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If elephants had gone extinct before humans came about, and we had never found mammoth remains with soft tissue intact, would we have known that they had trunks through their skeletons alone?

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How did stone-aged people fell trees?

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Did plants cross the Bering straight?

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What do we know about post traumatic stress in tribal societies?

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Was there ever any one singe "first anatomically modern human" or was the change more gradual?

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What would the songs of larger whales, like Blues and Humpbacks, sound like outside of water?

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Scientists from the 1950s somehow get hold of a modern cellphone. How much would they be able to learn from taking it apart?

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How do people who live in high latitudes, like the Inuit, avoid circadian rhythm problems?

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What would whale song sound like out of water?

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Why do humans feel the need to vocalize when experiencing pleasure?

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If elephants had gone extinct before humans came about, and we had never found mammoth remains with soft tissue intact, would we have known that they had trunks through their skeletons alone?	5467
How did stone-aged people fell trees?	9
Did plants cross the Bering straight?	8
What do we know about post traumatic stress in tribal societies?	4
Was there ever any one singe "first anatomically modern human" or was the change more gradual?	3
What would the songs of larger whales, like Blues and Humpbacks, sound like outside of water?	1
Scientists from the 1950s somehow get hold of a modern cellphone. How much would they be able to learn from taking it apart?	1
How do people who live in high latitudes, like the Inuit, avoid circadian rhythm problems?	1
What would whale song sound like out of water?	1
Why do humans feel the need to vocalize when experiencing pleasure?	1