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Thousands of years ago, the footprints of a group of sprinting hunters were preserved in mud. Based on these prints, Anthropologist Peter McAllister concluded that the hunters were incredible athletes who could run as fast as Usain Bolt. Is this a widely accepted view?

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What causes the black halos around bright objects in some 1950s television programs, such as the those around the participants of this game show?

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If we stopped using antibiotics, how long would it take for drug resistant strains of bacteria to lose their resistance?

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Asteroid A/2017 U1 may be the first interstellar object to be observed to pass through our solar system. If we had had more warning of its arrival, could we have sent a probe to it? How much warning would we have needed?

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Why do our bodies have such a hard time dealing with dietary excesses?

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Do humans have any adaptations to burn wounds due to our species' history of working with fire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Thousands of years ago, the footprints of a group of sprinting hunters were preserved in mud. Based on these prints, Anthropologist Peter McAllister concluded that the hunters were incredible athletes who could run as fast as Usain Bolt. Is this a widely accepted view?	329
What causes the black halos around bright objects in some 1950s television programs, such as the those around the participants of this game show?	7
If we stopped using antibiotics, how long would it take for drug resistant strains of bacteria to lose their resistance?	3
Asteroid A/2017 U1 may be the first interstellar object to be observed to pass through our solar system. If we had had more warning of its arrival, could we have sent a probe to it? How much warning would we have needed?	3
Why do our bodies have such a hard time dealing with dietary excesses?	1
Do humans have any adaptations to burn wounds due to our species' history of working with fire?	1