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Swearing and seeing stars

Why doesn't it hurt as much when you swear? Can you see stars during daytime if you are down a deep well? Can low frequency sounds damage your hearing?

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How does fire behave in space? Can you see the whites of animals' eyes? And do holographic wristbands improve your balance?

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Why do raisins in a glass of champagne bob up and down? Why do I weigh less in the morning than I did the night before? And what's the scientific name for a booger?

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Can you be exposed to more radiation on a long plane flight than you would get from having a CAT scan? How do warts grow and how do you get rid of them?

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Can pee in pool water make your eyes sting? Is it possible to spin yourself fast enough to separate male and female sperm? And why is the moon bigger on the horizon than in the sky?

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What is dry lightning? Is there a scientific explanation for deja vu? Can hot tea cool you down in hot weather? And could a fart cast a shadow?

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Why do farts smell worse in the bath? Why does my heartbeat change to the beat of the music? And without oxygen can things still explode in space?

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Is it true you can't hear a scream in space? Can eating burnt toast give you cancer? And is it better for my metabolism if I eat before or after I go surfing?

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Why does hot water in the shower taste different to water out of the tap? Does a wormhole take more energy to create than is available in the universe? And can you freeze cheese?

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Where does all the rubber you lose from your tyres go? If you start working out at a young age will it stunt your growth? And is there alcohol in sweets?

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Can flying ants give birth to live young? Why can I get mobile phone coverage at a gig when the band is playing and not when it stops? Why does my brain hurt if it doesn't have pain receptors?

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Does the mood a couple are in when having sex to conceive a child have any effect on the personality of the resulting child? And what causes corrugations to form on dirt roads?

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Why do we get an urge to wee when we hear the sound of running water? How did water come to be on Earth? And do you lose weight when you pass wind?

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Why did the sun appear blue in the dust storm yesterday? What causes the white marks you can get on your fingernails? How can women who haven't given birth lactate? And can you smell danger?

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How does stainless steel soap work? Can animals get sunburn and skin cancer? Who invented the concept of time? And why do you see different colours and shapes when you close your eyes?

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Could my child love to eat dirt because of an iron deficiency? Why do spacecraft re-enter the atmosphere so fast? And why do the mushrooms in my paddocks grow in big circles?

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Why do tattoos become lumpy when the weather changes? If you were allergic to cats would you also be allergic to lions and tigers? Can the image resolution of a digital camera beat the human eye?

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Why do you vomit when you overexercise? Can we create AC electricity from sunlight? Do you actually see red when you're angry? And why do people feel heavier when they're asleep?

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What causes bags under your eyes? Does using sunscreen reduce your body's ability to produce Vitamin D? And what is a shooting star and why does it shoot?

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Dr Karl debunks some persistent internet hoaxes. Plus: How are scientists able to reconstruct what a person looked like from only their skeleton? And how does hermaphroditism occur?

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