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Is Vitamin D made the same way in all animals? How do the mammals who are covered in fur get their vitamin D if they don't get sun exposure on their skin?

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Why does the visible steam suddenly increase over a pot when you turn off the heat?

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Wine grapes are blue. Why is the wine from such grapes red rather than blue?

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Are there any liquids that exhibit no meniscus against glass?

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Washing one's hands with soap kills viruses by pulling apart their lipid bi-layer membranes, right? Why doesn't soap dissolve our flesh? Our own cell membranes are made of lipid bi-layers.

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How are drugs named? Why are the names so weird? (Remdesivir, sildenafil, chloroquine, etc.)

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Would separating nuclear fuel rods work as a method of moderating the reaction ?

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What exactly is sea foam? Is it dangerous, and is a lot of sea foam a sign that something's wrong, or is it benign?

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What is the difference between cats and humans that causes cats to get "stoned" on catnip while humans are not? Are there substances that intoxicate humans but do nothing to other higher vertebrates? If so, why the difference and what's the evolutionary reason?

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If the J&J vaccine also causes the body to temporarily produce the SARS-CoV2 spike protein just like the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, why would the later require two spaced out doses to develop immunity whereas the J&J vaccine only requires one? Are they equivalent levels of immunity?

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Is Vitamin D made the same way in all animals? How do the mammals who are covered in fur get their vitamin D if they don't get sun exposure on their skin?	2
Why does the visible steam suddenly increase over a pot when you turn off the heat?	1
Wine grapes are blue. Why is the wine from such grapes red rather than blue?	1
Are there any liquids that exhibit no meniscus against glass?	1
Washing one's hands with soap kills viruses by pulling apart their lipid bi-layer membranes, right? Why doesn't soap dissolve our flesh? Our own cell membranes are made of lipid bi-layers.	1
How are drugs named? Why are the names so weird? (Remdesivir, sildenafil, chloroquine, etc.)	1
Would separating nuclear fuel rods work as a method of moderating the reaction ?	1
What exactly is sea foam? Is it dangerous, and is a lot of sea foam a sign that something's wrong, or is it benign?	1
What is the difference between cats and humans that causes cats to get "stoned" on catnip while humans are not? Are there substances that intoxicate humans but do nothing to other higher vertebrates? If so, why the difference and what's the evolutionary reason?	1
If the J&J vaccine also causes the body to temporarily produce the SARS-CoV2 spike protein just like the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, why would the later require two spaced out doses to develop immunity whereas the J&J vaccine only requires one? Are they equivalent levels of immunity?	1