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How does the frequency of antibiotic resistant bacteria in countries where antibiotics can be purchased over the counter compare to countries which require a prescription for antibiotics?

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Geckos use Van Der Waals forces to stick to walls, but how do they let go?

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How sensitive is human taste compared to other animals?

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Will moist food spoil in low pressure environments like a near-vacuum?

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How many new organisms does our immune system encounter on a daily basis?

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We calculate the speed of free fall as 9.8m/s^2 (32.2 ft/s^2), but how is that affected with distance and mass of the ‘pulling’ object?

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If two black holes have event horizons that cross, can they pull material back out of the other black hole’s event horizon?

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If the Sun were surrounded with mirrors, reflecting all of its heat and radiation back at it, what would happen as it heated up?

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Botanically speaking, are seeds vegetables?

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Structurally, how does influenza differ from a coronavirus?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How does the frequency of antibiotic resistant bacteria in countries where antibiotics can be purchased over the counter compare to countries which require a prescription for antibiotics?	2303
Geckos use Van Der Waals forces to stick to walls, but how do they let go?	923
How sensitive is human taste compared to other animals?	158
Will moist food spoil in low pressure environments like a near-vacuum?	8
How many new organisms does our immune system encounter on a daily basis?	1
We calculate the speed of free fall as 9.8m/s^2 (32.2 ft/s^2), but how is that affected with distance and mass of the ‘pulling’ object?	1
If two black holes have event horizons that cross, can they pull material back out of the other black hole’s event horizon?	1
If the Sun were surrounded with mirrors, reflecting all of its heat and radiation back at it, what would happen as it heated up?	1
Botanically speaking, are seeds vegetables?	1
Structurally, how does influenza differ from a coronavirus?	1