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Do barnacles/mussels die after being scraped off boats or do they have a way to float around and reattach themselves to another surface?

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Why do orange skins dry out so quickly after peeling them?

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Are there any inedible plants that pass the Universal Edibility Test?

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Was the Red Sea at one point connected to the Mediterranean, before the Nile River delta filled it in?

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From a geometrical perspective, is it better to aim a basketball for the hoop directly, or the backboard behind it? In terms of allowable error margin % for angle/velocity of the shot.

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It seems that the inside of my mouth (tongue especially) is much more impervious to high temperature than my external skin. Why is that?

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It seems that the inside of my mouth (tongue especially) is much more impervious to high temperature than my external skin. Why is that?

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What makes down such an incredibly lightweight insulator? And why haven't we been able to synthesize something better?

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Do barnacles/mussels die after being scraped off boats or do they have a way to float around and reattach themselves to another surface?	1
Why do orange skins dry out so quickly after peeling them?	1
Are there any inedible plants that pass the Universal Edibility Test?	1
Was the Red Sea at one point connected to the Mediterranean, before the Nile River delta filled it in?	1
From a geometrical perspective, is it better to aim a basketball for the hoop directly, or the backboard behind it? In terms of allowable error margin % for angle/velocity of the shot.	1
It seems that the inside of my mouth (tongue especially) is much more impervious to high temperature than my external skin. Why is that?	1
It seems that the inside of my mouth (tongue especially) is much more impervious to high temperature than my external skin. Why is that?	1
What makes down such an incredibly lightweight insulator? And why haven't we been able to synthesize something better?	0