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If stars are able to create heavier elements through extreme heat and pressure, then why didn't the Big Bang create those same elements when its conditions are even more extreme than the conditions of any star?

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The Holy Roman Empire is oft said to neither be holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Holy and Roman, I understand, but why not an empire? Is this a historically accurate assessment of the HRE or just a popular bon mot?

261 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In my experience, English speakers tend to have an exceptionalist view of our language. How diverse is English in depth and breadth of vocabulary in comparison to other languages?

61 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is there an upper limit on how large a freshwater lake or inland sea can become?

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How prominent was LotR fantasy to the masses pre-Jackson?

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When I mix a red pigment with a blue pigment, are there chemical reactions turning it into a purple pigment or are my eyes just interpreting the red and blue globules together as purple?

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The customary two limit cap on Presidential terms was set by Wahington declining a third. What other prominent customs still in use today did Washington pioneer?

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If one of the planets in our solar system had a heretofore undetected civilization roughly similar to Earth circa 1956 (a year before Sputnik), how much could we discern about it with just a New Horizons-type flyby?

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Was there ever any danger of catastrophic meltdowns or atomic explosions at any of the sites used for the Manhattan Project? If so, how debilitating would they have been to US and Allied war efforts?

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If stars are able to create heavier elements through extreme heat and pressure, then why didn't the Big Bang create those same elements when its conditions are even more extreme than the conditions of any star?	6489	askscience
The Holy Roman Empire is oft said to neither be holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Holy and Roman, I understand, but why not an empire? Is this a historically accurate assessment of the HRE or just a popular bon mot?	261	AskHistorians
In my experience, English speakers tend to have an exceptionalist view of our language. How diverse is English in depth and breadth of vocabulary in comparison to other languages?	61	askscience
Is there an upper limit on how large a freshwater lake or inland sea can become?	8	askscience
How prominent was LotR fantasy to the masses pre-Jackson?	6	AskHistorians
When I mix a red pigment with a blue pigment, are there chemical reactions turning it into a purple pigment or are my eyes just interpreting the red and blue globules together as purple?	4	askscience
The customary two limit cap on Presidential terms was set by Wahington declining a third. What other prominent customs still in use today did Washington pioneer?	2	AskHistorians
If one of the planets in our solar system had a heretofore undetected civilization roughly similar to Earth circa 1956 (a year before Sputnik), how much could we discern about it with just a New Horizons-type flyby?	1	askscience
Was there ever any danger of catastrophic meltdowns or atomic explosions at any of the sites used for the Manhattan Project? If so, how debilitating would they have been to US and Allied war efforts?	0	AskHistorians