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Damaging your muscles with high-intensity workouts promotes muscle-growth/repair. So why does overtraining REDUCE muscle-growth/repair?

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Why are humans sometimes attracted to the smell of their own farts/faecies?

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The sperm whale has the loudest call of any animal, measuring in at a ridiculous 230dB. If I was scuba-diving near one, how would the sound affect me underwater?

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If you turn off a light in a room made entirely of high-quality mirrors, will the room fade into darkness more slowly than a normal room?

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What factors influence the intensity of a person’s sex-drive?

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Assuming genetic engineering takes off in the next 50 years: If I wanted the DNA of my senile future-self to be repaired, would getting a full genome sequence now be helpful as a blueprint?

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I’ve heard coke dehydrates you. How diluted would coke have to be for it to hydrate you?

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What would cause an anomaly in harvested produce decomposition rate?

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Which mammal experiences the most pain during childbirth?

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How can food preparation (cooking/freezing/canning etc.) affect the nutritional content?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Damaging your muscles with high-intensity workouts promotes muscle-growth/repair. So why does overtraining REDUCE muscle-growth/repair?	1
Why are humans sometimes attracted to the smell of their own farts/faecies?	1
The sperm whale has the loudest call of any animal, measuring in at a ridiculous 230dB. If I was scuba-diving near one, how would the sound affect me underwater?	1
If you turn off a light in a room made entirely of high-quality mirrors, will the room fade into darkness more slowly than a normal room?	1
What factors influence the intensity of a person’s sex-drive?	1
Assuming genetic engineering takes off in the next 50 years: If I wanted the DNA of my senile future-self to be repaired, would getting a full genome sequence now be helpful as a blueprint?	1
I’ve heard coke dehydrates you. How diluted would coke have to be for it to hydrate you?	1
What would cause an anomaly in harvested produce decomposition rate?	1
Which mammal experiences the most pain during childbirth?	1
How can food preparation (cooking/freezing/canning etc.) affect the nutritional content?	1