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How do doctors "fool" patients being prescribed placebo's into thinking they are prescribed real drugs?

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A burning candle emits heat and light (existing of photons). Where do these photons emerge from? Are they trapped in the wick and released by the chemical reaction?

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What is the mechanism behind ozone damaging mucus membranes?

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What makes existing tectonic plates (like the African Plate) rift?

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Why isn't it routine to perform an amniocentesis during pregnancy to check for genetic abnormalities?

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How true is the statement: "Formaldehyde in food is much less toxic than formaldehyde from aspartame exposure due to the way the body metabolizes it."?

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What is the consumption limit of methanol in mg/kg?

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If my immune system were not to recognise the common cold as an invader and were not fight it off, would I get sick?

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Would it take a shorter amount of time to fly east from NY to Tokyo at an average speed of 5000 mp/ h and a maximum altitude of 62 miles than flying west from Tokyo to NY at the same speed and altitude?

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According to the NGO 11.11.11 each year 300,000 people die as a direct result of climate change. Is there any way this number can be obtained or is it plucked out of thin air?

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How do doctors "fool" patients being prescribed placebo's into thinking they are prescribed real drugs?	1
A burning candle emits heat and light (existing of photons). Where do these photons emerge from? Are they trapped in the wick and released by the chemical reaction?	1
What is the mechanism behind ozone damaging mucus membranes?	1
What makes existing tectonic plates (like the African Plate) rift?	1
Why isn't it routine to perform an amniocentesis during pregnancy to check for genetic abnormalities?	1
How true is the statement: "Formaldehyde in food is much less toxic than formaldehyde from aspartame exposure due to the way the body metabolizes it."?	1
What is the consumption limit of methanol in mg/kg?	1
If my immune system were not to recognise the common cold as an invader and were not fight it off, would I get sick?	1
Would it take a shorter amount of time to fly east from NY to Tokyo at an average speed of 5000 mp/ h and a maximum altitude of 62 miles than flying west from Tokyo to NY at the same speed and altitude?	1
According to the NGO 11.11.11 each year 300,000 people die as a direct result of climate change. Is there any way this number can be obtained or is it plucked out of thin air?	1