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Why is there a consistency in the hallucinations of those who experience sleep paralysis?

1275 upvotes • _icedice

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How do intercontinental bridges/tunnels take tectonic plate movements into account?

1274 upvotes • [deleted]

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What determines trauma? I almost drowned as a 9 year old (ambulance and hospitalized), but I love oceans/swimming/scuba diving 20+ years later. Why am I not afraid of those things, but others may avoid those things after the experience?

1274 upvotes • scottyboy218

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I know that the blue whale is the largest known animal to have existed. Is there a biological/genetic limit to how big an animal can ever be?

1273 upvotes • fiplefip

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If I wave my phone/laptop around, or while travelling quickly, is it more difficult for it to receive a signal? Are signal reception or speed (even a little bit) affected?

1273 upvotes • TLDR_Meta_comment

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What exactly is dying of old age?

1273 upvotes • ice_cream_saturday

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How far back in history would I have to go before people couldn't understand the modern english I speak?

1272 upvotes • [deleted]

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How high was the highest mountain ever on earth ?

1272 upvotes • PaulAnthon

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Is there an organism that could go extinct and have no repercussions on the ecosystem?

1272 upvotes • branmichael

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Why does space have three dimensions but time has only one?

1272 upvotes • jajajajajjaajjaja

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is there a consistency in the hallucinations of those who experience sleep paralysis?	1275	_icedice
How do intercontinental bridges/tunnels take tectonic plate movements into account?	1274	[deleted]
What determines trauma? I almost drowned as a 9 year old (ambulance and hospitalized), but I love oceans/swimming/scuba diving 20+ years later. Why am I not afraid of those things, but others may avoid those things after the experience?	1274	scottyboy218
I know that the blue whale is the largest known animal to have existed. Is there a biological/genetic limit to how big an animal can ever be?	1273	fiplefip
If I wave my phone/laptop around, or while travelling quickly, is it more difficult for it to receive a signal? Are signal reception or speed (even a little bit) affected?	1273	TLDR_Meta_comment
What exactly is dying of old age?	1273	ice_cream_saturday
How far back in history would I have to go before people couldn't understand the modern english I speak?	1272	[deleted]
How high was the highest mountain ever on earth ?	1272	PaulAnthon
Is there an organism that could go extinct and have no repercussions on the ecosystem?	1272	branmichael
Why does space have three dimensions but time has only one?	1272	jajajajajjaajjaja