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Many plastic materials are expected to last hundreds of years in a landfill. When it finally reaches a state where it's no longer plastic, what will be left?

4641 upvotes • ZombieAlpacaLips

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Do pet tarantulas/Lizards/Turtles actually recognize their owner/have any connection with them?

4640 upvotes • Michaelbama

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Why do Earthquakes radiate from a single point?

4639 upvotes • High_Point_Genetics

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How many bits of data can a neuron or synapse hold?

4635 upvotes • arjungmenon

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If looking further into space means looking back into time, can you theoretically see the formation of our galaxy, or even earth?

4630 upvotes • YoggieD

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How do harvester ants prevent the seeds they harvest from sprouting and destroying their cache chambers?

4627 upvotes • TiberiusClegane

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Is there any amount of turbulence which could bring a plane down?

4625 upvotes • [deleted]

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How do chemists produce a weakened state of a disease to create vaccines? How can they confidently determine the disease is ready to be used as a vaccination?

4622 upvotes • Mr_Spickles

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If light doesn't dissipate with travel distance and the universe is infinite, why isn't the night sky bright?

4619 upvotes • SuperSchweinchen

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Why do wind turbines only have 3 blades?

4617 upvotes • Actionmaths

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Many plastic materials are expected to last hundreds of years in a landfill. When it finally reaches a state where it's no longer plastic, what will be left?	4641	ZombieAlpacaLips
Do pet tarantulas/Lizards/Turtles actually recognize their owner/have any connection with them?	4640	Michaelbama
Why do Earthquakes radiate from a single point?	4639	High_Point_Genetics
How many bits of data can a neuron or synapse hold?	4635	arjungmenon
If looking further into space means looking back into time, can you theoretically see the formation of our galaxy, or even earth?	4630	YoggieD
How do harvester ants prevent the seeds they harvest from sprouting and destroying their cache chambers?	4627	TiberiusClegane
Is there any amount of turbulence which could bring a plane down?	4625	[deleted]
How do chemists produce a weakened state of a disease to create vaccines? How can they confidently determine the disease is ready to be used as a vaccination?	4622	Mr_Spickles
If light doesn't dissipate with travel distance and the universe is infinite, why isn't the night sky bright?	4619	SuperSchweinchen
Why do wind turbines only have 3 blades?	4617	Actionmaths