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Why do clothes feel crunchy when you air dry them, but soft out of the dryer?

7247 upvotes • mhocalate

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If telomers get shorter with every split of a cell, doesn't this mean we can pretty accurately calculate when someone will die of old age?

7244 upvotes • league359

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Why, after quick deceleration in most vehicles, is there a sudden lurch in the opposite direction to the initial direction of travel after the vehicle has come to a stop?

7244 upvotes • _test_lefticle_

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how do we know what the milkyway actually looks like?

7240 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why exactly is HIV transferred more easily through anal intercourse?

7231 upvotes • ars4l4n

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Why do mountains have peaks instead of having "flat tops"?

7221 upvotes • TristoMietiTrebbia

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Is it true that you get older quickly if you've been under intense stress for a period of time?

7220 upvotes • HelmetInsideGlass

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Matthias Hebrok, and my lab has just published a breakthrough in making insulin-producing cells in a dish. My team at UCSF hopes to one day cure type 1 diabetes with transplantable beta cells made from human stem cells. AMA!

7219 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Are there any resources that Earth has already run out of?

7212 upvotes • faux-tographer

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How does radio stations transmit the name of the song currently broadcasted?

7198 upvotes • pfc_homeuser

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do clothes feel crunchy when you air dry them, but soft out of the dryer?	7247	mhocalate
If telomers get shorter with every split of a cell, doesn't this mean we can pretty accurately calculate when someone will die of old age?	7244	league359
Why, after quick deceleration in most vehicles, is there a sudden lurch in the opposite direction to the initial direction of travel after the vehicle has come to a stop?	7244	_test_lefticle_
how do we know what the milkyway actually looks like?	7240	[deleted]
Why exactly is HIV transferred more easily through anal intercourse?	7231	ars4l4n
Why do mountains have peaks instead of having "flat tops"?	7221	TristoMietiTrebbia
Is it true that you get older quickly if you've been under intense stress for a period of time?	7220	HelmetInsideGlass
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Matthias Hebrok, and my lab has just published a breakthrough in making insulin-producing cells in a dish. My team at UCSF hopes to one day cure type 1 diabetes with transplantable beta cells made from human stem cells. AMA!	7219	AskScienceModerator
Are there any resources that Earth has already run out of?	7212	faux-tographer
How does radio stations transmit the name of the song currently broadcasted?	7198	pfc_homeuser