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Why is glass so chemically stable? Why are there so few materials that cannot be handled or stored in glass?

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Why do most liquids have a freezing point instead of just gradually getting more viscose?

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How do people with atom clocks know how accurate they are if they have nothing more accurate to compare them to?

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How come human hair can grow as long as it can?

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Are we in the last few centuries with different ethnicies?

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Was the wheel an actual invention or did the comprehension of "roundness" already exist when we developed the necessary motor skills to utilize it?

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If the human race was wiped out today, how long would it take for nature to reclaim cities like New York or Hongkong?

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What are the differences between one-to-one, many-to-one and many-to-many implementations of threads and how do their respective dis-/advantages arise?

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Why do we only have one opposable thumb?

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What makes the sound in electronic devices like stoves, phone chargers and the like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is glass so chemically stable? Why are there so few materials that cannot be handled or stored in glass?	2302
Why do most liquids have a freezing point instead of just gradually getting more viscose?	104
How do people with atom clocks know how accurate they are if they have nothing more accurate to compare them to?	31
How come human hair can grow as long as it can?	16
Are we in the last few centuries with different ethnicies?	3
Was the wheel an actual invention or did the comprehension of "roundness" already exist when we developed the necessary motor skills to utilize it?	1
If the human race was wiped out today, how long would it take for nature to reclaim cities like New York or Hongkong?	1
What are the differences between one-to-one, many-to-one and many-to-many implementations of threads and how do their respective dis-/advantages arise?	1
Why do we only have one opposable thumb?	1
What makes the sound in electronic devices like stoves, phone chargers and the like?	1