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CPUs carry out anywhere from 1 to 32 instructions per clock cycle; if so few instructions per clock cycle are being performed, what is the benefit to cramming billions of transistors onto one chip?

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In 2013 scientists discovered a previously unknown ligament in the knee. How did it remain undiscovered for so long?

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How close to the North or South Pole would you have to be to be able to outrun the Sun at the spring or fall equinox?

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The eruption of Mount Tambora caused the "year without a summer" in 1816. Could we deliberately trigger volcanic eruptions to slow down or stop climate change?

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Would John F. Kennedy have survived his injuries with today's medicine?

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Scientists have successfully used quantum entanglement to teleport a photon into low Earth orbit. How does causing teleporting objects away from Earth's gravity well not violate conservation of energy?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
CPUs carry out anywhere from 1 to 32 instructions per clock cycle; if so few instructions per clock cycle are being performed, what is the benefit to cramming billions of transistors onto one chip?	1216
In 2013 scientists discovered a previously unknown ligament in the knee. How did it remain undiscovered for so long?	9
How close to the North or South Pole would you have to be to be able to outrun the Sun at the spring or fall equinox?	1
The eruption of Mount Tambora caused the "year without a summer" in 1816. Could we deliberately trigger volcanic eruptions to slow down or stop climate change?	1
Would John F. Kennedy have survived his injuries with today's medicine?	1
Scientists have successfully used quantum entanglement to teleport a photon into low Earth orbit. How does causing teleporting objects away from Earth's gravity well not violate conservation of energy?	1