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What is the smallest nuclear explosion possible?

1364 upvotes • antitheros

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Is there any perceivable difference between a 320kbps .mp3 and a .flac (lossless) audio file?

1362 upvotes • [deleted]

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How is it that the human body, which is full of bacteria and germs, can produce sterile fluids? For example, I've heard that the fluid inside blisters is sterile and so is urine.

1362 upvotes • eyeeyecaptainfly

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Why do babies say double-syllable words like "mama" and "dada" when one syllable would seemingly be easier?

1361 upvotes • hamncheese

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Why does the Monty Hall problem seem counter-intuitive?

1359 upvotes • TrapY

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How do we know that elementary particles aren't composed of smaller particles, the same way we used to think atoms were indivisible?

1358 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do Black Holes deteriorate/dissipate?

1357 upvotes • Smiley_the_Wizard

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AskScience AMA Series: We do research on making games more findable (and expressive) using computer science approaches such as natural language processing. We're James Ryan, Eric Kaltman, and Noah Wardrip-Fruin, two PhD students and a faculty member from UC Santa Cruz. AMA

1357 upvotes • Wardrip-Fruin_Lab

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Is there a limit to the size a mammal could grow?

1357 upvotes • sumsum123

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If common cold regularly mutates, why does it always have the same symptoms?

1356 upvotes • Zaxdrique

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the smallest nuclear explosion possible?	1364	antitheros
Is there any perceivable difference between a 320kbps .mp3 and a .flac (lossless) audio file?	1362	[deleted]
How is it that the human body, which is full of bacteria and germs, can produce sterile fluids? For example, I've heard that the fluid inside blisters is sterile and so is urine.	1362	eyeeyecaptainfly
Why do babies say double-syllable words like "mama" and "dada" when one syllable would seemingly be easier?	1361	hamncheese
Why does the Monty Hall problem seem counter-intuitive?	1359	TrapY
How do we know that elementary particles aren't composed of smaller particles, the same way we used to think atoms were indivisible?	1358	[deleted]
Do Black Holes deteriorate/dissipate?	1357	Smiley_the_Wizard
AskScience AMA Series: We do research on making games more findable (and expressive) using computer science approaches such as natural language processing. We're James Ryan, Eric Kaltman, and Noah Wardrip-Fruin, two PhD students and a faculty member from UC Santa Cruz. AMA	1357	Wardrip-Fruin_Lab
Is there a limit to the size a mammal could grow?	1357	sumsum123
If common cold regularly mutates, why does it always have the same symptoms?	1356	Zaxdrique