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Do spiders always build their own webs, or do they sometimes live in a web vacated by another spider?

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Why do insects seem to be really attracted to candy/sugary sweets, yet don't seem to be interested in chocolate, even though it is also very sugary?

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Given the energy required to create a wind generation tower, how long before it generates a net "positive" energy?

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[Medicine] If someone was transported back 500 years to an old-world city (e.g. London) , would they carry disease/bacteria which would cause major harm to the local population?

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With modern cryptography and computer analysis, but without the Rosetta stone, would we be able to decrypt the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt in 2018 ?

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Sound and Light both have waveforms. Many people have perfect color recognition, but very few people have perfect pitch. Is there any neurological explanation for why we comprehend light so much more accurately than sound?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do spiders always build their own webs, or do they sometimes live in a web vacated by another spider?	816
Why do insects seem to be really attracted to candy/sugary sweets, yet don't seem to be interested in chocolate, even though it is also very sugary?	1
Given the energy required to create a wind generation tower, how long before it generates a net "positive" energy?	1
[Medicine] If someone was transported back 500 years to an old-world city (e.g. London) , would they carry disease/bacteria which would cause major harm to the local population?	1
With modern cryptography and computer analysis, but without the Rosetta stone, would we be able to decrypt the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt in 2018 ?	1
Sound and Light both have waveforms. Many people have perfect color recognition, but very few people have perfect pitch. Is there any neurological explanation for why we comprehend light so much more accurately than sound?	1