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We often hear of amazing feats of strength from an adrenaline rush. Exactly how much stronger can muscles become from an adrenaline rush and what mechanism makes them perform stronger?

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Is it possible to have a naked singularity? What effects would this have on the universe?

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What causes the Briggs–Rauscher reaction to oscillate in color up to a dozen times? What is happening on a molecular / atomic level?

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Why does the human brain so easily extract faces out of otherwise random visual data?

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Are different parts of the brain utilized for someone who reads Cantonese or Mandarin compared to standard English?

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If the Summer Soltice is June 20, why does the average temperature continue to climb through July? Shouldn't it start getting cooler after the Summer Soltice?

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Does the solar output of the Sun fluctuate much? How do we know it isn't putting out more energy than a year ago? Do we actively measure this?

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When an object travels at a high rate of speed (faster than the speed of sound through the object), does the object disintegrate differently?

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When a satellite uses another planet as a slingshot, is it robbing that planet of any orbital momentum? If one were to repeatedly do this, would the planet's orbit change?

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How are memories stored? Could specific parts of the brain be targeted to erase specific memories?

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We often hear of amazing feats of strength from an adrenaline rush. Exactly how much stronger can muscles become from an adrenaline rush and what mechanism makes them perform stronger?	3
Is it possible to have a naked singularity? What effects would this have on the universe?	3
What causes the Briggs–Rauscher reaction to oscillate in color up to a dozen times? What is happening on a molecular / atomic level?	3
Why does the human brain so easily extract faces out of otherwise random visual data?	3
Are different parts of the brain utilized for someone who reads Cantonese or Mandarin compared to standard English?	3
If the Summer Soltice is June 20, why does the average temperature continue to climb through July? Shouldn't it start getting cooler after the Summer Soltice?	3
Does the solar output of the Sun fluctuate much? How do we know it isn't putting out more energy than a year ago? Do we actively measure this?	3
When an object travels at a high rate of speed (faster than the speed of sound through the object), does the object disintegrate differently?	3
When a satellite uses another planet as a slingshot, is it robbing that planet of any orbital momentum? If one were to repeatedly do this, would the planet's orbit change?	3
How are memories stored? Could specific parts of the brain be targeted to erase specific memories?	3