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Why are Wooly Mammoths more notable in popular culture while the Steppe Mammoth is far larger and also likely had fur covering it?	1
Is it plausible that we'd send a rocket capable of traveling faster than light into outer space to take pictures/videos of the earth, then having it return providing us images/videos of earth's past?	1
In the 1900's, a soldier, Hugh Trenchard, became partially paralyzed (waist down) from a bullet wound to the chest. Shortly after he traveled to Switzerland and began recreationally bobsleighing. One day he crashed, and after the wreck he was able to walk. How? Has this ever happened before?	1
Why are cats so attracted to red lasers? Have there ever been studies pertaining to this?	1
Is this statement true, "We exist in a 3D world but we only see in (or rather from) two dimensions. The perception of three dimensions is created by shading and the sizes of objects"?	1
Is the ultimate aim of modern medicine to eliminate death?	1
What's the best way you can explain to the lay person as to why gravity works? Many of us understand the concept that the more massive something is the greater its gravitational pull, but most of us struggle with the fundamental question of where that pull stems from and how it works.	1
What is meant by the end of the "History of Medicine" anecdote when it states, "2000 - The bugs have won! Here, eat this root" ?	1
Given the likelihood that marijuana may be legalized in the near future in the United States, is there currently a reliable way for law enforcement to detect if a person is driving while "high" in the same way they use a breathalyzer to determine if a person's blood alcohol level is too high?	1
Why does being in a hot tub feel good? Shouldn't we naturally be averse to immersing ourselves in such hot temperatures?	1

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