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The liver breaks down alcohol, but what does it break it down into?

1941 upvotes • r/askscience

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What were the levels of agnosticism/atheism 200 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 years ago?

71 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are the education systems in most US states split into two distinct “U of X” and “X State U” branches?

70 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A rookie at the Time Adjustment Bureau in 2066 gets an assignment from the chief: "it's been 158 years since the Cubs won a World Series. Our analysis shows that 2016 was their best chance. All you have to do is go back and kill a gorilla. Any gorilla. Odd changes the rest of year are unlikely"

49 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How similar are the sleep patterns of other apes compared to each other and compared to humans? In what ways are human sleep patterns different from the other apes and what is the most likely cause for why it is different?

28 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] you, an average human, have accidentally been cryogenically frozen for 350 years. You awake to find out that humanity's solution to climate change was to genetically modify ourselves to be 2 feet tall so we use fewer resources. You are now a giant in an otherwise similar world you grew up in.

23 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What were the social and linguistic consequences of the 2002 Nelly song “Hot in Herre”?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Do flounders have a dominant eye?

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How many countries went into the Soviet Union, how many came out, and were they the same?

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Regarding hurricane Nate(or any hurricane), at what point near the coast does it stop gaining strength, and at which point does it start losing strength?

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The liver breaks down alcohol, but what does it break it down into?	1941	askscience
What were the levels of agnosticism/atheism 200 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 years ago?	71	AskHistorians
Why are the education systems in most US states split into two distinct “U of X” and “X State U” branches?	70	AskHistorians
[WP] A rookie at the Time Adjustment Bureau in 2066 gets an assignment from the chief: "it's been 158 years since the Cubs won a World Series. Our analysis shows that 2016 was their best chance. All you have to do is go back and kill a gorilla. Any gorilla. Odd changes the rest of year are unlikely"	49	WritingPrompts
How similar are the sleep patterns of other apes compared to each other and compared to humans? In what ways are human sleep patterns different from the other apes and what is the most likely cause for why it is different?	28	askscience
[WP] you, an average human, have accidentally been cryogenically frozen for 350 years. You awake to find out that humanity's solution to climate change was to genetically modify ourselves to be 2 feet tall so we use fewer resources. You are now a giant in an otherwise similar world you grew up in.	23	WritingPrompts
What were the social and linguistic consequences of the 2002 Nelly song “Hot in Herre”?	16	AskHistorians
Do flounders have a dominant eye?	12	askscience
How many countries went into the Soviet Union, how many came out, and were they the same?	7	AskHistorians
Regarding hurricane Nate(or any hurricane), at what point near the coast does it stop gaining strength, and at which point does it start losing strength?	6	askscience