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How can we hope to detect faint intelligent signals from exoplanets when we aren't even able to detect the light from those planets?

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What's happening when one gets "butterflies?"

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Does the placebo effect work in reverse?

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What is the minimum number of human colonists needed to prevent pathogenic inbreeding? NSFW

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How long would it take to run out of nuclear fuel if tomorrow the world switched to nuclear power?

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Why does alcohol kill all germs? Are there any extremophile bacteria that can live in alcohol?

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How come I can eat salt and drink water but I can't drink salt water?

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Why can’t you consume alcohol while on antibiotics?

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Nothing can go faster than light. But light moves slower when not in a vacuum. Can can something travel faster than light when it's not in a vacuum? NSFW

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What is the most up to date assumption of number of unconfirmed cases of COVID in a given population?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can we hope to detect faint intelligent signals from exoplanets when we aren't even able to detect the light from those planets?	48
What's happening when one gets "butterflies?"	48
Does the placebo effect work in reverse?	48
What is the minimum number of human colonists needed to prevent pathogenic inbreeding? NSFW	48
How long would it take to run out of nuclear fuel if tomorrow the world switched to nuclear power?	48
Why does alcohol kill all germs? Are there any extremophile bacteria that can live in alcohol?	47
How come I can eat salt and drink water but I can't drink salt water?	47
Why can’t you consume alcohol while on antibiotics?	47
Nothing can go faster than light. But light moves slower when not in a vacuum. Can can something travel faster than light when it's not in a vacuum? NSFW	47
What is the most up to date assumption of number of unconfirmed cases of COVID in a given population?	47