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• +1178

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• +798

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• +790

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• +403

  HOW DID SCIENTISTS FIND OUT ABOUT LIGHTYEARS?

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• +1116

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• +1701

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  Nathan — London, MI

• +2177

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  Hannah — waukesha , WI

• +9262

  Who Invented 0?

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• +7449

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• +7526

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• +7735

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• +11729

  Why Is Kindergarten Called Kindergarten?

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• +10327

  How does the pink in the sky happen at sunset or sunrise?

  Katriona — Lower Longley

• +12342

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  Nancy — Charlottesville, VA

• +17107

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• +10194

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• +10041

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  Zackary — Milwaukee

• +9698

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  Abby — Buford

• +7939

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  Abby — Conneticut

• +12195

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  Vanessa — Omaha, NE

• +14905

  Why is it colder the higher you get, even though it is closer to the sun?

  Lizzie — Gastonia

• +12990

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  Abby — Buford, GA

• +13880

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  Phoenix — Bremerton

• +11714

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  Norah — Glen Rock, NJ

• +14763

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  David — Sacramento

• +17294

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  Rachel — Brentwood, TN

• +15775

  How does the stock market work?

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• +22080

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• +19775

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  Meher — Edison, NJ

• +12959

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• +15866

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• +21348

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• +11705

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• +11737

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• +11873

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• +13112

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• +14327

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