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...Questions in the Wonder Bank and counting! Here are the latest...
Latest from the Wonder Bank
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Why do we have fingers
Elizabeth -
Why is a circle round?
Collin -
at what time was captain underpants invented
cole -
why can't canines see color
A.v -
What is mardi gras?
Jean -
who made bad words
Jacob -
Why is the goverment puting cemicels in the water?
Benjamin -
who is jonny deep
trevor -
How do you see?
Benjamin -
wut or grass land like
Riley -
how long a movie takes to be made
Brody -
Why were Europeans so mean to native americans?
Ayla -
Can you sneeze in your sleep?
Ayla -
why we use the same words for defrint things
KADEN -
How is ice cream made
kinlee -
how is gum made
Brooke -
who is the founder behind slavery
Trey -
why is black history month a thing and why do we celebrtae it
trey -
who is Michael Jordan?
jaydn -
Is chakra from the show naruto an actual thing in your body
chase -
at what time was captain underpants invented
Caden -
What is school for?
cayden -
What does Mars look like?
addyson -
Why do babies blink slowly?
Angela -
what is a heel sper
Megi -
why is this a thing
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how smart is your brain
nate -
when was the first siverwhere or boul or plate made?
Ari -
spain vs france
parker -
what causes people to become homeless?
liam
Top Nominated Wonder Questions:
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+58
Why do Olympians bite their medals?
Sam — Glen Allen, VA
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+50
What causes blindness?
Katherine — Owatonna, MN
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+46
How does weeds grow?
Rafiul — Sydney, AL
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+38
How many animals are on earth?
helaina — clearwater, FL
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+35
Why does a slinky get tangled so easily and is so hard to untangle?
Terry — Garner, NC
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+34
Why do we procrastinate?
Evan
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