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What is it about Malaria that requires a special class of anti-malarial medication, rather than "typical" antibiotics effective against bacterial infection?

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According to Plutarch, the Spartans said to Alexander the Great, "We concede to Alexander that, if he so wishes, he may be called a god." Did Alexander in fact claim to be a god?

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How much "freedom of speech" existed in the Roman Republic? Did an (average, plebeian) citizen have a right to publicly criticize its leaders?

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Light slows down when travelling through matter; do gravitational waves likewise slow down when passing through matter, or gravity wells?

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James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle on his Second Voyage in 1773. Why did it take nearly 50 years, until 1820, to actually discover Antarctica?

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Westminster Parliaments have the concept of Shadow Government, where the opposition party is privy to many government documents and decisions to offer alternative policy. Did this concept exist during the American Revolution, and did the US ever consider a similar check-and-balance?

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During the trial of Charles I in 1649, were references made to the deposing of Edward II by Parliament in 1327?

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Most SI units are named after prominent physicists in related fields. Why is the watt used as the SI unit for power, when James Watt was an inventor and engineer, but not a physicist?

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Why is the United States adopt the title of "President" for its head of the executive, given it is not a "presiding" role?

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What parallels can be drawn between the Latin War (340–338 BC) and the Social War (91–88 BC)?

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What is it about Malaria that requires a special class of anti-malarial medication, rather than "typical" antibiotics effective against bacterial infection?	8	askscience
According to Plutarch, the Spartans said to Alexander the Great, "We concede to Alexander that, if he so wishes, he may be called a god." Did Alexander in fact claim to be a god?	8	AskHistorians
How much "freedom of speech" existed in the Roman Republic? Did an (average, plebeian) citizen have a right to publicly criticize its leaders?	8	AskHistorians
Light slows down when travelling through matter; do gravitational waves likewise slow down when passing through matter, or gravity wells?	7	askscience
James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle on his Second Voyage in 1773. Why did it take nearly 50 years, until 1820, to actually discover Antarctica?	7	AskHistorians
Westminster Parliaments have the concept of Shadow Government, where the opposition party is privy to many government documents and decisions to offer alternative policy. Did this concept exist during the American Revolution, and did the US ever consider a similar check-and-balance?	7	AskHistorians
During the trial of Charles I in 1649, were references made to the deposing of Edward II by Parliament in 1327?	6	AskHistorians
Most SI units are named after prominent physicists in related fields. Why is the watt used as the SI unit for power, when James Watt was an inventor and engineer, but not a physicist?	6	AskHistorians
Why is the United States adopt the title of "President" for its head of the executive, given it is not a "presiding" role?	6	AskHistorians
What parallels can be drawn between the Latin War (340–338 BC) and the Social War (91–88 BC)?	6	AskHistorians