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Why do we get random thoughts of violence that we discard?

12812 upvotes • Paincoast89

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Why do astronauts breathe 100% oxygen?

12794 upvotes • nickoskal024

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Did the 1918 pandemic have asymptomatic carriers as the covid 19 pandemic does?

12785 upvotes • barefoot_yank

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The Human Genome Project cost $2.7 billion. 20 years later, it costs <$1000 to sequence the genome. Was the cost of the project fundamentally necessary for subsequent progress, or could we have "waited" for the technology to become cheaper?

12771 upvotes • Ziddletwix

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Theoretically the efficiency of a solar panel can’t pass 31 % of output power, why ??

12766 upvotes • Spirou27

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When and why did the English accent in early America fade away, and the American accents come about?

12765 upvotes • -0123456789

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Why do clones die so quickly?

12711 upvotes • lgmdnss

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CPUs have billions of transistors in them. Can a single transistor fail and kill the CPU? Or does one dead transistor not affect the CPU?

12581 upvotes • Joeniel

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Do bees that get lost (f.e.riding a bus) get adopted by local colonies ?

12542 upvotes • harald1124

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After the COVID vaccine is out will we still need to social distance and wear masks?

12519 upvotes • bjacobs1

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do we get random thoughts of violence that we discard?	12812	Paincoast89
Why do astronauts breathe 100% oxygen?	12794	nickoskal024
Did the 1918 pandemic have asymptomatic carriers as the covid 19 pandemic does?	12785	barefoot_yank
The Human Genome Project cost $2.7 billion. 20 years later, it costs <$1000 to sequence the genome. Was the cost of the project fundamentally necessary for subsequent progress, or could we have "waited" for the technology to become cheaper?	12771	Ziddletwix
Theoretically the efficiency of a solar panel can’t pass 31 % of output power, why ??	12766	Spirou27
When and why did the English accent in early America fade away, and the American accents come about?	12765	-0123456789
Why do clones die so quickly?	12711	lgmdnss
CPUs have billions of transistors in them. Can a single transistor fail and kill the CPU? Or does one dead transistor not affect the CPU?	12581	Joeniel
Do bees that get lost (f.e.riding a bus) get adopted by local colonies ?	12542	harald1124
After the COVID vaccine is out will we still need to social distance and wear masks?	12519	bjacobs1