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Did sheep fur always just endlessly grow or was that something that was selectively bred? Were they originally naturally adapted to be going through a lot of foliage and thickets and stuff that would keep their coat relatively trimmed?

1463 upvotes • EuroTraschBozos

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Do astronauts have internet in space? If they do, how fast is it?

1462 upvotes • cahman

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Does the Placebo Effect Work in Reverse?

1462 upvotes • AlphaVolk

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In the Northern Hemisphere, as we move towards the Summer Equinox, why does the sunset push out by 1 minute each day, while the sunrise only gains 1 minute every 5 days? Shouldn't they space equally?

1462 upvotes • topazviper

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If our solar system had 2 suns like depicted in Star Wars on Tatooine, would life be possible or would this be too much radiation to sustain life as we know it?

1462 upvotes • Nordicblood819

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What causes the sudden spontaneous ringing of a single ear in a normal decible environment?

1461 upvotes • [deleted]

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If New Horizons was 12,500 km from Earth instead of Pluto, and took one of those super high resolution mosaic images, what could you see?

1461 upvotes • Tiduszk

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In diagrams where massive objects bend spacetime, what is depicted on the hight axis?

1461 upvotes • Dave37

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Does boiling water in a low pressure atmosphere still kill pathogens?

1461 upvotes • xzez

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What causes Triboluminescence, where sparks appear when glass or hardened sugar for example is shattered?

1461 upvotes • xxStefanxx1

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did sheep fur always just endlessly grow or was that something that was selectively bred? Were they originally naturally adapted to be going through a lot of foliage and thickets and stuff that would keep their coat relatively trimmed?	1463	EuroTraschBozos
Do astronauts have internet in space? If they do, how fast is it?	1462	cahman
Does the Placebo Effect Work in Reverse?	1462	AlphaVolk
In the Northern Hemisphere, as we move towards the Summer Equinox, why does the sunset push out by 1 minute each day, while the sunrise only gains 1 minute every 5 days? Shouldn't they space equally?	1462	topazviper
If our solar system had 2 suns like depicted in Star Wars on Tatooine, would life be possible or would this be too much radiation to sustain life as we know it?	1462	Nordicblood819
What causes the sudden spontaneous ringing of a single ear in a normal decible environment?	1461	[deleted]
If New Horizons was 12,500 km from Earth instead of Pluto, and took one of those super high resolution mosaic images, what could you see?	1461	Tiduszk
In diagrams where massive objects bend spacetime, what is depicted on the hight axis?	1461	Dave37
Does boiling water in a low pressure atmosphere still kill pathogens?	1461	xzez
What causes Triboluminescence, where sparks appear when glass or hardened sugar for example is shattered?	1461	xxStefanxx1