# Why.com

Startup, Worldwide.

> a curiosity engine back from 1999
>
> — in its own words, from why.com

- Website: https://why.com
- Listed since: 2026
- launched: 2026-08-12
- launch post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273690
- hn score: 2
- domain created: 1994-05-23
- Last verified: 2026-08-12


## Sources

- Hacker News, "Show HN" — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273690, read 2026-08-12

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