What are we curious about?

On Tuesday in English class we were assigned an in-class exercise. We were told each to list ten things that we were curious about. Although this exercise sounds simple it turned out to be quite challenging. We all ponder about trivial things that we come across in day to day routine, but to actually put solid topics of curiousity on paper was different. After struggling with this list for several minutes I finally completed it.
A few people, including myself, volunteered to say our list aloud. As we went around the room some people had really intriguing and complex topics. One of the good ones were how many of the fortune 500 company CEO's do not have college degrees. Another one was are there really vitamins in the Vitamin Water drink. On the complex side someone wondered about the LHC experiment and it's potential findings. Then it was my turn.
In addition to building this list we also had to justify or explain why we are curious about these topics. The professor brought up a good topic which I took on. "People who work on television only on the weekends, what do they do during the week?" The following is the rest of my list: Is the blood in the body really blue? What is the psychology of gentlemen who wear their pants below their knees on a daily basis? It is of special interest to me because I see this on a daily basis. Why do 1% of the super rich control 90% of the Americans and why doesn't the 90% do something to change this. This one was generated while watching a documentary.
Where does bottle water come from? In the new millennium how is marijuana manufactured? Why is the divorce rate in America almost 50%? Well we ever clone a human?
I see how many of the world's great inventions and discoveries came about.......being curious.