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Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?

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Why is it that mosquitoes can transmit some viruses like Zika but not others like HIV or Covid-19?

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Human beings can smell roses. What's the point in that? How does that help the human or the rose?

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Can a person get Covid-19 from salad or bread handled by an infected person? Why or why not?

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If the new Covid-19 variants can escape the immunities provided by the current vaccines, how does a third dose of the current vaccines provide stronger immunities against those variants?

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Do the new Covid-19 variants have the ability to escape the immunities provided by the current vaccines? If so, how does a third dose of the current vaccines provide stronger immunities against those variants?

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If 2 dimensions mean an object can move up/down and side to side, and 3 dimensions means an object can move up/down, side to side and in and out, what additional directions does the 4th dimension offer an object?

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Why do only a few languages mostly in southern Africa have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?

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If 3 dimensions mean an object can go up/down side to side and in and out, what additional direction would a 4th dimension have?

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Why do only th a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?

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Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?	11352
Why is it that mosquitoes can transmit some viruses like Zika but not others like HIV or Covid-19?	3
Human beings can smell roses. What's the point in that? How does that help the human or the rose?	1
Can a person get Covid-19 from salad or bread handled by an infected person? Why or why not?	1
If the new Covid-19 variants can escape the immunities provided by the current vaccines, how does a third dose of the current vaccines provide stronger immunities against those variants?	1
Do the new Covid-19 variants have the ability to escape the immunities provided by the current vaccines? If so, how does a third dose of the current vaccines provide stronger immunities against those variants?	1
If 2 dimensions mean an object can move up/down and side to side, and 3 dimensions means an object can move up/down, side to side and in and out, what additional directions does the 4th dimension offer an object?	1
Why do only a few languages mostly in southern Africa have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?	1
If 3 dimensions mean an object can go up/down side to side and in and out, what additional direction would a 4th dimension have?	1
Why do only th a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?	1