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Why do many diseases cause people to lose their appetite?

1689 upvotes • MrGamer00

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Which stimuli reactes the fastest? Visual, auditory or tactile?

1689 upvotes • Martin_Kelly

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If Cacti are known for growing in the harshest of environments, Why don't we see them in non-harsh environments?

1689 upvotes • jawhett3

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Salt is used to melt snow on roads. But in the Olympics in Sochi right now they are using salt to harden snow and keep it from melting. How is this contradiction possible?

1688 upvotes • BRBaraka

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Why do solar panels use Silicon cells rather than a metal with a lower work function, such as Cesium/Caesium?

1688 upvotes • tommlangleyy

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If a gorilla lifted weights, would it improve its physique?

1687 upvotes • phfan

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What would happen if I started to rotate a 100,000km rod at 1 round per second?

1687 upvotes • daniel_eff

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Do rainforests at higher latitudes have shorter trees because of higher wind speeds?

1686 upvotes • Dezso3

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How big can a single molecule get?

1686 upvotes • eagle_565

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What would happen to a person inside a Particle Accelerator?

1685 upvotes • NikNorth

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do many diseases cause people to lose their appetite?	1689	MrGamer00
Which stimuli reactes the fastest? Visual, auditory or tactile?	1689	Martin_Kelly
If Cacti are known for growing in the harshest of environments, Why don't we see them in non-harsh environments?	1689	jawhett3
Salt is used to melt snow on roads. But in the Olympics in Sochi right now they are using salt to harden snow and keep it from melting. How is this contradiction possible?	1688	BRBaraka
Why do solar panels use Silicon cells rather than a metal with a lower work function, such as Cesium/Caesium?	1688	tommlangleyy
If a gorilla lifted weights, would it improve its physique?	1687	phfan
What would happen if I started to rotate a 100,000km rod at 1 round per second?	1687	daniel_eff
Do rainforests at higher latitudes have shorter trees because of higher wind speeds?	1686	Dezso3
How big can a single molecule get?	1686	eagle_565
What would happen to a person inside a Particle Accelerator?	1685	NikNorth