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It's 1482 and Leonardo da Vinci has just moved to Milan across the street from my house. I'm a simple tradesperson, do I know who Leonardo is? When do I start bragging to my friends that Leonardo used to be my neighbor?

1575 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the Disney film Frozen, the king and queen's ship disappears in a storm (fandom sleuths suggest it was 1840) and Princess Elsa is coronated three years later. In the mid-1800s, how long would a ship need to be "missing" before the passengers were presumed dead?

110 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the 1961 Disney animated film 101 Dalmatians, Roger and Anita live together in a small house in London with their live-in maid, Nanny. Was it common for childless couples to have live-in help in the late 50s or early 60s?

56 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is synesthesia documented in non-human primates or other mammals?

49 upvotes • r/askscience

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If E=MC^2 and we've converted mass into energy, have scientists turned energy into mass yet?

29 upvotes • r/askscience

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What makes it rain harder? Why do some clouds cause flash floods while others hardly drizzle?

21 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why don't operating systems need to restart when installing a new program anymore?

19 upvotes • r/askscience

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ELI5: where's the belly button on other mammals?

16 upvotes • r/explainlikeimfive

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How did the protection of trees on your property become so firmly rooted in American law?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When a broken bone heals improperly and it needs to be re-broken, how do doctors ensure it breaks correctly to heal properly again?

11 upvotes • r/askscience

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It's 1482 and Leonardo da Vinci has just moved to Milan across the street from my house. I'm a simple tradesperson, do I know who Leonardo is? When do I start bragging to my friends that Leonardo used to be my neighbor?	1575	AskHistorians
In the Disney film Frozen, the king and queen's ship disappears in a storm (fandom sleuths suggest it was 1840) and Princess Elsa is coronated three years later. In the mid-1800s, how long would a ship need to be "missing" before the passengers were presumed dead?	110	AskHistorians
In the 1961 Disney animated film 101 Dalmatians, Roger and Anita live together in a small house in London with their live-in maid, Nanny. Was it common for childless couples to have live-in help in the late 50s or early 60s?	56	AskHistorians
Is synesthesia documented in non-human primates or other mammals?	49	askscience
If E=MC^2 and we've converted mass into energy, have scientists turned energy into mass yet?	29	askscience
What makes it rain harder? Why do some clouds cause flash floods while others hardly drizzle?	21	askscience
Why don't operating systems need to restart when installing a new program anymore?	19	askscience
ELI5: where's the belly button on other mammals?	16	explainlikeimfive
How did the protection of trees on your property become so firmly rooted in American law?	11	AskHistorians
When a broken bone heals improperly and it needs to be re-broken, how do doctors ensure it breaks correctly to heal properly again?	11	askscience