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What is a ring in the context of abstract algebra? | [
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Why is it acceptable in the US that Jeff Bezos increases his wealth by tens of billions of dollars while 40+million people go unemployed? | [
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Why aren't we all good at math? Those who are geniuses, see the numbers differently? | [
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Why Do Women Typically Take Hotter Showers, While Men Take Cooler Ones? | [
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How does computer hardware control software? | [
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What determines if two liquids are "mixable?" | [
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Why is H20 (water) + H20 (water) an Acid on Paper? | [
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Why can't the realistic and bright graphics of films such as "Avatar" be replicated into video games? | [
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In video games, why do the feet of characters appear to "hover" over the ground slightly? | [
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What determines the exchange rate between currencies of different countries? | [
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How did cherry get almost exclusively paired with limeade and strawberry with lemonade? | [
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Why is 16:9 the most common aspect ratio? | [
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Can a magnet create light? | [
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A common model for gravity’s effect on space is a sheet of elastic material with some stuff put on it to make wells and such. But how does that apply in 3D? | [
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How do TV shows track how many people have pirated it? Couldn’t they stop them if they were able to see that? | [
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Why is it easier to get out of the bed when you wake up in the middle of the night instead when alarm wakes you? | [
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What is it about flashing lights that potentially triggers seizures for people who have Epilepsy? | [
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Why does the geiger counter makes that sound? And why it's always the same sound? | [
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Why do broadcasting video cameras in sports (e.g., football, soccer) show no rain from some angles, but from others you can see it's pouring down rain? | [
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How is color actually reflected back from a surface? | [
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What are nanotubes, and what are Their purposes? | [
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When someone dies suddenly, what happens to their assets and money? How do they determine who to transfer to? | [
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How can Instagram target ads based on what I am SEEING?! | [
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How do pilots of the Blue Angels and other groups fly so close without crashing due to air pockets or turbulence? How do the planes stay so still? | [
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How come some batteries are rechargable while others are not? | [
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What is happening when one taste bud has a freak-out, swells and is hypersensitive? | [
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Why do magnets have little to no effect on common technology anymore? | [
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What happens if you pour boiling water on a fire? | [
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Why are there so many different medications on the market right now for "moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis"? | [
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How are University tuition fees so cheap or free in Europe compared to America or Britain? | [
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Why are some clouds darker than others? Is this water saturation and if so, how does this work with light and fluffy(very technical term) clouds? | [
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Why are we worried about cost when talking about transitioning to green energy sources? Wouldn’t it just pay itself off in the long run? | [
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How are animals born with “instincts”? That is, how is it possible that newborn animals are born with the knowledge to do things like go to the water (sea turtles) or swim to a certain location to mate/eat (orcas)? | [
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Why does the body make women throw up or get nauseous when pregnant? | [
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Are there any alternatives to growth-based economy? | [
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Why does a computer screen appear brighter when viewed from above, and darker / of a higher contrast when seen from below the face of the screen? | [
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what exactly is blue light and why is is so dangerous? Why is it more dangerous than the other colours of light within the spectrum? Also, if my phone background is black, would that reduce the amount of blue light taken in? | [
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Why do spiders always seem like they are unphased when they hear or feel something loud? | [
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I understand that, in computers, a '1' can be represented as a pulse. Be it light or an electric charge. But how us a '0' communicated? | [
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why do children enjoy repetitiveness but not adults? | [
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what’s the difference between checkings and savings (in banking)? | [
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Why do popcorn kernels generally have either a smooth surface but are randomly shaped, or a distinct cracked surface but are usually more sphere shaped? | [
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How do streaming websites like Twitch can handle that much outgoing bandwidth? | [
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What happens to your body but more specifically your brain when you are shot in the head? | [
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Do we lose metal forever when it rusts? | [
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How is code, compiled down to machine code (1s and 0s) changed to voltage? | [
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How much does "buying" a home loan cost after it's been completely paid off? | [
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how do white creams (face creams, foot creams, etc.) become clear when rubbed in? | [
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; why does water make skin sticky but road slippery? | [
