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How do we know that it rains diamonds on Jupiter? In fact, how do we calculate elemental density on any planet for that matter?

668 upvotes • Max-Rebo

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What really causes diverticulitis?

668 upvotes • jdward01

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AskScience AMA Series: We're Rachel Davis, MD, and Moksha Patel, MD, instructors at the CU School of Medicine. With Rachel's expertise, Moksha decided to undergo deep brain stimulation surgery for OCD. AUA!

668 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Are there any known benefits of smoking tobacco?

667 upvotes • alishainreallife

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Is there any part of the human body that can operate independent of the brain?

667 upvotes • fal86

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How many of the stars we see probably don't exist anymore?

667 upvotes • stonedkangaroo

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When people joke about prison rape or homosexuality in the navy, there seems to be an assumption that the absence of women somehow turns desperately horny men gay. Is there any evidence that prolonged living in such environments can actually make men gay/capable of homosexual arousal?

667 upvotes • rrtaylor

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What are some currently unsolvable mathematical concepts that could potentially be solved with quantum computing?

667 upvotes • thebpfeif

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What is the greatest unexplained astronomical phenomenon in our solar system?

667 upvotes • lxlok

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How does human daily intake of calories compare to other animals? Do we require much more energy or is it roughly linear with size?

667 upvotes • mistershrubber

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do we know that it rains diamonds on Jupiter? In fact, how do we calculate elemental density on any planet for that matter?	668	Max-Rebo
What really causes diverticulitis?	668	jdward01
AskScience AMA Series: We're Rachel Davis, MD, and Moksha Patel, MD, instructors at the CU School of Medicine. With Rachel's expertise, Moksha decided to undergo deep brain stimulation surgery for OCD. AUA!	668	AskScienceModerator
Are there any known benefits of smoking tobacco?	667	alishainreallife
Is there any part of the human body that can operate independent of the brain?	667	fal86
How many of the stars we see probably don't exist anymore?	667	stonedkangaroo
When people joke about prison rape or homosexuality in the navy, there seems to be an assumption that the absence of women somehow turns desperately horny men gay. Is there any evidence that prolonged living in such environments can actually make men gay/capable of homosexual arousal?	667	rrtaylor
What are some currently unsolvable mathematical concepts that could potentially be solved with quantum computing?	667	thebpfeif
What is the greatest unexplained astronomical phenomenon in our solar system?	667	lxlok
How does human daily intake of calories compare to other animals? Do we require much more energy or is it roughly linear with size?	667	mistershrubber