Reading While Eating for June 5: Why, Why, Why

From the reason behind why we work so much to why famed architect Frank Gehry is teaming up with Facebook, here are the must-read lunch links for June 5, 2013.

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A Japanese soccer fan dives into Doton-bori river to celebrate Japan's qualification for the World Cup finals in Brazil, after the 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Australia, in Osaka, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 4, 2013. Asian champions Japan became the first side to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil when playmaker Keisuke Honda scored an injury-time penalty to claim a 1-1 draw with Australia in Saitama on Tuesday.

Why We Do What We Do. A roundup of 8 daily actions–from high-fives to kissing–and their historical origins. (BuzzFeed)

Buying Your Way to Eternity. The surprising reason why you’re parked at the work desk so many times late at night. (TIME.com)

Why College Was/Wasn’t Worth It. From Annie Lenox to Stephen Colbert, here are compiled snippets of commencement wisdom for the Class of 2013. (Mental_Floss)

Why Is Frank Gehry So Desperate to Align Himself With Facebook? The world-class architect has agreed to design two floors of an already existing building for Facebook’s move downtown to Silicon Alley. (Flavorwire)

Behind a Great Movie Title: Why Crop Tops and Top Knots Are Inspirational. The Freak Fug Friday contest’s winning movie titles are announced. (Go Fug Yourself)