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It's year XXXX of your specialty. A dead body is discovered in the middle of a well populated area and the overwhelming evidence suggests he was murdered. Is anyone in charge of finding the killer? What is the attitude of the public and is there an expectation of justice?

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How would Superman's cape actually behave if he was flying in space?

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Ridiculously subjective but I'm curious anyways: What traveling distance was considered beyond the hopes and even imagination of a common person during your specialty?

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When did music bands start naming themselves? What are the earliest ones we know of?

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How has the awkwardness of puberty and early teen years been viewed at different points in history?

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How old do human remains have to be for academics to ethically disturb them for educational purposes?

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How surprised was Germany that D-Day was successful?

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Which US Presidents and Vice-Presidents disliked each other the most?

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Say I was able to pick up all of the sand in a desert and look underneath it. What would the ground look like?

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I'm reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens for the holidays. Can anyone answer some questions about the actual jobs of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the general accuracy of the book in the mid 1800s?

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It's year XXXX of your specialty. A dead body is discovered in the middle of a well populated area and the overwhelming evidence suggests he was murdered. Is anyone in charge of finding the killer? What is the attitude of the public and is there an expectation of justice?	2422	AskHistorians
How would Superman's cape actually behave if he was flying in space?	477	askscience
Ridiculously subjective but I'm curious anyways: What traveling distance was considered beyond the hopes and even imagination of a common person during your specialty?	348	AskHistorians
When did music bands start naming themselves? What are the earliest ones we know of?	330	AskHistorians
How has the awkwardness of puberty and early teen years been viewed at different points in history?	156	AskHistorians
How old do human remains have to be for academics to ethically disturb them for educational purposes?	115	AskHistorians
How surprised was Germany that D-Day was successful?	52	AskHistorians
Which US Presidents and Vice-Presidents disliked each other the most?	28	AskHistorians
Say I was able to pick up all of the sand in a desert and look underneath it. What would the ground look like?	10	askscience
I'm reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens for the holidays. Can anyone answer some questions about the actual jobs of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the general accuracy of the book in the mid 1800s?	8	AskHistorians