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When someone has cancer they typically lose a lot of weight. Is this due to an inability to eat due to nausea or is there something about fighting cancer that is metabolically expensive?

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Is COVID unique in the way it affects different individuals in such different ways?

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Does reading / close viewing actually affect or harm vision?

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Why does human hair grow so long?

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Human beings have strong lips, which allow them to drink water much more quickly than "lapping" like most animals do. Is this a big advantage?

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When I get a cold, how much of the symptoms/misery are caused by the illness itself and how much are caused by my body's reactions to the illness?

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Why is a pound of human muscle tissue so much weaker than, say, a pound of ape muscle tissue?

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How far back in time would we have to go before humans were no longer an apex predator?

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If I'm 200lb, and I gain 20lb, did I gain 10% more cells or did my cells get 10% bigger?

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Children seem to have a much higher tolerance/appreciation for repetition than adults do. Why is that?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When someone has cancer they typically lose a lot of weight. Is this due to an inability to eat due to nausea or is there something about fighting cancer that is metabolically expensive?	10349
Is COVID unique in the way it affects different individuals in such different ways?	1569
Does reading / close viewing actually affect or harm vision?	158
Why does human hair grow so long?	89
Human beings have strong lips, which allow them to drink water much more quickly than "lapping" like most animals do. Is this a big advantage?	73
When I get a cold, how much of the symptoms/misery are caused by the illness itself and how much are caused by my body's reactions to the illness?	22
Why is a pound of human muscle tissue so much weaker than, say, a pound of ape muscle tissue?	20
How far back in time would we have to go before humans were no longer an apex predator?	14
If I'm 200lb, and I gain 20lb, did I gain 10% more cells or did my cells get 10% bigger?	11
Children seem to have a much higher tolerance/appreciation for repetition than adults do. Why is that?	10