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Angler fish lure their prey using light emitting bacteria, but why would the prey which spends its entire life in total darkness of the ocean depths be even lured to such an obvious trap? Do only "lost" living organisms from the upper layers get tricked like that?

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How important is visual data of lip movements during language acquisition? Do people blind from birth pronounce words as properly as seeing people?

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Why African rain forests are located on the western side and not all the way to Ethiopia and Somali?

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Is a free electron a standing wave or not?

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What happens to the photons closest to the black hole when it expands?

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Why are visual memories often mirror-flipped?

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How does the act of observation manifest itself in quantum mechanics? (spatially)

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How long was a year 4.5 billion years ago?

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Angler fish lure their prey using light emitting bacteria, but why would the prey which spends its entire life in total darkness of the ocean depths be even lured to such an obvious trap? Do only "lost" living organisms from the upper layers get tricked like that?

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How do photons communicate charge between particles?

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Angler fish lure their prey using light emitting bacteria, but why would the prey which spends its entire life in total darkness of the ocean depths be even lured to such an obvious trap? Do only "lost" living organisms from the upper layers get tricked like that?	1432
How important is visual data of lip movements during language acquisition? Do people blind from birth pronounce words as properly as seeing people?	29
Why African rain forests are located on the western side and not all the way to Ethiopia and Somali?	8
Is a free electron a standing wave or not?	4
What happens to the photons closest to the black hole when it expands?	1
Why are visual memories often mirror-flipped?	1
How does the act of observation manifest itself in quantum mechanics? (spatially)	1
How long was a year 4.5 billion years ago?	1
Angler fish lure their prey using light emitting bacteria, but why would the prey which spends its entire life in total darkness of the ocean depths be even lured to such an obvious trap? Do only "lost" living organisms from the upper layers get tricked like that?	1
How do photons communicate charge between particles?	1