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Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet, but it has six times the Earth's mass. Could it host life? Answer by Corey S. Powell, book author: "HD 20794 d is the nearest confirmed exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, and by far the nearest potentially habitable one.".
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Why do they not use the waters of Great Lakes for agriculture in the USA? Answer by Kenny Easwaran: "The short answer is: it's just too expensive.".
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Why does James Bond ask for shaken, not stirred? Answer by Adam Huberty: "In the world of 007, it's clear Bond likes his vodka Martinis very cold and doesn't care how they look. ".
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Who are the ten greatest classical music composers of all time? Answer by Curtis Lindsay: "The G.O.A.T. is an imaginary beast. A list of the most awful might be more intriguing and more 'real'. ".
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While filming a movie, was there ever a time when you just couldn't stop laughing at something unintentional and couldn't get back into the scene? Answer by Lawrence Benedict: "The brilliant Gilda Radner had the ability to make strangers laugh without saying anything at all.".
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In what ways is cholesterol good for your body? Answer by Ken Saladin: "All cholesterol is good. There is only one kind of cholesterol, and we could not possibly live without it.".
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Was Charles Darwin REALLY the first person to come up with the theory of evolution? Answer by Ken Saladin: "Even Darwin's grandfather Erasmus was a thorough believer in evolution and wrote his own lengthy book about it, Zoonomia, in 1794, 15 years before Charles was born.".
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What's stopping an alien civilization within 1,000 light-years from sending us a clear "hello"? Answer by Steve Baker: "So consider our spacecraft - Voyager 1 and 2. They are very close to the limits of what our largest radio dishes can communicate with. ".
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Why does the number 256 appear so often in programming and computer hardware? Answer by Alex Eustis: "People are stating that it's because 256 is a power of two, specifically 256 = 2 ^ 8. They're not wrong, but there's more. ".
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What are the top 5 rock and roll bands that started it all? Answer by Rik Elswit: "Music is a continuum, and styles are constantly morphing into each other. The elements of what's now called rock and roll all appear earlier in other forms.".
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Why did the Boeing 787 crash? Answer by Michael Benton: "There’s been a lot of speculation as to several probable causes. My educated guess at this point is a simultaneous dual engine flame-out. ".
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Does the plane have any chance of survival if the pilot aborts the takeoff after the point of no return (V1)? Answer by Anas Maaz, Airline pilot (Airbus A320/ A321): "Beyond V1, a safe stop on the runway is no longer guaranteed.".
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Why do airlines wait until it's time for departure to finally do maintenance? Answer by Jim Guibault: "So on those rare occasions that you're delayed for maintenance, it's not because of irresponsibility. It's because something popped up. ".
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What did you think of The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche? Answer by Frederick M. Dolan, Professor, UC Berkeley: "The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is one of the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy of art and aesthetics. It’s also ultimately incoherent. ".
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Is it true that sometimes a good teacher is a scary teacher? Answer by Joshua Alexander: "Get a good bluff in. We can't hit them, but you have to show up and let them know you mean business. ".
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How did a Ford Model T start its engine if it didn't have a battery until 1919? Answer by Aero Dynamico: "You crank them. Yes, cranking. It means begin turning over the engine using outside effort. ".
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Can a nylon tent really protect you from bears, or is there something else you should do to stay safe overnight? Answer by John Wegner: "That big bear will rip that thing apart if he thinks there's something inside that he wants. Or, he'll just bellyflop on the whole shebang. ".
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Why don't people who live by the sea just extend their land by dumping earth into the sea? Answer by Ciro Pabon: "Any material you throw into the sea is, sooner or later, lost to the sea due to the inexorables: the law of refraction, the law of Archimedes. ".
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What do you think of Stephen King's book "On Writing"? Answer by Orson Scott Card: "Like most writers, he has the skills but doesn't understand them. They come out of his deepest language and narrative, at levels below consciousness. ".
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What should I know about Nietzsche? Answer by Frederick M. Dolan, Professor, UC Berkeley: "His criticisms of morality were motivated by his conviction that it can inhibit growth, defined above all as the enhancement of individual agency and self-mastery. ".
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