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Because violet light is closer to UV and X-ray light than the other colors, is violet light at all more likely to give someone cancer?

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What specifically causes the bull's eye rash of Lyme's Disease?

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How can animals scavenge and eat decaying flesh without getting sick? Also, does eating garbage and rotting food taste good to scavengers?

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If advanced alien life forms exist, where are they? Why have there been absolutely no signs of them?

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What would happen to Earth if Halley's Comet crashed into it? How catastrophic would the impact be?

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Why does the difference between 30 degrees and 80 degrees seem a lot greater than the difference between 30 degrees and -20 degrees?

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When we jump, why don't we go flying backwards at hundreds of miles per hour due to Earth's rotation?

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Out of all the futurist technology in StarTrek, which technology is the least likely to ever be developed by humans? The most likely?

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Why is radar less accurate for detecting snowfall as opposed to rainfall?

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Why do cats like to sit in little boxes?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Because violet light is closer to UV and X-ray light than the other colors, is violet light at all more likely to give someone cancer?	46
What specifically causes the bull's eye rash of Lyme's Disease?	17
How can animals scavenge and eat decaying flesh without getting sick? Also, does eating garbage and rotting food taste good to scavengers?	2
If advanced alien life forms exist, where are they? Why have there been absolutely no signs of them?	1
What would happen to Earth if Halley's Comet crashed into it? How catastrophic would the impact be?	1
Why does the difference between 30 degrees and 80 degrees seem a lot greater than the difference between 30 degrees and -20 degrees?	1
When we jump, why don't we go flying backwards at hundreds of miles per hour due to Earth's rotation?	1
Out of all the futurist technology in StarTrek, which technology is the least likely to ever be developed by humans? The most likely?	1
Why is radar less accurate for detecting snowfall as opposed to rainfall?	1
Why do cats like to sit in little boxes?	1