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Is there any other place in our solar system where you could see a “perfect” solar eclipse as we do on Earth?

3026 upvotes • e5dra5

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Why does rain have a smell before it starts to rain?

3021 upvotes • Potato_Main

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What’s the reason head lice prefer the head and pubic lice prefer the pubic area? Hair is just hair isn’t it?

3021 upvotes • Mandlgillen

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How were they able to train the brain to recover from paralysis using VR?

3020 upvotes • WozzyWozniak

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If an electric motor is supplied power but restricted in turning (like holding back a ceiling fan) what is happening which would cause it to 'burn up'?

3020 upvotes • Gergs

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What effect does the seawater brought inland by a tsunami have on local plants? Does it make the land infertile for a while?

3019 upvotes • Charyou-Tree

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In light of the new high-res photo of Andromeda, is there any chance that we will be revising our estimate of the total number of stars in the galaxy? (currently 1 trillion)

3018 upvotes • thefourthchipmunk

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When an animal like the Buffalo is absent from a habitat for a period and then reintroduced, do they continue old migration habits or start new ones? Would constricting human elements like fences stop them from being migratory?

3016 upvotes • RecentGradOttawa

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Why is forest height on mountain ranges so uniform?

3014 upvotes • rickatnight11

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If the JWST tried to take a picture of Earth and had been properly calibrated/designed to do so, how magnified would the picture be?

3014 upvotes • ThumbWarVeteran

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any other place in our solar system where you could see a “perfect” solar eclipse as we do on Earth?	3026	e5dra5
Why does rain have a smell before it starts to rain?	3021	Potato_Main
What’s the reason head lice prefer the head and pubic lice prefer the pubic area? Hair is just hair isn’t it?	3021	Mandlgillen
How were they able to train the brain to recover from paralysis using VR?	3020	WozzyWozniak
If an electric motor is supplied power but restricted in turning (like holding back a ceiling fan) what is happening which would cause it to 'burn up'?	3020	Gergs
What effect does the seawater brought inland by a tsunami have on local plants? Does it make the land infertile for a while?	3019	Charyou-Tree
In light of the new high-res photo of Andromeda, is there any chance that we will be revising our estimate of the total number of stars in the galaxy? (currently 1 trillion)	3018	thefourthchipmunk
When an animal like the Buffalo is absent from a habitat for a period and then reintroduced, do they continue old migration habits or start new ones? Would constricting human elements like fences stop them from being migratory?	3016	RecentGradOttawa
Why is forest height on mountain ranges so uniform?	3014	rickatnight11
If the JWST tried to take a picture of Earth and had been properly calibrated/designed to do so, how magnified would the picture be?	3014	ThumbWarVeteran