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Why do Giraffes only live for 25 years but Elephants live upto 70 years even though they both share similar diets, size and live in the same parts of the world?

11381 upvotes • I-Only-Lurk-SRD

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What does unplugging your electronics when not in use do for the environment/electricity bill?

11372 upvotes • licedick

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How large does building has to be so the curvature of the earth has to be considered in its design?

11368 upvotes • harryalerta

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Are there any animal species whose gender ratio isn't close to balanced? If so, why?

11354 upvotes • adamszymcomics

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Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?

11352 upvotes • quirkycurlygirly

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About 6 months ago hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitos were released in the Florida Keys. Is there any update on how that's going?

11350 upvotes • compsc1

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If we've only had plastics for the last 80 years, how do we know it will take thousands of years to decompose?

11337 upvotes • massivebrain

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Of all the nuclear tests completed on American soil, in the Nevada desert, what were the effects on citizens living nearby and why have we not experienced a fallout type scenario with so many tests making the entire region uninhabitable?

11332 upvotes • FrenchToasterSticks

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Since DNA degrades as we age, would a clone made with an older person's DNA sample have a shorter life expectancy than a clone made with a young person's DNA sample?

11316 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is lab grown meat chemically identical to the real thing? How does it differ?

11314 upvotes • ThatCrippledBastard

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do Giraffes only live for 25 years but Elephants live upto 70 years even though they both share similar diets, size and live in the same parts of the world?	11381	I-Only-Lurk-SRD
What does unplugging your electronics when not in use do for the environment/electricity bill?	11372	licedick
How large does building has to be so the curvature of the earth has to be considered in its design?	11368	harryalerta
Are there any animal species whose gender ratio isn't close to balanced? If so, why?	11354	adamszymcomics
Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?	11352	quirkycurlygirly
About 6 months ago hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitos were released in the Florida Keys. Is there any update on how that's going?	11350	compsc1
If we've only had plastics for the last 80 years, how do we know it will take thousands of years to decompose?	11337	massivebrain
Of all the nuclear tests completed on American soil, in the Nevada desert, what were the effects on citizens living nearby and why have we not experienced a fallout type scenario with so many tests making the entire region uninhabitable?	11332	FrenchToasterSticks
Since DNA degrades as we age, would a clone made with an older person's DNA sample have a shorter life expectancy than a clone made with a young person's DNA sample?	11316	[deleted]
Is lab grown meat chemically identical to the real thing? How does it differ?	11314	ThatCrippledBastard