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Presumably music is an essential part of human evolution or it wouldn’t be there, but why?

John Grant,

Caloundra, Queensland, Australia

Some worms regenerate when cut in half laterally, but what would happen if they were cut in half longitudinally?

Keith Marshall,

London, UK

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