Ancient Rules That Society Follows Without Explanation
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6Z07Y)
Chill Dude Explains lists out quite a number of ancient rules that society follows without any explanation, along with the history behind each of them.
Ancient Rules We Still Follow For No Reason
This includes birthday candles that must be blown out all at once, knocking on wood for good luck, the QWERTY keyboard for typing speed, the surgeons who wear green or blue scrubs instead of the original white, the foot as a unit of measurement, and the naming of hurricanes.

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