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Why do cats sometimes "knead" a fabric with their paws before they lay down?

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Is it possible for planets to safely orbit a black hole as if it were a star? Why dont't the stars at the centers of galaxies get pulled into the black hole?

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What parts of the human body have no significant use anymore?

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They say that we will never know whether or not the colors I see are the same ones that you see. Does this apply to our four other senses?

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When a nuclear device is detonated, newer elements are formed than the ones already there. How does this happen?

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If asparagus rocket staging is much more efficient than onion staging, why do most rockets still use onion staging?

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What is a human brain like as compared to a computer(memory, disk space, etc)?

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Would a lander be able to land on Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon?

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We recently named elements 114 and 116. Has research begun on finding elements over 118?

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Why is muscle cancer not very common or prominent?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do cats sometimes "knead" a fabric with their paws before they lay down?	7
Is it possible for planets to safely orbit a black hole as if it were a star? Why dont't the stars at the centers of galaxies get pulled into the black hole?	7
What parts of the human body have no significant use anymore?	6
They say that we will never know whether or not the colors I see are the same ones that you see. Does this apply to our four other senses?	6
When a nuclear device is detonated, newer elements are formed than the ones already there. How does this happen?	6
If asparagus rocket staging is much more efficient than onion staging, why do most rockets still use onion staging?	5
What is a human brain like as compared to a computer(memory, disk space, etc)?	5
Would a lander be able to land on Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon?	4
We recently named elements 114 and 116. Has research begun on finding elements over 118?	4
Why is muscle cancer not very common or prominent?	4