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Why are earthworms more prone to going on the sidewalk during and after rain?

456 upvotes • Cubone69

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If I stop eating entirely I will obviously eventually die. What is it though, specifically, that kills me? What if I were to take vitamins and protein, etc, but no actual food? What would kill me in that case?

456 upvotes • RoflCopter4

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Has science now come to the certainty of 100% that an asteroid or meteor colliding with Earth was the cause of the dinosaur extinction?

456 upvotes • [deleted]

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A question from someone who probably has no clue what he's talking about: why can't I as an animal be classified into a sub-species and/or breed based on the unique physical traits shared by myself and my genetic relatives, like other species?

456 upvotes • [deleted]

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In theory, would it be genetically possible for two humans to repopulate the earth?

455 upvotes • Duncanconstruction

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How can the dosage of medicine be the same for a 5'3" 105 lb woman, and a 6'4" 240 lb man?

455 upvotes • Jumping_Koalas

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Why are red and purple "next to each other", if they come from different parts of the EM spectrum?

455 upvotes • kwidem

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Can a rocky planet be Jupiter sized?

455 upvotes • CromulentDucky

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How and where is oxytocin stored in the hypothalamus?

455 upvotes • Aaronlvx

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My son asked, why does glass break so easily but it takes a lot of heat to melt it?

454 upvotes • SolGuy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are earthworms more prone to going on the sidewalk during and after rain?	456	Cubone69
If I stop eating entirely I will obviously eventually die. What is it though, specifically, that kills me? What if I were to take vitamins and protein, etc, but no actual food? What would kill me in that case?	456	RoflCopter4
Has science now come to the certainty of 100% that an asteroid or meteor colliding with Earth was the cause of the dinosaur extinction?	456	[deleted]
A question from someone who probably has no clue what he's talking about: why can't I as an animal be classified into a sub-species and/or breed based on the unique physical traits shared by myself and my genetic relatives, like other species?	456	[deleted]
In theory, would it be genetically possible for two humans to repopulate the earth?	455	Duncanconstruction
How can the dosage of medicine be the same for a 5'3" 105 lb woman, and a 6'4" 240 lb man?	455	Jumping_Koalas
Why are red and purple "next to each other", if they come from different parts of the EM spectrum?	455	kwidem
Can a rocky planet be Jupiter sized?	455	CromulentDucky
How and where is oxytocin stored in the hypothalamus?	455	Aaronlvx
My son asked, why does glass break so easily but it takes a lot of heat to melt it?	454	SolGuy