Situation puzzleAdam and Eve

At the end of the XIX century one american enterpreneur invented a system to withstand competition. This system we all use nowadays.

There were many reasons why John enjoyed coming here. But his wife Mary hated this place, as did other women in the city. Why?

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?

Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. But why then it was called Greenland (a green land)?

Why Alexander the Great told his army to shave off their beards?

The woman is speaking something and she is upset. Nobody can understand her but a man is filming her on camera. Why? And what is happening?

King George IV was born in 1763 and ruled England from 1820 to 1830 when he died. He wasn’t an outstanding ruler but is known as a footwear trendsetter. His shoes were fundamentally different from those worn by his contemporaries. Everyone liked this innovation so much that today it’s a common practice, which can’t be said about those times. What kind of innovation is it?

When kids were watching TV, they were not frigthened so much. But when they saw others suffering, they realized that something was not right.

In the 1950s in America there was invented a chicken gun. What for?

Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?

Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?