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When you have a lump of decaying material, like Radium, it doesn't all decay at once, at the same rate, right? Different atoms will "pop" at different times? What implications does this have?

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Do we know, generally speaking, what kinds of factors led to spontaneous settlement of villages in the ancient world?

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Why are there earthquakes in Oklahoma?

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Do higher octane gasolines have higher carbon emissions? What about ethanol blends?

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Why does the world smell different when it's warmer outside?

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The data transmission rate from the New Horizons spacecraft is very slow because it's very far away. Why?

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If gravitational waves are only detectable by finding atomic-sized changes in distance, does that mean there's a theoretical limit on resolution? (ie detecting waves that are smaller than planck length or something?)

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If space-time is warped by large sources of gravity, and if this causes time to "slow down", does that mean that our Sun is slowing us down relative to empty space?

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Is it possible that, in the hundreds of millions of years of the Dinosaur age, that Dinosaurs with the intelligence of homo-sapiens existed? Would we have any way of knowing?

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What was the spice trade like in Ancient Rome? What were the major non-Italian spices the Romans used regularly, or coveted?

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When you have a lump of decaying material, like Radium, it doesn't all decay at once, at the same rate, right? Different atoms will "pop" at different times? What implications does this have?	5	askscience
Do we know, generally speaking, what kinds of factors led to spontaneous settlement of villages in the ancient world?	5	AskHistorians
Why are there earthquakes in Oklahoma?	3	askscience
Do higher octane gasolines have higher carbon emissions? What about ethanol blends?	3	askscience
Why does the world smell different when it's warmer outside?	2	askscience
The data transmission rate from the New Horizons spacecraft is very slow because it's very far away. Why?	2	askscience
If gravitational waves are only detectable by finding atomic-sized changes in distance, does that mean there's a theoretical limit on resolution? (ie detecting waves that are smaller than planck length or something?)	1	askscience
If space-time is warped by large sources of gravity, and if this causes time to "slow down", does that mean that our Sun is slowing us down relative to empty space?	1	askscience
Is it possible that, in the hundreds of millions of years of the Dinosaur age, that Dinosaurs with the intelligence of homo-sapiens existed? Would we have any way of knowing?	1	askscience
What was the spice trade like in Ancient Rome? What were the major non-Italian spices the Romans used regularly, or coveted?	1	AskHistorians