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What is a birth mark and why do so many people have them?

10387 upvotes • RetiredMouthBreather

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Why are Garlic and Onions Poisonous to Dogs and Cats and Not To Humans?

10387 upvotes • RevenantSorce

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Does the human stomach digest food as a batch process, or in a continuous feed to the rest of the digestive tract?

10373 upvotes • Halfloaf

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Is it possible to suffer permanent damage if a part of your body "falls asleep" for long enough?

10361 upvotes • DwayneTheBathJohnson

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When someone has cancer they typically lose a lot of weight. Is this due to an inability to eat due to nausea or is there something about fighting cancer that is metabolically expensive?

10349 upvotes • stupidrobots

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Is it possible that someone can have a weak enough immune system that the defective virus in a vaccine can turn into the full fledge virus?

10343 upvotes • johnduhglon

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How do the Chinese send signals back to earth from the dark side of the moon if it is tidally locked?

10328 upvotes • pikknz

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Why can't we reproduce the sound of very old violins like Stradivariuses? Why are they so unique in sound and why can't we analyze the different properties of the wood to replicate it?

10302 upvotes • UnityBlade111

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What is the science behind waking up literal seconds before our alarm goes off? Even if it's set for different times for different days.

10293 upvotes • JodieFostersFist

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What stoppped the spanish flu?

10272 upvotes • bmcle071

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is a birth mark and why do so many people have them?	10387	RetiredMouthBreather
Why are Garlic and Onions Poisonous to Dogs and Cats and Not To Humans?	10387	RevenantSorce
Does the human stomach digest food as a batch process, or in a continuous feed to the rest of the digestive tract?	10373	Halfloaf
Is it possible to suffer permanent damage if a part of your body "falls asleep" for long enough?	10361	DwayneTheBathJohnson
When someone has cancer they typically lose a lot of weight. Is this due to an inability to eat due to nausea or is there something about fighting cancer that is metabolically expensive?	10349	stupidrobots
Is it possible that someone can have a weak enough immune system that the defective virus in a vaccine can turn into the full fledge virus?	10343	johnduhglon
How do the Chinese send signals back to earth from the dark side of the moon if it is tidally locked?	10328	pikknz
Why can't we reproduce the sound of very old violins like Stradivariuses? Why are they so unique in sound and why can't we analyze the different properties of the wood to replicate it?	10302	UnityBlade111
What is the science behind waking up literal seconds before our alarm goes off? Even if it's set for different times for different days.	10293	JodieFostersFist
What stoppped the spanish flu?	10272	bmcle071