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What's happening during the "walking ghost" phase of acute radiation poisoning?

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Why can doctors clean out the carotid artery (endarterectomy,) but not any other artery?

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If astronauts aboard the Soyuz just decided to make a beeline for Mars, could they make it?

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Would the Internet really survive full scale nuclear war?

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How close to the Sun would you have to be to be instantly blinded by looking at it?

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Malaria has been killing humans for thousands of years. Why haven't populations developed natural immunities to it yet, like with other pathogens?

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In space, is your spine in a "decompressed" state due to zero gravity? Would it be possible to heal chronic back injuries through extended exposure to weightlessness?

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I left a stainless steel pot of boiling water on the stove for too long. It left these markings after the water boiled away. What is this?

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How did the observers of the fertilizer plant explosion walk away unscathed?

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What's happening with dinosaur DNA research? Why hasn't there been more talk about recent discoveries?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's happening during the "walking ghost" phase of acute radiation poisoning?	1485
Why can doctors clean out the carotid artery (endarterectomy,) but not any other artery?	33
If astronauts aboard the Soyuz just decided to make a beeline for Mars, could they make it?	4
Would the Internet really survive full scale nuclear war?	1
How close to the Sun would you have to be to be instantly blinded by looking at it?	1
Malaria has been killing humans for thousands of years. Why haven't populations developed natural immunities to it yet, like with other pathogens?	1
In space, is your spine in a "decompressed" state due to zero gravity? Would it be possible to heal chronic back injuries through extended exposure to weightlessness?	1
I left a stainless steel pot of boiling water on the stove for too long. It left these markings after the water boiled away. What is this?	1
How did the observers of the fertilizer plant explosion walk away unscathed?	1
What's happening with dinosaur DNA research? Why hasn't there been more talk about recent discoveries?	1