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Is there a correlation between penis size and race?
I recently saw this video, where among other things they claimed that there is no correlation between penis size and race. Is this true?
I don't remember everything about the video. It was animated, gave a lot of statistics about sex, and was titled…
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Reading while lying down is more strenuous (unhealthy) for eyes
My friend heard that reading while lying down is more strenuous (unhealthy) for eyes.
I like reading in bed (books, tablet). Is there some study that confirms this hypothesis?
I use two positions (looking to the book on the side or looking to the…
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Boys and girls and co-education: what works best?
I've heard it said many times that boys perform better when they are in the same classroom as girls and girls perform better when they are by themselves.
Is there any evidence to support this claim?
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Did Thomas Edison test 1600 materials for the filament of his light bulb?
From this webpage:
In 1879, after testing more that 1600 materials for the right filament, including coconut fiber, fishing line, and even hairs from a friend's beard, Edison and his workers finally figured out what to use for the…
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Do video games improve reflexes & reaction time?
Yesterday, I went to my friend's house and as usual he was glued to his PS4 playin' video games. When I asked him about it, he said that playing video games is a nice thing as it improves your reflexes & reaction time. It also sharpens your mind.
I…
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Did the Quran predict the speed of light?
It appears to be popular to claim that the Qur'an predicted the speed of light before it was scientifically well understood. Although none of the sources state that outright, that is what they imply.
Example:
Moslems (Muslims) believe that angels ……
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Can you get sufficient protein from a vegan diet?
This image claims that you can get protein from non-meat sources, citing Broccoli as an example.
Do you really need meat to get Protein?
Beef 6.4 grams of protein per 100 calories.
Broccoli 11.1 grams of protein pe 100 calories
Plants have all…
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Is Easter named after the Canaanite goddess Ishtar?
According to the Richard Dawkins Foundation:
Was Ishtar's symbols anything similar to the bunny and the egg?
Was Easter named after Ishtar?
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Death by lack of sleep -- is it possible?
I had an argument with a friend in college who claimed that it was possible to remain awake with little to no detrimental affects for an arbitrarily long period of time. I am wondering, has anybody ever tried to measure the effects of extreme sleep…
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Do functional programming languages offer significant advantages?
Many functional language advocates make a few surprising assertions about them:
functional languages code is significantly less buggy than otherwise
functional languages code is significantly faster than otherwise in parallel scenarios
functional…
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Are any notable biblical characters historical figures?
Are any of the *main** characters who appear in the Bible that are real historical people, their existence supported by multiple sources.
In addition do their actions in the Bible support or contradict accepted history.
**Kings, princes, leaders,…
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In the USA, are there more African American men in prison than in college?
I read in a book that "as the next millennium begins, there are more young black men in prison than in college." Jury Nullification by Clay S Conrad (Kindle edition, Dec 2013 loc: 343). (First Published 1998)
Thinking "That's awful and really?" I…
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Is pornography addictive?
I saw the Gary Wilson's talk, The Great Porn Experiment, which states that pornography causes arousal addiction which in turn is supposed to have a lot of negative effects like:
ADHD
Social anxiety
Depression
Performance anxiety
OCD
In this talk,…
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Do wild dogs use trains to commute to and from Moscow?
An article in The Sun describes how wild dogs near Moscow have been living in the suburbs, yet commuting daily to the city via trains.
These complexes were used by homeless dogs as shelters, so the dogs had to move together with their houses.…
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How many almonds does it take to get cyanide poisoning?
I was at lunch today and the conversation turned to almonds and their cyanide content. One co-worker said almonds contain a lot of cyancide and the number of almonds that can kill you surprisingly low.
My question is "how low"? They couldn't…
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