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How can a modern car engine have a compression ratio of 11.5 to 1, and still run on 87 octane gasoline?

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If you release a bee does it just go and find any old hive to join?

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Does Circumcision do anything? NSFW

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Is there a term for that delay when you hear something but don't understand it for a few seconds?

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Is there a limit to how much fat you can gain from one binge?

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AskScience AMA Series: IAMA Alzheimer's researcher who does drug discovery. AMAA.

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If whales evolved from rat-like land mammals, how did their blow-holes develop and how did their size so substantially increase?

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[Chemistry] When you burn a pan, boiling water with vinegar in it makes it a lot easier to clean up. Why does that happen?

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How do we distinguish between sounds in our head and sounds in the real world?

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Why do people have different but constant sneezing patterns?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can a modern car engine have a compression ratio of 11.5 to 1, and still run on 87 octane gasoline?	281
If you release a bee does it just go and find any old hive to join?	281
Does Circumcision do anything? NSFW	280
Is there a term for that delay when you hear something but don't understand it for a few seconds?	280
Is there a limit to how much fat you can gain from one binge?	279
AskScience AMA Series: IAMA Alzheimer's researcher who does drug discovery. AMAA.	279
If whales evolved from rat-like land mammals, how did their blow-holes develop and how did their size so substantially increase?	278
[Chemistry] When you burn a pan, boiling water with vinegar in it makes it a lot easier to clean up. Why does that happen?	278
How do we distinguish between sounds in our head and sounds in the real world?	277
Why do people have different but constant sneezing patterns?	274