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Many animals have parents that take care of their young like humans, but do any have observed “grandparent” relationships? Or do only humans place value on the generation after their kids?

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If 1 box in 100 has a prize, I have a 1% chance of winning. But if I play it 100 times, I do not have 100% chance of winning. Why is that? And what is the actual win chance?

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Would a bullet fired travel farther through a 2 foot block of solid glass or 24 inch thick panes? In other words, would the block have more resistance to bullet movement than the panes because it is one solid object, or the panes have more resistance because of the air in between them?

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If there were a brighter sun right behind our sun, would there be a shadow cast on the earth?

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Wikipedia says that if you get liposuction, even with dieting and exercise, the fat cells removed will return to the body within a few months. What causes this?

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Why are there so few fossils relative to the large number of animals?

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How do storms form in the middle of a large landmass like a continent? Don't they need enormous bodies of water like oceans to form?

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If a television has a faster frame rate than the speed at which the brain processes images, do we see it as any faster than a frame rate equal to our brains?

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The units of Torque are newton meters. A joule is also equal to a newton meter. Does this mean that torque measures energy?

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What exactly is so wrong about the expression "The Internet is like a series of tubes?"

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Many animals have parents that take care of their young like humans, but do any have observed “grandparent” relationships? Or do only humans place value on the generation after their kids?	2306
If 1 box in 100 has a prize, I have a 1% chance of winning. But if I play it 100 times, I do not have 100% chance of winning. Why is that? And what is the actual win chance?	149
Would a bullet fired travel farther through a 2 foot block of solid glass or 24 inch thick panes? In other words, would the block have more resistance to bullet movement than the panes because it is one solid object, or the panes have more resistance because of the air in between them?	17
If there were a brighter sun right behind our sun, would there be a shadow cast on the earth?	12
Wikipedia says that if you get liposuction, even with dieting and exercise, the fat cells removed will return to the body within a few months. What causes this?	12
Why are there so few fossils relative to the large number of animals?	8
How do storms form in the middle of a large landmass like a continent? Don't they need enormous bodies of water like oceans to form?	7
If a television has a faster frame rate than the speed at which the brain processes images, do we see it as any faster than a frame rate equal to our brains?	6
The units of Torque are newton meters. A joule is also equal to a newton meter. Does this mean that torque measures energy?	6
What exactly is so wrong about the expression "The Internet is like a series of tubes?"	5