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How much spoiled food must be consumed in order to result in illness? Is the severity of illness proportional to the quantity of spoiled food consumed?

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Is there typically a difference in flora and fauna between opposite sides of large rivers?

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[Medicine] What's up with the periodicity in these plots of COVID-related deaths?

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Is waste-to-energy (via incineration or gasification) a viable solution for plastic pollution? Could it compare favorably to existing energy sources in terms of scale, efficiency, and pollution?

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I'm currently scarfing down a bowl of pickles. I recognize that there are adaptive benefits to craving sweet or fatty foods, but are there any evolutionary advantages of a body which craves acidic foods as well?

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Are people immune to the bacteria in their own digestive tract?

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Do very salty foods induce diarrhea?

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Will humidity affect the efficiency of an air conditioning unit?

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There's a pair of squirrels in my backyard going completely nuts. Jumping up and down, backflips, cartwheels, running all over. Is this a mating display, territorial, or neither?

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Is it possible for the brain to remain conscious for a second or two following a sudden decapitation?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much spoiled food must be consumed in order to result in illness? Is the severity of illness proportional to the quantity of spoiled food consumed?	1
Is there typically a difference in flora and fauna between opposite sides of large rivers?	1
[Medicine] What's up with the periodicity in these plots of COVID-related deaths?	1
Is waste-to-energy (via incineration or gasification) a viable solution for plastic pollution? Could it compare favorably to existing energy sources in terms of scale, efficiency, and pollution?	1
I'm currently scarfing down a bowl of pickles. I recognize that there are adaptive benefits to craving sweet or fatty foods, but are there any evolutionary advantages of a body which craves acidic foods as well?	1
Are people immune to the bacteria in their own digestive tract?	0
Do very salty foods induce diarrhea?	0
Will humidity affect the efficiency of an air conditioning unit?	0
There's a pair of squirrels in my backyard going completely nuts. Jumping up and down, backflips, cartwheels, running all over. Is this a mating display, territorial, or neither?	0
Is it possible for the brain to remain conscious for a second or two following a sudden decapitation?	0