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Apparently only a small number of people can voluntarily contract the tensor tympani muscle in their ear. What are the actual statistics and is this just an inconsequential evolutionary accident?

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So far scientists have been unable to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity. Is there a reason we assume that this is possible to begin with?

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How did Brussels end up becoming the unofficial capital of Europe?

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Where do the well recognised hazard symbols come from? The biological, nuclear, and so on black-on-yellow signs that denote hazardous materials?

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What animals COULD we conceivably bring back from extinction, either to reintroduce to the ecosystem or for scientific/recreational purposes?

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What are quantum mechanics and general relativity, why do these two widely accepted theories not reconcile with each other, and why are we having such a hard time reconciling them? (x-post with /r/explainlikeimfive)

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Why haven't incredibly painful period cramps been evolved out? Surely it's detrimental for a small portion of women to be in severe pain for up to a few days a month, every month?

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Is there any psychological basis for why some people get physiological responses (Shivers, goosebumps) from musical stimuli (Bass drops, a good chorus kicking in) ?

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What is the reality of science concerning male pregnancy?

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It feels like first it was the hunt for the Higgs Boson, then the hunt for Gravitational Waves, what is the next "big thing" that we can expect to see popular science media hyping in the next ~2 years?

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Apparently only a small number of people can voluntarily contract the tensor tympani muscle in their ear. What are the actual statistics and is this just an inconsequential evolutionary accident?	16
So far scientists have been unable to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity. Is there a reason we assume that this is possible to begin with?	5
How did Brussels end up becoming the unofficial capital of Europe?	1
Where do the well recognised hazard symbols come from? The biological, nuclear, and so on black-on-yellow signs that denote hazardous materials?	1
What animals COULD we conceivably bring back from extinction, either to reintroduce to the ecosystem or for scientific/recreational purposes?	1
What are quantum mechanics and general relativity, why do these two widely accepted theories not reconcile with each other, and why are we having such a hard time reconciling them? (x-post with /r/explainlikeimfive)	1
Why haven't incredibly painful period cramps been evolved out? Surely it's detrimental for a small portion of women to be in severe pain for up to a few days a month, every month?	1
Is there any psychological basis for why some people get physiological responses (Shivers, goosebumps) from musical stimuli (Bass drops, a good chorus kicking in) ?	1
What is the reality of science concerning male pregnancy?	1
It feels like first it was the hunt for the Higgs Boson, then the hunt for Gravitational Waves, what is the next "big thing" that we can expect to see popular science media hyping in the next ~2 years?	1