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The physician in the autopsy of Charles II gave some very... colorful (if not medically impossible) descriptions like "heart the size of a peppercorn" and "did not contain a single drop of blood." What was going on in these autopsies?

13410 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In Bram Stoker's Dracula, one of the character speaks highly of Texas and its inclusion to the Union. Given that the novel is set in late 19th Century Europe, what place does Texas hold in the popular culture, or collective consciousness, at that time?

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How Maduro and Chavez wrecked Venezuela's economy

138 upvotes • r/Economics

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How Maduro and Chavez wrecked Venezuela's economy

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In times of high stress, even trained professionals like neurosurgeons can cave in to intrusive thoughts.

26 upvotes • r/TwoSentenceHorror

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How was rural Islamic children's education in the Levant during the Islamic Golden Age?

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On October 3, 1942 the first man-made object reached space: a V-2 A4 rocket test. Did the Nazi scientists at Pennemünde knew about their world record? What did they think? Did the rest of the scientific community find out?

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Was there a DEFCON equivalent in the Soviet Union?

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What is the significance of Leonardo's The Last Supper?

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[WP] Everybody lives the same day over and over again. Everybody is fully aware of this, and it has been going on for years. You, however, wake up every day as if it's the first time.

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The physician in the autopsy of Charles II gave some very... colorful (if not medically impossible) descriptions like "heart the size of a peppercorn" and "did not contain a single drop of blood." What was going on in these autopsies?	13410	AskHistorians
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, one of the character speaks highly of Texas and its inclusion to the Union. Given that the novel is set in late 19th Century Europe, what place does Texas hold in the popular culture, or collective consciousness, at that time?	3376	AskHistorians
How Maduro and Chavez wrecked Venezuela's economy	138	Economics
How Maduro and Chavez wrecked Venezuela's economy	121	neoliberal
In times of high stress, even trained professionals like neurosurgeons can cave in to intrusive thoughts.	26	TwoSentenceHorror
How was rural Islamic children's education in the Levant during the Islamic Golden Age?	10	AskHistorians
On October 3, 1942 the first man-made object reached space: a V-2 A4 rocket test. Did the Nazi scientists at Pennemünde knew about their world record? What did they think? Did the rest of the scientific community find out?	5	AskHistorians
Was there a DEFCON equivalent in the Soviet Union?	4	AskHistorians
What is the significance of Leonardo's The Last Supper?	2	AskHistorians
[WP] Everybody lives the same day over and over again. Everybody is fully aware of this, and it has been going on for years. You, however, wake up every day as if it's the first time.	1	WritingPrompts