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When did we begin transitioning from naturally occurring ingredients in soaps, shampoos and other household hygiene items to ingredients like ‘cocamidopropyl betaine’ and ‘iodopropynyl butylcarbamate’ and what influenced this shift in manufacturing? [Common ingredients on a Shampoo bottle]	2	AskHistorians
Are there any historical records from ancient China that demonstrate hunting and de-scaling of Pangolins for traditional medicine?	2	AskHistorians
[WP] In a world where supernatural beings are recognized as existing, police respond to calls of possessions and hauntings. You are being plagued by a poltergeist and call the police, only to find out the spirit is actually your neighbor Fred coming to welcome you to the neighborhood.	2	WritingPrompts
Given that some animals, like dogs or primates, copy human’s altruistic or malevolent behavior and become ‘more like us’ in their behavior. Can we infer then that other animals that are vastly different can copy each other’s behavior in a similar way?	1	askscience
A textbook I read stated that the randomness of mortality rates of some animals, like birds, is related to their size. The book listed the example of a sparrow having a randomness to the point where they just drop out of the sky. What other animals have similar statistics related to their size?	1	askscience
Is reproductive success measured by the number of offspring that are born living or by the number of offspring that survive past infancy?	1	askscience
When I build a pool in my backyard and algae begins growing within days, where did the algae come from? Do the spores float on the air or are they present in the water I filled it with?	1	askscience
When did we begin transitioning from naturally occurring ingredients in soaps, shampoos and other household hygiene items to ingredients like ‘cocamidopropyl betaine’ and ‘iodopropynyl butylcarbamate’ and what influenced this shift in manufacturing? [Common ingredients on a shampoo bottle]	1	askscience
How do hermaphroditic animals and animals that reproduce asexually not die out due to mutations like other animals that reproduce with relatives?	1	askscience
How can certain responses to sounds in nature be passed down genetically in some animals with no prior exposure?	1	askscience

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