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How can certain bacteria and viruses be deadly to one species but completely harmless to another?

3070 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why do people sneeze when first going into the bright sunlight or look into a glare of sunlight?

2942 upvotes • r/askscience

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What are the exact processes at work that allow Gallium to “poison” other metals like aluminum? I’ve seen several videos of the phenomenon, but want to understand the exact science behind it.

125 upvotes • r/askscience

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What are the best first hand accounts of medical or ancient warfare that discusses the realities and brutality?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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As I lay dying, I signed the papers to have my body donated to science. I smiled, being at peace with my long 80 year life full of amazing things.

8 upvotes • r/TwoSentenceHorror

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[WP] One day a boy was born. His mom was a fish and his dad was a lego.

7 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What is the actual life expectancy of wild predators like bears, wolves and foxes and what are their most common causes (non hunting) of death?

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[SP] The Beauty Within

5 upvotes • r/shortstories

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Assuming aliens did visit us and make contact. Would there be real danger from bacteria or viruses being transmitted between us?

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Apart from hunting by humans, why do we no longer have many megafauna on earth today? Could they survive in the present climate?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can certain bacteria and viruses be deadly to one species but completely harmless to another?	3070	askscience
Why do people sneeze when first going into the bright sunlight or look into a glare of sunlight?	2942	askscience
What are the exact processes at work that allow Gallium to “poison” other metals like aluminum? I’ve seen several videos of the phenomenon, but want to understand the exact science behind it.	125	askscience
What are the best first hand accounts of medical or ancient warfare that discusses the realities and brutality?	13	AskHistorians
As I lay dying, I signed the papers to have my body donated to science. I smiled, being at peace with my long 80 year life full of amazing things.	8	TwoSentenceHorror
[WP] One day a boy was born. His mom was a fish and his dad was a lego.	7	WritingPrompts
What is the actual life expectancy of wild predators like bears, wolves and foxes and what are their most common causes (non hunting) of death?	7	askscience
[SP] The Beauty Within	5	shortstories
Assuming aliens did visit us and make contact. Would there be real danger from bacteria or viruses being transmitted between us?	1	askscience
Apart from hunting by humans, why do we no longer have many megafauna on earth today? Could they survive in the present climate?	1	askscience