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How bad a problem was inbreeding among European nobility between 1000 and 1800? Are there any other cases as bad as Charles II of Spain, or was he an extreme outlier?

356 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is "special" about the visible light spectrum that made it the basis for animal vision? Why not some other region of the EM spectrum?

133 upvotes • r/askscience

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To what extent was the Roman economy's reliance on slave labor responsible for the problems of the Late Principate and Dominate periods?

45 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If a species of dinosaur had become sapient and achieved some level of civilization before the K-T extinction, what evidence could we expect to find today and what are the chances we would find it?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why do my teeth hurt after I work out?

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Can we expect fewer groundbreaking scientific discoveries and innovations in our lifetimes because most of the "easy" ones have already been made?

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How bad a problem was inbreeding among European nobility between 1000 and 1800? Are there any other cases as bad as Charles II of Spain, or was he an extreme outlier?	356	AskHistorians
What is "special" about the visible light spectrum that made it the basis for animal vision? Why not some other region of the EM spectrum?	133	askscience
To what extent was the Roman economy's reliance on slave labor responsible for the problems of the Late Principate and Dominate periods?	45	AskHistorians
If a species of dinosaur had become sapient and achieved some level of civilization before the K-T extinction, what evidence could we expect to find today and what are the chances we would find it?	1	askscience
Why do my teeth hurt after I work out?	1	askscience
Can we expect fewer groundbreaking scientific discoveries and innovations in our lifetimes because most of the "easy" ones have already been made?	1	askscience