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Legend has it Edward Smith, the captain who went down with the Titanic, was planning to retire after the ship's maiden voyage. Was it weird to assign a captain of a brand new ship for a single trip?

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Why do creatures lose energy and need to sleep often when sick, but also consume less food?

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In Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus decides to watch a play specifically because he expects it to be entertainingly bad. Are there any earlier examples of the "so bad it's good" mentality?

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The Gunpowder plot involved 36 barrels of gunpowder in an undercroft beneath the House of Lords. Just how much damage would the explosion have done if it had gone off? Would it have accomplished its goal? Destroyed all of Parliament? Surrounding buildings?

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Breaking your seal: the idea that, once you urinate while intoxicated, you will feel the need to urinate more often. Is there any scientific truth to this, or is it simply an urban legend?

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Is there an existing artificial device that does the job of the liver, like a dialysis machine does for your kidneys?

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What are the benefits to animals to having the brain in the front/top of the body?

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Two men, one overweight and one not, are starving to death. How much longer will the overweight individual survive?

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What assay would one use to test urea concentration in media?

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Does Williams Medium E require CO2 to maintain a stable pH for hepatocyte culturing? I realize this isn't the usual type of askscience question, but google is failing me and I cannot for the life of me figure out whether I need to design CO2 control into my senior design team's bioreactor.

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Legend has it Edward Smith, the captain who went down with the Titanic, was planning to retire after the ship's maiden voyage. Was it weird to assign a captain of a brand new ship for a single trip?	3	AskHistorians
Why do creatures lose energy and need to sleep often when sick, but also consume less food?	3	askscience
In Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus decides to watch a play specifically because he expects it to be entertainingly bad. Are there any earlier examples of the "so bad it's good" mentality?	2	AskHistorians
The Gunpowder plot involved 36 barrels of gunpowder in an undercroft beneath the House of Lords. Just how much damage would the explosion have done if it had gone off? Would it have accomplished its goal? Destroyed all of Parliament? Surrounding buildings?	2	AskHistorians
Breaking your seal: the idea that, once you urinate while intoxicated, you will feel the need to urinate more often. Is there any scientific truth to this, or is it simply an urban legend?	1	askscience
Is there an existing artificial device that does the job of the liver, like a dialysis machine does for your kidneys?	1	askscience
What are the benefits to animals to having the brain in the front/top of the body?	1	askscience
Two men, one overweight and one not, are starving to death. How much longer will the overweight individual survive?	1	askscience
What assay would one use to test urea concentration in media?	1	askscience
Does Williams Medium E require CO2 to maintain a stable pH for hepatocyte culturing? I realize this isn't the usual type of askscience question, but google is failing me and I cannot for the life of me figure out whether I need to design CO2 control into my senior design team's bioreactor.	1	askscience