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T4AEYJ Stellar explosion shining in deep space, cosmic star blast in Universe. High resolution galaxy background.

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If time started at the big bang, is it ever likely to come to a halt? And why do almost all vertebrates have tails, even when they don’t seem useful, but not apes or frogs?

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Is there a correct way to fill a dishwasher to maximise cleanliness?

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Aerial View of Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft), Himalaya, Nepal, Asia.

Could a mountain as high as Mars’s Olympus Mons be possible on Earth?

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2FERAXY Crowded groups of people crossing the street at Times Square during rush hour

How and when did the North American accent develop? (part 2)

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Someone throwing rubbish in bin. rubbish bin. Trash.

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Do we actually know how the ancient Romans pronounced Latin words?

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How much tea must I drink to counter the effect of eating a hot dog?

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Could land-dwelling octopuses develop technology? (part 2)

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The Supermoon rises over houses in Olvera, in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz, July 12, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA7D0FC401

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If an ant or bee ends up far from its colony, what will happen to it?

Ants and honeybees learn views, so they can sometimes find their way home from a good distance, say our readers

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Travelling by car, why does it feel I am going uphill when I go north?

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Why is the left hand used for intricate violin fingerwork? (part 2)

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Why do some of our organs come in pairs, but we only have one heart?

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