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Why is it that many cultures use the decimal system but a pattern in the names starts emerging from the number 20 instead of 10? (E.g. Twenty-one, Twenty-two, but Eleven, Twelve instead of Ten-one, Ten-two)?

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How is it possible for our brain to wake us up around a certain time, no matter when we went to sleep the previous night? How does it know how much time has passed?

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Is there a science behind Origami, or do different shapes get discovered simply by trial and error?

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How can animals of the same species show the exact same behaviours even though they never had the chance to communicate? Is there something similar for humans?

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Working on an atomic scale, is it possible to create the 'perfect blade'? Are there elements that if positioned at the right angle with the right precision could cut through anything with little or no effort?

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How is it that our brain can replicate things perfectly while sleeping but if we try to do this when we qre awake we find it difficult?

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If an object the size of the moon came towards Earth, would the waters and everything else start levitating as it came closer and closer? What would we see before the impact?

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How would our eyes see if we could 'see' every wavelength? What would a picture of something with superimposed waves (from radio to gamma) look like?

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Can we recreate the voice of a recently deceased person (Or at least know what it sounded like)?

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Why did we start counting the year on the 1st of January? Does it have any special astronomical meaning like the first day of each season?

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Why is it that many cultures use the decimal system but a pattern in the names starts emerging from the number 20 instead of 10? (E.g. Twenty-one, Twenty-two, but Eleven, Twelve instead of Ten-one, Ten-two)?	3641
How is it possible for our brain to wake us up around a certain time, no matter when we went to sleep the previous night? How does it know how much time has passed?	49
Is there a science behind Origami, or do different shapes get discovered simply by trial and error?	33
How can animals of the same species show the exact same behaviours even though they never had the chance to communicate? Is there something similar for humans?	1
Working on an atomic scale, is it possible to create the 'perfect blade'? Are there elements that if positioned at the right angle with the right precision could cut through anything with little or no effort?	1
How is it that our brain can replicate things perfectly while sleeping but if we try to do this when we qre awake we find it difficult?	1
If an object the size of the moon came towards Earth, would the waters and everything else start levitating as it came closer and closer? What would we see before the impact?	1
How would our eyes see if we could 'see' every wavelength? What would a picture of something with superimposed waves (from radio to gamma) look like?	1
Can we recreate the voice of a recently deceased person (Or at least know what it sounded like)?	1
Why did we start counting the year on the 1st of January? Does it have any special astronomical meaning like the first day of each season?	1