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Could you die if exposed to too much light?

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How many species realize the causal link between sex and pregnancy?

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Can birds fly to any space in the air that they'd like, or are they more restricted by air currents than we might think?

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Two people, A and B, are walking together. The general population is 50/50 male and female, but if A is female, it is more likely that B is also female. Is there a term for this?

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Would a liquid as cold as ice have the same cooling effect on a solvent as an equal mass of ice?

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If I eat some meat that I later think may have gone bad, will drinking alcohol lower the chance of food poisoning?

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Is there anything that will happen reliably and exactly once in a million attempts/events/times, that isn't part of a pre-determined sequence of numbers (e.g. counting to a million)?

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How fast would a car have to go for the preceding air to heat the engine rather than cool it?

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Are there any languages other than English which are formed from multiple distinct languages, and use these roots for different purposes?

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Did/does the universe expand at the speed of light, or faster, or slower?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could you die if exposed to too much light?	47
How many species realize the causal link between sex and pregnancy?	7
Can birds fly to any space in the air that they'd like, or are they more restricted by air currents than we might think?	5
Two people, A and B, are walking together. The general population is 50/50 male and female, but if A is female, it is more likely that B is also female. Is there a term for this?	1
Would a liquid as cold as ice have the same cooling effect on a solvent as an equal mass of ice?	1
If I eat some meat that I later think may have gone bad, will drinking alcohol lower the chance of food poisoning?	1
Is there anything that will happen reliably and exactly once in a million attempts/events/times, that isn't part of a pre-determined sequence of numbers (e.g. counting to a million)?	1
How fast would a car have to go for the preceding air to heat the engine rather than cool it?	1
Are there any languages other than English which are formed from multiple distinct languages, and use these roots for different purposes?	1
Did/does the universe expand at the speed of light, or faster, or slower?	1