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Why does a woman’s risk of having a baby with Down Syndrome increase with her age, when women are born with all the eggs they will ever ovulate?

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Are there any new medications or treatments under development for particular illnesses that the general public isn’t aware of but should be? Anything to give hope to people with a certain condition?

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Why do our brains think that micro-sleeps are a good idea when we’re driving a vehicle? Why are so many tired/fatigued people unable to fall asleep in safe environments but then fall asleep behind the wheel with ease?

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What makes our eyes “sting” and want to close when we are sleepy/really tired?

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What do we know, if anything, about the genetics and heritability of penis size and shape?

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When A reads B’s misspelling of a word that A has spelled and written correctly for years, why does A second guess themselves and temporarily forget the correct spelling upon viewing B’s error?How can B’s error have so much more influence over memory than A’s years of experience with the word?

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Are there any diseases or disorders that have been consistently associated with higher intelligence?

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Are there examples of congenital/genetic diseases that don’t affect fertility and would be extremely unlikely to be passed down to the sufferer’s children?

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Why do skeletons retain their teeth for years after the person has died, despite the fact that teeth rot easily and quickly in living people?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does a woman’s risk of having a baby with Down Syndrome increase with her age, when women are born with all the eggs they will ever ovulate?	6599
Are there any new medications or treatments under development for particular illnesses that the general public isn’t aware of but should be? Anything to give hope to people with a certain condition?	1
Why do our brains think that micro-sleeps are a good idea when we’re driving a vehicle? Why are so many tired/fatigued people unable to fall asleep in safe environments but then fall asleep behind the wheel with ease?	1
What makes our eyes “sting” and want to close when we are sleepy/really tired?	1
What do we know, if anything, about the genetics and heritability of penis size and shape?	1
When A reads B’s misspelling of a word that A has spelled and written correctly for years, why does A second guess themselves and temporarily forget the correct spelling upon viewing B’s error?How can B’s error have so much more influence over memory than A’s years of experience with the word?	1
Are there any diseases or disorders that have been consistently associated with higher intelligence?	1
Are there examples of congenital/genetic diseases that don’t affect fertility and would be extremely unlikely to be passed down to the sufferer’s children?	1
Why do skeletons retain their teeth for years after the person has died, despite the fact that teeth rot easily and quickly in living people?	0