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Is there a reason why certain acronyms are spoken as words vs individual letters? (e.g. REM sleep vs REM the band)

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Is there a "maximum" amplitude for a sound wave?

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Where did the comedy/joke structure of introducing two things first, followed by the third (punchline), originate from?

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How come all the prescription drug commercials I'm seeing lately all have drugs ending in "-mab?" Is that some sort of breakthrough new branch of pharmacology?

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Why does the climate of the US divide right down the middle between Steppe and Continental?

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I just saw the news that they're scanning the negatives of "2001: A Space Odyssey" for an 8K high-def presentation. We've gone from 1080p to 4K to 8K... What's the theoretical maximum "K" that we could ever scan a film at?

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Why do we prescribe human traits to nonsentient machines and seem to feel more strongly for them than actual humans?

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Today our OB told us that the centimeter measurement of a woman's stomach matches her number of weeks generally. Why does this happen?

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Is a tandem bicycle more efficient than two people on two separate bicycles?

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Why aren't wild animals just constantly covered in ticks?

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Is there a reason why certain acronyms are spoken as words vs individual letters? (e.g. REM sleep vs REM the band)	1
Is there a "maximum" amplitude for a sound wave?	1
Where did the comedy/joke structure of introducing two things first, followed by the third (punchline), originate from?	1
How come all the prescription drug commercials I'm seeing lately all have drugs ending in "-mab?" Is that some sort of breakthrough new branch of pharmacology?	1
Why does the climate of the US divide right down the middle between Steppe and Continental?	1
I just saw the news that they're scanning the negatives of "2001: A Space Odyssey" for an 8K high-def presentation. We've gone from 1080p to 4K to 8K... What's the theoretical maximum "K" that we could ever scan a film at?	1
Why do we prescribe human traits to nonsentient machines and seem to feel more strongly for them than actual humans?	1
Today our OB told us that the centimeter measurement of a woman's stomach matches her number of weeks generally. Why does this happen?	1
Is a tandem bicycle more efficient than two people on two separate bicycles?	1
Why aren't wild animals just constantly covered in ticks?	1