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Do spiders ever take up residence in abandoned webs?

8533 upvotes • r/askscience

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Given the fundamentally flawed understanding of the origins of disease in the Middle ages, how did doctors and physicians gain credibility in their practises? What separated a good physician from a bad one?

420 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A recent scientific breakthrough has led to the halting of the ageing process. However, the world is soon horrified when the first people to reach 150 years old begin screaming.

156 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] As the captain of a next gen explorer class submarine, you are tasked with mapping a huge unknown region of the ocean floor in great detail. However your blood runs cold when the first scans reveal a mass grave of human skeletons, far larger than any other on earth.

37 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How would the physical trauma of a musket ball differ to that of a standard modern bullet, say a .308?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why does the mouth flood with saliva after a shot of alcohol?

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Do we know anything about the sniper who shot general Sedgwick during the battle of Spotsylvania?

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Were there any serial killers during medieval times who gained notoriety based on the way they killed, or left some kind of calling card on their victims?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do spiders ever take up residence in abandoned webs?	8533	askscience
Given the fundamentally flawed understanding of the origins of disease in the Middle ages, how did doctors and physicians gain credibility in their practises? What separated a good physician from a bad one?	420	AskHistorians
[WP] A recent scientific breakthrough has led to the halting of the ageing process. However, the world is soon horrified when the first people to reach 150 years old begin screaming.	156	WritingPrompts
[WP] As the captain of a next gen explorer class submarine, you are tasked with mapping a huge unknown region of the ocean floor in great detail. However your blood runs cold when the first scans reveal a mass grave of human skeletons, far larger than any other on earth.	37	WritingPrompts
How would the physical trauma of a musket ball differ to that of a standard modern bullet, say a .308?	1	AskHistorians
Why does the mouth flood with saliva after a shot of alcohol?	1	askscience
Do we know anything about the sniper who shot general Sedgwick during the battle of Spotsylvania?	1	AskHistorians
Were there any serial killers during medieval times who gained notoriety based on the way they killed, or left some kind of calling card on their victims?	1	AskHistorians