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Is there a term for the shape pictured here: a smooth continuous curve with three axes of symmetry? And what happens to our electronic cloud records when we die?

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2B74MKJ 3D Illustration Rendering. Flat earth theory with atmosphere, sun, moon and glass cover. Ancient mythology belief in plane globe in form of disk.

If Earth was flat, how would gravity manifest?

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Walking highland cattle on sunset, scottish cow; Shutterstock ID 2496920209; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Why are so many Scottish animals red-headed, from squirrels to people?

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H3NTB2 Woman by giant trees in snow-covered forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

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GKTGNN Formentera, Balearic Islands: an inflatable balloon in the shape of an alien between bushes

If we ever find life on other worlds, will it be based on DNA?

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S3W7DX Close up of the large nose and snout of a cow behind bars

Why do our nostrils point down, not straight out from our faces?

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OSTRAVA, CZECHIA, JUNE 27, 2023: Play of Light and Shadow on 400m Men's Race Track in Track and Field Meet for Worlds in Budapest and Summer olympic Games in Paris; Shutterstock ID 2345996631; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Could flatulence-inducing food give a runner jet propulsion?

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2DAC6P0 Sculpture 'Medics to the World' honouring the health care workers battling Covid-19

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A young child has both his thumbs on middle C. There are stickers on each key to guide him through the octaves and notes.

Why do we only use 12 notes in Western music?

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2C166J1 Silhouette of a human with skin flora,microorganisms which naturally colonize the human skin - 3d illustration

When I die, what happens to my microbiome?

There is no delicate way to put this, says one reader: it will consume your corpse

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Can worms regenerate if they are cut in half longitudinally?

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What would happen if a black hole jet hit the sun or Earth?

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Is music an essential part of human evolution? Part 2

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