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What sized planet would make space travel impossible due to gravity?

Our readers enjoy getting to grips with this one, pondering everything from what this planet might look like to the various methods its inhabitants might use to reach space

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Why is ice cream so delicious?

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What would the horizon look like on a disc-shaped planet? Part 4

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Are there plants that could survive as a food source on the moon?

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Are flies following a strategy when they keep hitting into a window?

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When the sun engulfs Earth, will the remnants form new planets? Part 2

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What鈥檚 the optimal ratio of frozen peas to cold tap water? Part 4

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FRANCE. Versailles. Ch??teau de Versailles. Salon de la guerre. 2018.

If everyone got rid of their mobile phones, what would happen?

A calmer, more peaceful and environmentally friendly analogue world could ensue, predict our readers

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Why do some of us enjoy exercising聽and others don鈥檛?

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Why do some plants eat insects if they are capable of photosynthesis?

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Why are there no moons with natural satellites of their own?

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