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Why is it that people who snore loudly easily wake others, but rarely themselves?

Ben Walsh,

London, UK

If human brains could be made larger, how much smarter could we become? And is there a practical limit to brain size?

Ray Carnally,

Christchurch, Dorset, UK

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