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When early astronomers (circa. 1500-1570) looked up at the night sky with primitive telescopes, how far away did they think the planets were in relation to us?

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How many synthetic elements can be made? What’s the process that enables us to make them in the first place?

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Is the Higgs Boson the only scalar boson that exists, or is there a possibility of another?

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Is tobacco by itself cancerous? If so, what makes it that way?

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What percent of the observable universe are we able to see with an unassisted naked eye?

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What does the world look like from the perspective of a mantis shrimp? Why do they have 16 cones? What evolutionary advantage does this give them?

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Could there anything smaller than a quark? Considering that everything must be made up of something, wouldn’t there have to be? How small could a particle get?

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What does DNA tell us about ourselves? Can there be two people with exactly identical DNA?

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Most things in the universe operate and conform to mathematical equations. Is that just a coincidence, or did we model our equations around the universe itself?

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What exactly is the human genome, and why did it take so long to map?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When early astronomers (circa. 1500-1570) looked up at the night sky with primitive telescopes, how far away did they think the planets were in relation to us?	2802
How many synthetic elements can be made? What’s the process that enables us to make them in the first place?	9
Is the Higgs Boson the only scalar boson that exists, or is there a possibility of another?	8
Is tobacco by itself cancerous? If so, what makes it that way?	8
What percent of the observable universe are we able to see with an unassisted naked eye?	5
What does the world look like from the perspective of a mantis shrimp? Why do they have 16 cones? What evolutionary advantage does this give them?	1
Could there anything smaller than a quark? Considering that everything must be made up of something, wouldn’t there have to be? How small could a particle get?	1
What does DNA tell us about ourselves? Can there be two people with exactly identical DNA?	1
Most things in the universe operate and conform to mathematical equations. Is that just a coincidence, or did we model our equations around the universe itself?	1
What exactly is the human genome, and why did it take so long to map?	1