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How does the human brain keep time?

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How much longer is interment (the burying of human remains) spatially/logistically feasible? Is it possible for this practice to lead to a sort of Malthusian catastrophe as the human population continues to grow (and die)?

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Why does combustion require oxygen, instead of some other element?

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Does getting sick and fighting off the infection "build up" your immune system's resilience in a general sense?

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How does the human brain keep time?	165
How much longer is interment (the burying of human remains) spatially/logistically feasible? Is it possible for this practice to lead to a sort of Malthusian catastrophe as the human population continues to grow (and die)?	8
Why does combustion require oxygen, instead of some other element?	1
Does getting sick and fighting off the infection "build up" your immune system's resilience in a general sense?	1