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Islam and African American identity were highly intertwined in the 1960-80's, especially radical activist culture. Today, Islam seems to play little role black activism. Did Islam decline in black culture, and if so, why?

2328 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the history behind socialization of public roads in Western society? Were there ever any privately owned public roads, and if so what was the result?

61 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the Soviet reaction to Western rumors that UFO sightings were advanced Russian aircraft?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I've always wondered: How are graphics processors different from general processors in terms of their physical architecture and their underlying mathematical logic?

14 upvotes • r/askscience

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Was there ANY strategic victory associated with the Vietnam War? Did it provide any actual deterrent to Soviet expansion, for example, even if greatly outweighed by the various downsides?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are gravitational waves additive? That is, if two waves meet each other in space, will they interfere each other to create a more powerful wave?

7 upvotes • r/askscience

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In quantum physics, what constitutes an observation? Or, what actually causes wave functions to collapse?

7 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is the tip of the flame the hottest part?

5 upvotes • r/askscience

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If power is really their goal, why doesn't Iran build hard-water reactors which don't require enriched material? Or molten salt reactors, which use thorium?

3 upvotes • r/askscience

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For so-called "three parent children" in which diseased mitochondria in an egg cell are replaced, why couldn't the father's somatic-cell mitochondria be used, thus maintaining the two-parent nature of the child?

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Islam and African American identity were highly intertwined in the 1960-80's, especially radical activist culture. Today, Islam seems to play little role black activism. Did Islam decline in black culture, and if so, why?	2328	AskHistorians
What is the history behind socialization of public roads in Western society? Were there ever any privately owned public roads, and if so what was the result?	61	AskHistorians
What was the Soviet reaction to Western rumors that UFO sightings were advanced Russian aircraft?	14	AskHistorians
I've always wondered: How are graphics processors different from general processors in terms of their physical architecture and their underlying mathematical logic?	14	askscience
Was there ANY strategic victory associated with the Vietnam War? Did it provide any actual deterrent to Soviet expansion, for example, even if greatly outweighed by the various downsides?	9	AskHistorians
Are gravitational waves additive? That is, if two waves meet each other in space, will they interfere each other to create a more powerful wave?	7	askscience
In quantum physics, what constitutes an observation? Or, what actually causes wave functions to collapse?	7	askscience
Why is the tip of the flame the hottest part?	5	askscience
If power is really their goal, why doesn't Iran build hard-water reactors which don't require enriched material? Or molten salt reactors, which use thorium?	3	askscience
For so-called "three parent children" in which diseased mitochondria in an egg cell are replaced, why couldn't the father's somatic-cell mitochondria be used, thus maintaining the two-parent nature of the child?	1	askscience