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Is it confirmation bias when people read too much into random coincidences?

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Do anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. Advil/Ibuprofen) have any effect on recovery and progress due to exercise?

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I feel that I do my best, most productive work and study when I take frequent gaming/reddit/web browsing/bathroom breaks. Is this likely? Or am I just rationalizing my laziness?

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It takes google under a second to search (almost) the entire internet. Why does it take Outlook 2010 a couple minutes to search a few thousand emails?

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What exactly happens when you work out and eat a calorie surplus that makes your body direct those extra calories to muscles rather than fat?

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If someone is a "cheap drunk" are they more easily impaired by alcohol, or do they get the positive effects without the cognitive impairment associated with larger doses of alcohol?

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What is the closest thing we have to a complete evolutionary chain from a present life form back to the beginning of life on earth?

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Is there enough BPA in canned items (especially tomatoes) to affect one's testosterone level with frequent consumption?

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Why does the inefficiency of incandescent matter in cold climates where people will heat their house anyway?

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I remember reading ~10 years ago that hydrogen fuel cells would be the way of future transportation. Why don't we have these in cars yet?

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Is it confirmation bias when people read too much into random coincidences?	1
Do anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. Advil/Ibuprofen) have any effect on recovery and progress due to exercise?	1
I feel that I do my best, most productive work and study when I take frequent gaming/reddit/web browsing/bathroom breaks. Is this likely? Or am I just rationalizing my laziness?	1
It takes google under a second to search (almost) the entire internet. Why does it take Outlook 2010 a couple minutes to search a few thousand emails?	1
What exactly happens when you work out and eat a calorie surplus that makes your body direct those extra calories to muscles rather than fat?	1
If someone is a "cheap drunk" are they more easily impaired by alcohol, or do they get the positive effects without the cognitive impairment associated with larger doses of alcohol?	1
What is the closest thing we have to a complete evolutionary chain from a present life form back to the beginning of life on earth?	1
Is there enough BPA in canned items (especially tomatoes) to affect one's testosterone level with frequent consumption?	1
Why does the inefficiency of incandescent matter in cold climates where people will heat their house anyway?	1
I remember reading ~10 years ago that hydrogen fuel cells would be the way of future transportation. Why don't we have these in cars yet?	1