, you can’t sell an idea for a movie to any production company. Don’t try. There are a handful of people who can sell ideas to studios. Those people all...  Read More » What's a business that can make millions? Kurt Shaw, Art Dealer, Art Market Analyst, and Fine Art Appraiser Written Jun 14, 2016 There is an old saying that goes, “One can make a lot of money, if one wants to make a lot of money.” You must do three things to do what you want to do: 1.) Don't follow y...  Read More » What is best financial scam still in existence? Eleanna Morozov, Teenage student/15 Written Mar 29 Not the absolute best, but “Send me $5, see what happens” This girl made a tinder profile and put “send me $5, see what happens” in her bio and when guys sent her money, she ...  Read More » What are the best movies meant for the intelligent audience? Robert Burton, studied media for three years Written Mar 1 Ok I’ve seen plenty of Foreign films and Inception on here so I’m going to throw this film into the pot. Oculus (2012) Ok so here’s a quick run down on Oculus. Family live in ...  Read More » What are some good habits of very healthy people? Ivan Staroversky, Counselor, Psychotherapist, NLP Trainer, Lifehacker, Blogger, Traveler, Reader. ... Written Sep 8, 2012 Based on my own research, this is one of the best summaries of the good habits of very healthy people: Move Naturally – Gain 4 Years ... Read More » What are some rare photos of world history? Snodia Gloria Written Thu Here I’m going to share some of the latest rare photos that I recently found on the internet: This is a picture of 360 degree rainbow, which was captured from an airplane: Th...  Read More » What are some red flags one can encounter as an interviewee for a software engineering position that scream "Do not work at this place!"? Alan Mellor, Programmed since 8 bit. Just use more bits now. Written Jan 20 I had an interviewer who competed with me on all my answers: Int: “So, any hobbies?” Me: “Sure. I play guitar!” Int: “Done any big gigs?” ... Read More » Can owners of restaurant franchises eat there free? Ryan Chew, terrible chef, owner, and everything in between Updated Aug 16, 2016 This reminds me of the time I presented a tycoon a bill from a hotel he owned. When I was a young trainee in a five star hotel, the owner - a self made billionaire with mult...  Read More » What does liquid nitrogen taste like? Kasper Emil Feld, PhD Physics & Nanotechnology, University of Copenhagen (2012) Updated Jan 27 I have actually tried it. Do *NOT* try this at home. I have been extremely foolish in my time. It is actually possible to pour liquid nitrogen in the mouth and not have the ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.