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Are there any other animals known to "work out", or do an activity for the sole purpose of muscle growth?

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Does a single atom cast a shadow?

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Why does some spicy food have a delay, whereas with others the heat can be felt immediately?

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How do ice core researchers keep their samples from subliming?

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How do neutron stars die? Do they simply burn out? Do they collapse into black holes?

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Why do gravitational slingshots work?

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Is there any rhyme or reason to the charges of polyatomic ions, or is it completely random?

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Do bioluminescent/biofluorescent organisms use sunlight to recharge, or is it primarily an enzyme based reaction?

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How come there aren't any organisms that can zoom in their vision like a camera?

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If energy can be neither created nor destroyed, then is there a finite and constant amount of energy in the universe always? If so, do we have any way of calculating it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any other animals known to "work out", or do an activity for the sole purpose of muscle growth?	5417
Does a single atom cast a shadow?	99
Why does some spicy food have a delay, whereas with others the heat can be felt immediately?	83
How do ice core researchers keep their samples from subliming?	14
How do neutron stars die? Do they simply burn out? Do they collapse into black holes?	14
Why do gravitational slingshots work?	9
Is there any rhyme or reason to the charges of polyatomic ions, or is it completely random?	6
Do bioluminescent/biofluorescent organisms use sunlight to recharge, or is it primarily an enzyme based reaction?	2
How come there aren't any organisms that can zoom in their vision like a camera?	1
If energy can be neither created nor destroyed, then is there a finite and constant amount of energy in the universe always? If so, do we have any way of calculating it?	1