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How do 'after-tastes' work? Why do we get a different taste only after the food has been swallowed?

598 upvotes • YayNewZealand

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If two colleagues working on laptops share a single charger cable, switching it over as each battery approaches being depleted, are they saving energy?

598 upvotes • partyrhinosaur

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Is it possible for humans to learn new reflex actions?

598 upvotes • Pylly

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The CDC website states that Tuberculosis (TB) cannot be contracted via kissing, but can be contracted via breathing in TB from an infected person's coughs/sneezes. How does this work?

598 upvotes • Call_Me_A_Door

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If I ate 300g of food, can I theoretically only gain a maximum of 300g?

598 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why is the ozone hole only over Antarctica?

598 upvotes • spicy_dang

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Would it be possible to survive an otherwise fatal descent from a great height into water IF said person was encased in water already?

597 upvotes • Supersnazz

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What process caused this amazing effect in Pleneau Bay, Antarctica? Photograph by Sander Klaassen.

597 upvotes • FlightOfGrey

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Would two people pointing guns at each other have enough time to react to the first gunshot?

597 upvotes • daavis12343

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When you spin yourself in an office chair and pull your legs in you spin faster. What is this called? Besides fun.

597 upvotes • Tragicanomaly

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do 'after-tastes' work? Why do we get a different taste only after the food has been swallowed?	598	YayNewZealand
If two colleagues working on laptops share a single charger cable, switching it over as each battery approaches being depleted, are they saving energy?	598	partyrhinosaur
Is it possible for humans to learn new reflex actions?	598	Pylly
The CDC website states that Tuberculosis (TB) cannot be contracted via kissing, but can be contracted via breathing in TB from an infected person's coughs/sneezes. How does this work?	598	Call_Me_A_Door
If I ate 300g of food, can I theoretically only gain a maximum of 300g?	598	[deleted]
Why is the ozone hole only over Antarctica?	598	spicy_dang
Would it be possible to survive an otherwise fatal descent from a great height into water IF said person was encased in water already?	597	Supersnazz
What process caused this amazing effect in Pleneau Bay, Antarctica? Photograph by Sander Klaassen.	597	FlightOfGrey
Would two people pointing guns at each other have enough time to react to the first gunshot?	597	daavis12343
When you spin yourself in an office chair and pull your legs in you spin faster. What is this called? Besides fun.	597	Tragicanomaly