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Why do people have different vocal ranges? What's the difference between my older brother and, say, Chris Cornell?

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How long, on average, does it take for someone to pick up or lose an accent?

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What is so appealing about the I-IV-vi-V ("4-chord") progression that helped it become the staple of all our pop hits?

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What is happening at the molecular level when water is being squeezed or wrung out of something?

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What happens to the human body during the phenomenon of "sensory overload"?

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Why is it that red, blue, and yellow are traditionally the "primary colors," but in optics (TV screens, computer monitors, and rods/cones), red, blue, and green are the "primary colors"?

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Why are incredibly awkward situations as hard to watch, if not more so, than gore/violence/etc?

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Sometimes, when I listen to certain music, at specific parts, I'll have spontaneous "shudders," or moments where I can feel strong waves of warmth almost throbbing throughout my body, resulting in goosebumps. What's going on, and is this a normal physiological reaction?

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How are humans (and probably a few other animals) able to distill extremely precise physics-based processes like throwing a ball into very close approximations?

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What is the evolutionary advantage to having two of the same color eye? Is it ever likely that varying degrees of heterochromia will be more widespread or does our genetic code tend bias against it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do people have different vocal ranges? What's the difference between my older brother and, say, Chris Cornell?	247
How long, on average, does it take for someone to pick up or lose an accent?	124
What is so appealing about the I-IV-vi-V ("4-chord") progression that helped it become the staple of all our pop hits?	25
What is happening at the molecular level when water is being squeezed or wrung out of something?	5
What happens to the human body during the phenomenon of "sensory overload"?	5
Why is it that red, blue, and yellow are traditionally the "primary colors," but in optics (TV screens, computer monitors, and rods/cones), red, blue, and green are the "primary colors"?	5
Why are incredibly awkward situations as hard to watch, if not more so, than gore/violence/etc?	2
Sometimes, when I listen to certain music, at specific parts, I'll have spontaneous "shudders," or moments where I can feel strong waves of warmth almost throbbing throughout my body, resulting in goosebumps. What's going on, and is this a normal physiological reaction?	1
How are humans (and probably a few other animals) able to distill extremely precise physics-based processes like throwing a ball into very close approximations?	1
What is the evolutionary advantage to having two of the same color eye? Is it ever likely that varying degrees of heterochromia will be more widespread or does our genetic code tend bias against it?	1