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Do airplanes routinely dump their fuel before landing?
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Why would a pilot ever want to eject an airplane's fuel intentionally? And why would it happen during a flight? Although it sounds alarming, a fuel dump is a safe procedure.
Do animals experience happiness?
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Can animals be happy? Do they feel similar joyful emotions as humans? Take a look at research on whether animals can feel happy.
Do commercial jets have locks on the doors and ignition keys?
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Do commercial jets have locks on the doors and ignition keys? If not, what keeps someone from stealing them?
Do fish ever really rain from the sky?
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Could fish rain from the sky? Things like this don't really happen, right? Find out.
Do redheads need extra anesthesia?
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Do redheads need extra anesthesia? According to recent studies, it appears that they do. Learn about the relationship between redheads and anesthesia.
Do rubber tires insulate your car from lightning?
To paraphrase the band Queen, thunder and lightning are very, very frightening. Especially when you're stuck in a car in the middle of nowhere. But can your rubber tires protect you from a lightning strike?
Do the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Mix?
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The waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans meet at the tip of Cape Horn and never the two shall mix, right?
Do the Planets Ever Actually Align?
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If you imagine the eight major planets in a single line stretching out from the sun, this alignment occurs roughly every 13.4 trillion years. And our solar system is 4.5 billion years old.
Do tornadoes always move from west to east?
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Some things in this world you can just count on. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Certain types of birds will always fly south for the winter. But do tornadoes really only move from west to east -- and if so, why?
Do tornadoes really avoid cities?
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Are you safer from tornadoes if you live in a city? Would Dorothy have ended up in Oz if she lived in New York rather than Kansas? Let's separate fact from fiction.