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Why is most of Earth's land concentrated on one side of the globe?

892 upvotes • [deleted]

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Since potassium is mainly found in tissues, how do you measure its quantity?

892 upvotes • OptimusPrime1978

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Why do I wake up 5-10 minutes before my alarm?

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AskScience, would I be safe from a Tsunami if I swam 30 feet below the surface with SCUBA gear?

891 upvotes • Wingser

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Statisticians of Reddit, please answer me this: If humans were immortal, i.e. never died from any health related problems like Heart disease & Cancer, what would be the average life span with current accident rates, suicides, etc?

891 upvotes • goose0117

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Why and when did certain natural human functions become something that requires privacy?

891 upvotes • TempPrivacy101

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Are there polynomial equations that are equal to basic trig functions?

891 upvotes • SwftCurlz

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Why do places with very arid/deserted conditions (the Middle East, Siberia, Alaska etc) tend to produce so much oil?

891 upvotes • Shlegnog

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Is the sweating response localized? If you warm one of someone's legs, will the other start sweating?

890 upvotes • WaitForItTheMongols

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Why are the galaxies in our universe distributed in clumps and filaments?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is most of Earth's land concentrated on one side of the globe?	892	[deleted]
Since potassium is mainly found in tissues, how do you measure its quantity?	892	OptimusPrime1978
Why do I wake up 5-10 minutes before my alarm?	891	[deleted]
AskScience, would I be safe from a Tsunami if I swam 30 feet below the surface with SCUBA gear?	891	Wingser
Statisticians of Reddit, please answer me this: If humans were immortal, i.e. never died from any health related problems like Heart disease & Cancer, what would be the average life span with current accident rates, suicides, etc?	891	goose0117
Why and when did certain natural human functions become something that requires privacy?	891	TempPrivacy101
Are there polynomial equations that are equal to basic trig functions?	891	SwftCurlz
Why do places with very arid/deserted conditions (the Middle East, Siberia, Alaska etc) tend to produce so much oil?	891	Shlegnog
Is the sweating response localized? If you warm one of someone's legs, will the other start sweating?	890	WaitForItTheMongols
Why are the galaxies in our universe distributed in clumps and filaments?	890	unfinished-sentenc