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If everything evolved from genderless single-celled organisms, where did genders and the penis/vagina come from?

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How come no matter how realistic a computer generated face is, we know it's not real?

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If you've lost a limb like a hand or foot, what do your muscles do when your brain sends the signal to move that limb?

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How did we ever discover what the speed of light is?

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Are people with aphantasia less effected by PTSD?

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Would it be possible to starve yourself to death with food around, or would your brain make you eat?

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What makes something harder to learn than something else?

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People say pi continues infinitely and has no pattern to it, but if it continues infinitely, wouldn't that mean that eventually there's going to be a temporary pattern in it?

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What physically happens in my eyes when I focus on something?

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Do animals have different languages like humans?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If everything evolved from genderless single-celled organisms, where did genders and the penis/vagina come from?	828
How come no matter how realistic a computer generated face is, we know it's not real?	811
If you've lost a limb like a hand or foot, what do your muscles do when your brain sends the signal to move that limb?	536
How did we ever discover what the speed of light is?	27
Are people with aphantasia less effected by PTSD?	15
Would it be possible to starve yourself to death with food around, or would your brain make you eat?	14
What makes something harder to learn than something else?	10
People say pi continues infinitely and has no pattern to it, but if it continues infinitely, wouldn't that mean that eventually there's going to be a temporary pattern in it?	9
What physically happens in my eyes when I focus on something?	6
Do animals have different languages like humans?	3