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How has the number of humans who have ever lived been estimated? How reliable are these estimates?

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Is there work on sphere-packing inside a cone of a given aperture?

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Why do new leaves of the cinnamon tree start out light green, then go bright red, before fading to dark green when they reach maturity?

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How many calories from raw almonds actually make it into almond milk?

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Why is it that, at this time of year, the days seem to be getting shorter faster at dawn than at dusk?

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How credible is the recent observation of supposed Xerces Blue butterflies in India?

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Is there any research out there on whether, controlling for environmental conditions, some people are just louder talkers than others?

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Where I live, the earliest sunrise in the summer occurs about two weeks before the summer solstice, and the latest sunset occurs two weeks after it. In the winter, the earliest sunset is two weeks before the solstice and the latest sunrise is two weeks after it. Why is this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How has the number of humans who have ever lived been estimated? How reliable are these estimates?	31
Is there work on sphere-packing inside a cone of a given aperture?	7
Why do new leaves of the cinnamon tree start out light green, then go bright red, before fading to dark green when they reach maturity?	1
How many calories from raw almonds actually make it into almond milk?	1
Why is it that, at this time of year, the days seem to be getting shorter faster at dawn than at dusk?	1
How credible is the recent observation of supposed Xerces Blue butterflies in India?	1
Is there any research out there on whether, controlling for environmental conditions, some people are just louder talkers than others?	1
Where I live, the earliest sunrise in the summer occurs about two weeks before the summer solstice, and the latest sunset occurs two weeks after it. In the winter, the earliest sunset is two weeks before the solstice and the latest sunrise is two weeks after it. Why is this?	1