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If the Earth's perihelion is during Southern Hemisphere summers, are Southern Hemisphere summers warmer than equal latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Splitting two quarks produces two new quarks, because the energy to split them is the same as the energy to create new ones. How exactly does that work?

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Gasoline, rubbing alcohol, etc can't burn - only its vapors can burn. The liquid itself does not make a flame. Are there any liquids that can, themselves, burn?

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Is there a particular chemical process that the human body uses to sense temperature?

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Why can I take pollen from a plant and use it to pollinate another flower on the same plant? This feels like inbreeding taken to the extreme, and yet the offspring are perfectly fine.

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What is the tallest plant that is not a tree?

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Why is it that if I pitch-shift a human voice down, it just sounds like a person with a deep voice, but if I pitch shift up, it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks?

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Since humans are so caried and there are so many of us, what are the chances that someone, somewhere can produce one of the essential amino acids?

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Since humans are so varied and there are so many of us, what are the chances that someone, somewhere can produce one of the essential amino acids?

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Why would explosives break a cell phone?

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If the Earth's perihelion is during Southern Hemisphere summers, are Southern Hemisphere summers warmer than equal latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?	1
Splitting two quarks produces two new quarks, because the energy to split them is the same as the energy to create new ones. How exactly does that work?	1
Gasoline, rubbing alcohol, etc can't burn - only its vapors can burn. The liquid itself does not make a flame. Are there any liquids that can, themselves, burn?	1
Is there a particular chemical process that the human body uses to sense temperature?	1
Why can I take pollen from a plant and use it to pollinate another flower on the same plant? This feels like inbreeding taken to the extreme, and yet the offspring are perfectly fine.	1
What is the tallest plant that is not a tree?	1
Why is it that if I pitch-shift a human voice down, it just sounds like a person with a deep voice, but if I pitch shift up, it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks?	1
Since humans are so caried and there are so many of us, what are the chances that someone, somewhere can produce one of the essential amino acids?	0
Since humans are so varied and there are so many of us, what are the chances that someone, somewhere can produce one of the essential amino acids?	0
Why would explosives break a cell phone?	0