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Who do some men not have receding hairlines even though they have high levels of dihydrotestosterone? What other specifics are there that cause the exceptions?

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Couldn't/doesn't even slight imbalances in weight (such as astronaut weight differences) cause an extremely slight alteration of a craft's trajectory that becomes noticeable in trips of long distances, such as to the moon, or perhaps one day, Mars?

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Is there any relationship between food cravings of pregnant women and their children liking those foods, or just coincidences?

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Since one theory of people "allergic" to water is that it's a tiny amount of an unknown substance dissolved in the water, wouldn't they have tried chemically pure water from a lab to see if it caused the reaction and rule out whether it's some other substance?

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If humans and viruses were to continue to evolve indefinitely, is it believed that one would ultimately prevail over the other and/or would reach a limit to how far it could evolve against the other? Or is it believed that human vs virus woul eventually just go in a cycle, given a long enough time?

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Testosterone is said to cause/speed up hair loss, but what other factor(s) allows some guys with high testosterone to avoid receding hairlines until advanced old age?

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How does the body/immune system "learn" to recognize a virus to fight it off?

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Has length contraction of something (due to high velocity) been observed?

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How does hydrophobic water compare to "regular" water in absorbing heat from something like a car engine?

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Since things don't actually touch, how are viruses transmitted (from a physics/sub-atomic perspective)?

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Who do some men not have receding hairlines even though they have high levels of dihydrotestosterone? What other specifics are there that cause the exceptions?	1
Couldn't/doesn't even slight imbalances in weight (such as astronaut weight differences) cause an extremely slight alteration of a craft's trajectory that becomes noticeable in trips of long distances, such as to the moon, or perhaps one day, Mars?	1
Is there any relationship between food cravings of pregnant women and their children liking those foods, or just coincidences?	1
Since one theory of people "allergic" to water is that it's a tiny amount of an unknown substance dissolved in the water, wouldn't they have tried chemically pure water from a lab to see if it caused the reaction and rule out whether it's some other substance?	1
If humans and viruses were to continue to evolve indefinitely, is it believed that one would ultimately prevail over the other and/or would reach a limit to how far it could evolve against the other? Or is it believed that human vs virus woul eventually just go in a cycle, given a long enough time?	1
Testosterone is said to cause/speed up hair loss, but what other factor(s) allows some guys with high testosterone to avoid receding hairlines until advanced old age?	1
How does the body/immune system "learn" to recognize a virus to fight it off?	1
Has length contraction of something (due to high velocity) been observed?	1
How does hydrophobic water compare to "regular" water in absorbing heat from something like a car engine?	1
Since things don't actually touch, how are viruses transmitted (from a physics/sub-atomic perspective)?	1