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There were more than a million people living in Rome in the year 210. How exactly could such a huge city function in a time before cars or subways? How did transportation work? Did Rome have horse-traffic jams?

1138 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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WWII started when the UK and France declared war on Germany for attacking Poland. But why didn't they also declare war on the Soviet Union? The USSR also attacked Poland. And the free and democratic Finland as well.

219 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Miina Härma Gümnaasiumi korvpalli- ja jalgpalliväljak pärast sadu

122 upvotes • r/Eesti

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When did humans start cutting their hair?

86 upvotes • r/askscience

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Theoretically speaking, how powerful of a bomb could humans make with current technology?

79 upvotes • r/askscience

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This isn't a real question, but this article from 2005 is bullshit, right? [A 60-page review of the scientific evidence, some based on state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain size, has concluded that race differences in average IQ are largely genetic.]

43 upvotes • r/askscience

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In the German federal election of July 1932 NSDAP won 37.27% of the popular votes. In November of the same year they got 33.09% of the vote. I.e they got more than 2 million less votes. What was the reason for this fall?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there any planets that don't spin around a fixed axis and wobble instead while orbiting? Is that even possible?

22 upvotes • r/askscience

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Are humans the only animals who have OCD?

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If you had a pen, a paper, and ten seconds, what's the biggest number you could write? What's the best tactic?

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There were more than a million people living in Rome in the year 210. How exactly could such a huge city function in a time before cars or subways? How did transportation work? Did Rome have horse-traffic jams?	1138	AskHistorians
WWII started when the UK and France declared war on Germany for attacking Poland. But why didn't they also declare war on the Soviet Union? The USSR also attacked Poland. And the free and democratic Finland as well.	219	AskHistorians
Miina Härma Gümnaasiumi korvpalli- ja jalgpalliväljak pärast sadu	122	Eesti
When did humans start cutting their hair?	86	askscience
Theoretically speaking, how powerful of a bomb could humans make with current technology?	79	askscience
This isn't a real question, but this article from 2005 is bullshit, right? [A 60-page review of the scientific evidence, some based on state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain size, has concluded that race differences in average IQ are largely genetic.]	43	askscience
In the German federal election of July 1932 NSDAP won 37.27% of the popular votes. In November of the same year they got 33.09% of the vote. I.e they got more than 2 million less votes. What was the reason for this fall?	39	AskHistorians
Are there any planets that don't spin around a fixed axis and wobble instead while orbiting? Is that even possible?	22	askscience
Are humans the only animals who have OCD?	22	askscience
If you had a pen, a paper, and ten seconds, what's the biggest number you could write? What's the best tactic?	16	askscience