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After the big bang, why didn't the universe re-collapse under its own self-gravity?

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Will interstellar dust cause problems for interstellar travel? Do we know how large and dense an average dust particle outside of our solar system is?

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Is our universe rotating?

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Why have most animals evolved with four legs instead of three or five?

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You're trapped, and you have only a single meal worth of food. Will you survive longer by eating it very slowly over several days? Or is that exactly equivalent to eating it all at once?

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What's the maximum gravity that the human body can tolerate?

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What effects does weightlessness have on the cardiovascular system?

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How "true to life" are the colors in this Curiosity photo of Mars?

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Why does food stick so firmly to cookware?

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Is there evidence that incest leads to genetic deformities? If so, how was it tested? What was the sample size / p-value / confidence interval? Was the claim held up to less scrutiny because this is a common belief?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After the big bang, why didn't the universe re-collapse under its own self-gravity?	1200
Will interstellar dust cause problems for interstellar travel? Do we know how large and dense an average dust particle outside of our solar system is?	66
Is our universe rotating?	53
Why have most animals evolved with four legs instead of three or five?	29
You're trapped, and you have only a single meal worth of food. Will you survive longer by eating it very slowly over several days? Or is that exactly equivalent to eating it all at once?	20
What's the maximum gravity that the human body can tolerate?	8
What effects does weightlessness have on the cardiovascular system?	8
How "true to life" are the colors in this Curiosity photo of Mars?	7
Why does food stick so firmly to cookware?	7
Is there evidence that incest leads to genetic deformities? If so, how was it tested? What was the sample size / p-value / confidence interval? Was the claim held up to less scrutiny because this is a common belief?	5