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How was vigilantism perceived in ancient times when a concrete police force hadn't been established yet?
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Before the 20th century and the creation of Superman, what were major characters in history - fictional or otherwise - that fit the classic superhero archetype (super powers, possible alter ego, rogues gallery, and unattached to religion)? What made Superman so iconic to the genre?
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How fundamentally different were the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire from each other and what stopped them from uniting together?
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In World War II Yugoslavia, the Croats were closely allied with Nazis and vehemently discriminated Serbs and Jews alike...how come Serbia didn't break off from Yugoslavia for 40 years after such actions?
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How do chemists discover which specific catalyst to use for what reaction (e.g. finely divided iron for the Haber Process, vanadium oxide for the Contact Process); is it pure trial and error or something better?
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If one can dig a chute through the Earth’s mantle, crust and core through opposite poles, and drop a giant ball of tungsten through it, would that ball be capable of perpetual motion?
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With techniques like mass spectrometry, ultraviolet or carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy, can't we reverse-engineer secret formulae or recipes like Coca-Cola or KFC's 11 herbs and species? How are these still kept secret?
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Why do the words “horrible” and “horrific” convey the same meaning, but “terrible” and “terrific” connote different meanings?
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Why don't we throw all our garbage into dormant or extinct volcanoes rather than into the sea or landfills?
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