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How much energy does Solar Power retain on Earth that would have otherwise been reflected in to space?

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We hear a lot a about babies being born with extra or missing limbs, or people having synesthesia (where senses get mixed up), but is there any documented evidence of people who could “see” outside of what is usually considered the visible light spectrum?

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What makes Omicron a varient rather than a new strain of virus? At what point would a mutated virus be considered a new strain?

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If we assume that the “missing steel bore cap” (manhole cover) from Operation Plumbbob (nuclear tests in the 1950s) didn’t vapourise in the atmosphere, where would it be now?

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There are reported cases of people being born with extra fingers or toes, are there any documented cases of people born with senses that are beyond the “normal” range, for example high frequency hearing or eyesight that picks up wavelengths outside of the usual visible spectrum? Is it even possible?

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When does infection with nCOV-SARS2 become COVID-19?

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Given that vaccine trials are double blind, so that the subject and the “handler” don’t know who’s had the vaccine, how do the research team know the efficacy during the trial?

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Is there any work done or any rationale as to whether a mosquito would avoid biting someone who is taking anticoagulants?

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Why doesn’t the grill on the doors of microwave ovens act like a giant version of the double slit experiment that was carried out using light?

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How much energy does Solar Power retain on Earth that would have otherwise been reflected in to space?	1
We hear a lot a about babies being born with extra or missing limbs, or people having synesthesia (where senses get mixed up), but is there any documented evidence of people who could “see” outside of what is usually considered the visible light spectrum?	1
What makes Omicron a varient rather than a new strain of virus? At what point would a mutated virus be considered a new strain?	1
If we assume that the “missing steel bore cap” (manhole cover) from Operation Plumbbob (nuclear tests in the 1950s) didn’t vapourise in the atmosphere, where would it be now?	1
There are reported cases of people being born with extra fingers or toes, are there any documented cases of people born with senses that are beyond the “normal” range, for example high frequency hearing or eyesight that picks up wavelengths outside of the usual visible spectrum? Is it even possible?	1
When does infection with nCOV-SARS2 become COVID-19?	1
Given that vaccine trials are double blind, so that the subject and the “handler” don’t know who’s had the vaccine, how do the research team know the efficacy during the trial?	1
Is there any work done or any rationale as to whether a mosquito would avoid biting someone who is taking anticoagulants?	1
Why doesn’t the grill on the doors of microwave ovens act like a giant version of the double slit experiment that was carried out using light?	0