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How does exposure to radioactivity affect the human body? In biological terms, what's the deadly process?

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Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s United States, portrays some African Americans who work as "guides". They know how to navigate the country in the safest way possible in order to avoid trouble from white people. Was this an actual profession in the 50s?

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In the movie Ip Man 4 (set in 1964), a Chinese man describes how his family moved to the USA to work on railways, but after the manual labor was done, there was a lot of racist lobbying to send the Chinese back to China. Is this an accurate description of events?

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On a molecular level, what makes something adhesive? E.g. tape, glue.

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How is mental concentration measured?

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500 years ago, what did people use as sun protection? Or was skin cancer a real struggle then?

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Friedrich Nietzsche's books were famously edited by his sister to fit her nazi ideals. Were the originals recovered? Which versions are available today?

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Soap. How does it work? On a molecular level, what is it about soap that makes us so much cleaner than just water?

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Since fibre is not subject to gluconeogenesis, how do we count calories from fibre-rich foods?

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When my aunt was 16, she fell and hit the top of her forehead. That spot has been producing white/grey/colorless hair ever since. Why?

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How does exposure to radioactivity affect the human body? In biological terms, what's the deadly process?	3449	askscience
Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s United States, portrays some African Americans who work as "guides". They know how to navigate the country in the safest way possible in order to avoid trouble from white people. Was this an actual profession in the 50s?	178	AskHistorians
In the movie Ip Man 4 (set in 1964), a Chinese man describes how his family moved to the USA to work on railways, but after the manual labor was done, there was a lot of racist lobbying to send the Chinese back to China. Is this an accurate description of events?	23	AskHistorians
On a molecular level, what makes something adhesive? E.g. tape, glue.	14	askscience
How is mental concentration measured?	9	askscience
500 years ago, what did people use as sun protection? Or was skin cancer a real struggle then?	4	AskHistorians
Friedrich Nietzsche's books were famously edited by his sister to fit her nazi ideals. Were the originals recovered? Which versions are available today?	4	AskHistorians
Soap. How does it work? On a molecular level, what is it about soap that makes us so much cleaner than just water?	2	askscience
Since fibre is not subject to gluconeogenesis, how do we count calories from fibre-rich foods?	2	askscience
When my aunt was 16, she fell and hit the top of her forehead. That spot has been producing white/grey/colorless hair ever since. Why?	1	askscience