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How did Watson and Cricks see that DNA was a double helix in Photo 51?

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How comes the sand of most beaches is yellow and very few beaches have either white or black/gray sand? Aren't white/black/gray rocks way more common ?

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If I get tonsillitis (or another infection), and I take anti-inflammatory medecine, it will hurt WAY less. Will it take more time for me to heal if I do, however, and if not, what is the point of inflammation?

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Are humans the only animals who eat spicy food out of preference?

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How comes there aren't fires everywhere after huge storms in big cities? Are lightning rods that efficient?

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Apparently, Canadian bills project their value if you shine a laser through the maple leaf, but they aren't just using a tiny transparent image. How does it work?

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Suppose we managed to stop all human carbon emissions today. Would the global temperature stay at 2016 levels for the next decades/centuries, or would it slowly go down to what it would have been without human emissions?

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Are there things living under cities? If you take Paris or NYC, most of the soil is covered by tar. Can some worms or bacteria live underneath?

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Is there some truth in the fact that protein powder contains MSG in quantities that are neurotoxic, or is it whacko bullshit?

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Why is the mole, i.e., 6.02214076×10^23 (Avogadro's number) atoms, typically used to count atoms in chemistry, instead of a unit that is based on a round constant like 10^24?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Watson and Cricks see that DNA was a double helix in Photo 51?	283
How comes the sand of most beaches is yellow and very few beaches have either white or black/gray sand? Aren't white/black/gray rocks way more common ?	34
If I get tonsillitis (or another infection), and I take anti-inflammatory medecine, it will hurt WAY less. Will it take more time for me to heal if I do, however, and if not, what is the point of inflammation?	13
Are humans the only animals who eat spicy food out of preference?	3
How comes there aren't fires everywhere after huge storms in big cities? Are lightning rods that efficient?	2
Apparently, Canadian bills project their value if you shine a laser through the maple leaf, but they aren't just using a tiny transparent image. How does it work?	1
Suppose we managed to stop all human carbon emissions today. Would the global temperature stay at 2016 levels for the next decades/centuries, or would it slowly go down to what it would have been without human emissions?	1
Are there things living under cities? If you take Paris or NYC, most of the soil is covered by tar. Can some worms or bacteria live underneath?	1
Is there some truth in the fact that protein powder contains MSG in quantities that are neurotoxic, or is it whacko bullshit?	1
Why is the mole, i.e., 6.02214076×10^23 (Avogadro's number) atoms, typically used to count atoms in chemistry, instead of a unit that is based on a round constant like 10^24?	1