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Given a high-resolution picture of either a sunrise or sunset, can you tell which one it is?

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What amount of energy is released in a single hydrogen-antihydrogen annihilation event?

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What's the farthest back in time we could go and still be intelligible to native speakers of some language?

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Is there a "astronomical coordinate system"? How do astronomers tell each other where something is and how far away it is?

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Are we slightly lighter during the day and slightly heavier at night, owing to the force of the Sun's gravity?

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Do you save appreciable amounts of gas if you turn your car off at long red lights?

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How much of what we know about construction, engineering, and materials science is specific to Earth versus an arbitrary planet?

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Q: How do mRNA vaccines avoid being chopped up by cell enzymes?

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For animal proteins like chicken, fish, or steak, how much does cooking change the values on the nutrition labels?

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Given one's location, is there a closed-form formula for calculating the next date on which that location will experience a total solar eclipse?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Given a high-resolution picture of either a sunrise or sunset, can you tell which one it is?	8
What amount of energy is released in a single hydrogen-antihydrogen annihilation event?	7
What's the farthest back in time we could go and still be intelligible to native speakers of some language?	7
Is there a "astronomical coordinate system"? How do astronomers tell each other where something is and how far away it is?	7
Are we slightly lighter during the day and slightly heavier at night, owing to the force of the Sun's gravity?	6
Do you save appreciable amounts of gas if you turn your car off at long red lights?	5
How much of what we know about construction, engineering, and materials science is specific to Earth versus an arbitrary planet?	2
Q: How do mRNA vaccines avoid being chopped up by cell enzymes?	1
For animal proteins like chicken, fish, or steak, how much does cooking change the values on the nutrition labels?	1
Given one's location, is there a closed-form formula for calculating the next date on which that location will experience a total solar eclipse?	1