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What is the bottom of a tectonic plate like?

2061 upvotes • graaahh

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How much methane is likely to be released by the melting of permafrost due to Global Warming, and what are the likely impacts of this (how bad will the effects be)?

2061 upvotes • PerfectSociety

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Why is it that when you have a cold, one of your nostrils is blocked, and when it finally clears, the other one blocks?

2060 upvotes • layloww

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Is Africa's large number of endemic diseases related to the idea that humans most likely evolved there?

2060 upvotes • Deathglass

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If the digestive process takes 24-72 hours, why do we feel sick/have diarrhea seemingly immediately after eating "bad" food?

2059 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do woodpeckers have physiological adaptations that protect their brains from the repeated impact events as they peck?

2058 upvotes • jjk

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How important are shoes to public health?

2057 upvotes • [deleted]

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Of the non-radioactive elements, which is the most useless (i.e., has the FEWEST applications in industry / functions in nature)?

2057 upvotes • thefourthchipmunk

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What is happening in an operating system when a process is "Not responding"?

2056 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is the three polarized filter experiment really a demonstration of quantum uncertainty or is there a much more simple explanation?

2056 upvotes • Media_Offline

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the bottom of a tectonic plate like?	2061	graaahh
How much methane is likely to be released by the melting of permafrost due to Global Warming, and what are the likely impacts of this (how bad will the effects be)?	2061	PerfectSociety
Why is it that when you have a cold, one of your nostrils is blocked, and when it finally clears, the other one blocks?	2060	layloww
Is Africa's large number of endemic diseases related to the idea that humans most likely evolved there?	2060	Deathglass
If the digestive process takes 24-72 hours, why do we feel sick/have diarrhea seemingly immediately after eating "bad" food?	2059	[deleted]
Do woodpeckers have physiological adaptations that protect their brains from the repeated impact events as they peck?	2058	jjk
How important are shoes to public health?	2057	[deleted]
Of the non-radioactive elements, which is the most useless (i.e., has the FEWEST applications in industry / functions in nature)?	2057	thefourthchipmunk
What is happening in an operating system when a process is "Not responding"?	2056	[deleted]
Is the three polarized filter experiment really a demonstration of quantum uncertainty or is there a much more simple explanation?	2056	Media_Offline