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how comes you can use alcohol to clean circuit boards but not water? What makes them different? Found my black 2 ds cartridge and cleaned it off with alcohol and had to wonder why that’s the case. | [
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How does the electricity in our body get there? | [
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why do you feel more refreshed after cold showers compared to the hot ones ? | [
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why can’t we remember being babies? Or even being in the womb? | [
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During development, how does the body know to put the organs in their specific locations? | [
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What exactly is a “hard pull inquiry”? And why do they do one every time you apply for a new line of credit? | [
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How do you apply the 9 rules of inference in logic? | [
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What is the difference between an Atom and a Chemical Element? | [
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Why do chia seeds turn slimy when you mix them with liquid? | [
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Atmospheric pressure and boiling points. How does it work? | [
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Where does stuff go when it is deleted? | [
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Why is it so difficult to wake up in the morning? | [
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What could happen if the internet is not 'neutral'? | [
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When they say "we didn't have the technology then," what does that specifically refer to? Why were USB sticks only able to hold 500 MB a few years ago but are now able to hold hundreds of GB? What specifically changes in that time frame? | [
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What does the 33% GDP plunge mean and what are the short term and long term effects? | [
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I use two weather apps. One of them says 85% chance of rain this afternoon, the other one says 0%. Why are same-day weather forecasts so wildly inaccurate in 2016? Shouldn't we be kind of good at this by now? | [
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Who decides on the currency exchange rate? | [
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Are there different types of infinity? | [
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If the price of everything goes up each year to account for inflation, why can't we just not increase prices to lower the amount of inflation? | [
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How do you read the pioneer plaque on the Pioneer spacecrafts? | [
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Why do some body parts "fall asleep" and others are spared from this? | [
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does eccentric exercise result in longer looking muscles? | [
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Why do “B” (and worse) movies get made if they’re highly unlikely to be successful? | [
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Why is there so much variety of alphabets/ language but so few differences in numbers/ math? | [
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(Photography) What is Noise, White Balance, ISO, Chromatic abberation, ETC? And how does it help in Photography? | [
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Why do some people find mathematics hard no matter how hard they study? for example Geometry. Is there a reason behind why students struggle a lot in this subject compare to other classes? | [
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If the amount of currency stayed the same and the population increases wouldn’t it reverse inflation? | [
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Why do cold surfaces sometimes feel like they are wet? | [
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Why does the moon look waaay smaller on the camera than it does by naked eyes? Whereas people look bigger on the same camera (smaller focal length) | [
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What is the purpose of labels in the music industry and why do they hold so much power as well making more money than the artists signed? | [
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The difference between Individual Rights and the Common Good (with examples)? | [
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why U.S. dollar is the main world currency? | [
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(At least in English) Why when followed by certain words (specifically I've noticed with anything that starts with "you") do words ending in "t" often end up sounding like "tch". For example; "I love that about you." often ends up sounding like "I love that aboutch you."? | [
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Why can't you see stars during footage of spacewalks? Why does space appear totally black? | [
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why does adding salt to water make it boil faster, or is this a myth? | [
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How does exercise help if you've got mild arterial blockage? | [
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What is the legal difference between a pyramid scheme and multilevel marketing? | [
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Why don’t birth marks and freckles go away if your skin cells are always being replaced? | [
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Is "heat" basically just lower-frequency light? | [
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Why does drinking something help when you have to cough even though the coughing is caused by your lungs and not your stomach? | [
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If a room temperature object is left in outer space for an hour, would it come back colder, warmer, or the same temperature? | [
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Why when the bathroom mirror fogs up does it “defog” itself from bottom to top and not top to bottom? | [
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Why are matrices useful? What do we want them for? | [
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how does it work when the director of a film is also a main character? | [
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Why are rechargeable batteries only 1.2V? | [
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Why does a company care about its stock price after the IPO? | [
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How do some animals, such as aquatic birds, swallow other animals alive without worrying about getting their innards injured? | [
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How is food flavoring made? | [
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Why do colds and flu symptoms feel worse at night? | [
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Why do so many people experience a foreboding or a sinister 'presence' when they have sleep paralysis? | [
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Cars with ultra bright blue LED things, why? | [
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