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In a museum I saw a display about a 8.5 earthquake in Crete on 21 July A.D. 365 - how did geologists find out about the magnitude?

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Is there a maximum size a human body can be?

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Parts of Ricinus communis plant are highly toxic, yet humans found out that Castor oil might be a good thing to have. How did mankind find this out? Luck, stupidity or science?

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I am currently re-reading Bill Bryson's "History of nearly Everything", published in 2003. Which of the missing puzzle pieces have been found, which questions answered since then (e.g. in Cosmology or Particle Physics)?

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In a museum I saw a display about a 8.5 earthquake in Crete on 21 July A.D. 365 - how did geologists find out about the magnitude?	10
Is there a maximum size a human body can be?	1
Parts of Ricinus communis plant are highly toxic, yet humans found out that Castor oil might be a good thing to have. How did mankind find this out? Luck, stupidity or science?	1
I am currently re-reading Bill Bryson's "History of nearly Everything", published in 2003. Which of the missing puzzle pieces have been found, which questions answered since then (e.g. in Cosmology or Particle Physics)?	1