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Is strong narcissm necessarily a malignant/negative personality trait?

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Why do we perceive the flavor of some potentially harmfull substances (Methyl salicilate for instance but pick your poison) as pleasant? Isn't that counter adaptive?

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What prompted the distribution of cast-iron building components in SoHo? Are there other areas where they also became popular?

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Was there any political or administrative resistance to going ahead with the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission, whether within the US or the USSR?

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Has recreational drug use been documented in Imperial Rome, outside of religious ceremonies? If so, how prevalent was it and what do we know about it?

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How much spice was beeing used in medieval european cooking practices?

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Did the Hudson's Bay company build any infrastructure other than trading posts in Ruperts Land? Did it provide any services?

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What are the origins of the custom of opening Champagne bottles with sabers ("Sabrer le champagne")? How and why did this pratice become popular and widespread?

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Quite a lot of cunning was required for conservative french peasants to adopt the potato as a crop. Were any similar efforts required to introduce tomatos and peppers in Italy?

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Have any written accounts of acts admitted through confession come down to us from Pope Alexander VI or his children? If so, what do they say?

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Is strong narcissm necessarily a malignant/negative personality trait?	2	askscience
Why do we perceive the flavor of some potentially harmfull substances (Methyl salicilate for instance but pick your poison) as pleasant? Isn't that counter adaptive?	2	askscience
What prompted the distribution of cast-iron building components in SoHo? Are there other areas where they also became popular?	2	AskHistorians
Was there any political or administrative resistance to going ahead with the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission, whether within the US or the USSR?	2	AskHistorians
Has recreational drug use been documented in Imperial Rome, outside of religious ceremonies? If so, how prevalent was it and what do we know about it?	2	AskHistorians
How much spice was beeing used in medieval european cooking practices?	2	AskHistorians
Did the Hudson's Bay company build any infrastructure other than trading posts in Ruperts Land? Did it provide any services?	2	AskHistorians
What are the origins of the custom of opening Champagne bottles with sabers ("Sabrer le champagne")? How and why did this pratice become popular and widespread?	2	AskHistorians
Quite a lot of cunning was required for conservative french peasants to adopt the potato as a crop. Were any similar efforts required to introduce tomatos and peppers in Italy?	2	AskHistorians
Have any written accounts of acts admitted through confession come down to us from Pope Alexander VI or his children? If so, what do they say?	2	AskHistorians