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Is there any evidence to show that setting an alarm or some sort of reminder to an event improves your chances of remember without actually needing the alarm to remind you?

727 upvotes • songbirdy

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What do non-human primates do with their dead? How do they mourn them? What do they do with their bodies?

727 upvotes • Skating_N_Music_Dude

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Does laying down toilet paper when in a public bathroom dramatically help keep away pathogens?

726 upvotes • -idk

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When a person dies of starvation, is there a point of no return where they no longer have the energy required to break down any food they could eat, but are still alive and conscious?

726 upvotes • ch00f

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Is there any evidence that "crazy cat lady" behaviour is related to toxoplasmosis?

726 upvotes • iorgfeflkd

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Why can't you donate blood after receiving eye surgery?

726 upvotes • Gordonsdrygin

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Does toasting a loaf of bread alter the nutrition levels?

726 upvotes • NonSilentStalker

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Two balls are rolled down a hill. Constant outer surface area and material density, but one ball is hollow. Which will hit the ground first? The heavier ball with mass distributed more towards the center? or the lighter, hollow ball?

726 upvotes • ryannayr140

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Why don't freight trains use turbine engines?

726 upvotes • MrMannWood

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Are there any mammals or birds that do not raise their young whatsoever?

725 upvotes • man_gomer_lot

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any evidence to show that setting an alarm or some sort of reminder to an event improves your chances of remember without actually needing the alarm to remind you?	727	songbirdy
What do non-human primates do with their dead? How do they mourn them? What do they do with their bodies?	727	Skating_N_Music_Dude
Does laying down toilet paper when in a public bathroom dramatically help keep away pathogens?	726	-idk
When a person dies of starvation, is there a point of no return where they no longer have the energy required to break down any food they could eat, but are still alive and conscious?	726	ch00f
Is there any evidence that "crazy cat lady" behaviour is related to toxoplasmosis?	726	iorgfeflkd
Why can't you donate blood after receiving eye surgery?	726	Gordonsdrygin
Does toasting a loaf of bread alter the nutrition levels?	726	NonSilentStalker
Two balls are rolled down a hill. Constant outer surface area and material density, but one ball is hollow. Which will hit the ground first? The heavier ball with mass distributed more towards the center? or the lighter, hollow ball?	726	ryannayr140
Why don't freight trains use turbine engines?	726	MrMannWood
Are there any mammals or birds that do not raise their young whatsoever?	725	man_gomer_lot