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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?
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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"?
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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.
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What is meant by the end of the "History of Medicine" anecdote when it states, "2000 - The bugs have won! Here, eat this root" ?
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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?
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Why does being in a hot tub feel good? Shouldn't we naturally be averse to immersing ourselves in such hot temperatures?
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If the goal of cancer treatment is to remove all potentially cancerous cells so the disease doesn't spread further in the body, why is it that cancer cannot be transferred between people via blood to blood transmission?
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