/u/Ariadnepyanfar's posts
Did the disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 measurably contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989? Did the sheer monetary and resource cost impact the bankruptcy? Did the humanitarian crisis and cover-up of the Chernobyl cleanup contribute to failing faith in the Communist party government?
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I have an opal ring. Dim memories from Chemistry class long ago tell me not to get it wet, but other advise tells me water is fine, it is heat that kills an opal. What is an opal made of, and what can degrade the colour?
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I'm a contemporary woman mentally standing on the banks of the Orwell river about 1500 years ago watching the Sutton Hoo burial, after watching 'The Dig'. What name do these people call themselves by? What is their relationship to the nearby port?
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Could someone kindly link me to that great thread about the historical context surrounding the US Bill of Rights second amendment. There was an answer that explained about the ongoing small rebellions after the big revolution against Britain, and how those rebellions shaped the 2nd amendment.
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Is it really true that above a certain number of levels, going higher doesn't add more usable floor space to a skyscraper, because the elevators take up more internal room the higher the high-rise goes?
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Quetzalcoatlus Northropi was the largest flying dinosaur. I notice the model has a large bump on the top of its head, very like the shape of a modern cassowary head. Any relation?
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Neurosurgeons of reddit, can you distinguish a “female” brain scan from a “male” brain scan without knowing the patient’s name?
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Is the current polar vortex collapse causing temperatures that would become typical in North American Winters if the fresh water ice melting from Greenland shuts down the Gulf Stream ocean current?
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