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Why does my hot drink have steam rising from it when it is below its boiling point?

729 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why does my dog drink stagnate water on the stone-ground outside, even though she has an unlimited supply of water inside?

134 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why are the different city-states of ancient Greece (Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Thebes) considered to be all one country, even though they often fought wars between themselves, had different cultures, and had different governments?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do my salivary glands go into hyperdrive mode when I eat something very bitter or sour? Aren't those indicators of "poison" and therefore, "do not eat?" Why is my mouth trying to digest it even quicker?

6 upvotes • r/askscience

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Do supermassive black holes cause the same gravitational lense effect as quasars? If not, why?

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Did Ovid come up with the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, or is his just the first recorded version we have?

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How did "The Kraken" mythos come to be when giant squids are deep-sea dwellers and have only recently been confirmed to exist?

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What happens to a text sent to my phone if my phone is off?

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Why is funding for NASA and other space exploration programs considered by some more important than funding education, national defense, and the other more terrestrial sciences?

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How do some cells develop a higher number of mitochondria than other cells?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does my hot drink have steam rising from it when it is below its boiling point?	729	askscience
Why does my dog drink stagnate water on the stone-ground outside, even though she has an unlimited supply of water inside?	134	askscience
Why are the different city-states of ancient Greece (Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Thebes) considered to be all one country, even though they often fought wars between themselves, had different cultures, and had different governments?	9	AskHistorians
Why do my salivary glands go into hyperdrive mode when I eat something very bitter or sour? Aren't those indicators of "poison" and therefore, "do not eat?" Why is my mouth trying to digest it even quicker?	6	askscience
Do supermassive black holes cause the same gravitational lense effect as quasars? If not, why?	6	askscience
Did Ovid come up with the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, or is his just the first recorded version we have?	6	AskHistorians
How did "The Kraken" mythos come to be when giant squids are deep-sea dwellers and have only recently been confirmed to exist?	5	AskHistorians
What happens to a text sent to my phone if my phone is off?	4	askscience
Why is funding for NASA and other space exploration programs considered by some more important than funding education, national defense, and the other more terrestrial sciences?	4	askscience
How do some cells develop a higher number of mitochondria than other cells?	3	askscience