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Do astronauts - or any scientists - have a written protocol for dealing with extraterrestrials?

422 upvotes • r/askscience

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How did "Nimrod," the name of a skillful hunter mentioned in the Bible and elsewhere, become an informal English word meaning "inept person"?

285 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the Biblical story of the tower of Babel generate any opposition to the building of skyscrapers or other large buildings in history?

261 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Glass bottle - part 1

40 upvotes • r/nosleep

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Were slaves ever bred like animals as a way to select for certain useful traits?

21 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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This small bronze was sent to me from England, provenance and authenticity unknown. Can you help me translate the Latin inscription?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is it true that the concept of the white race was invented by aristocrats in the New World as a way to keep Caucasian indentured servants and black slaves divided?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Czar Nicholas stands to the left in this 1896 photograph. What's the name of that unusual jacket he's wearing?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What would a triple point of water look like? (This is when water, ice, and water vapor exist in equilibrium.)

3 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did apes and monkeys never gain a foothold in the Americas? After all some monkeys made it to cold climates in Asia, and northeast Asia was for a time linked to the Americas.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do astronauts - or any scientists - have a written protocol for dealing with extraterrestrials?	422	askscience
How did "Nimrod," the name of a skillful hunter mentioned in the Bible and elsewhere, become an informal English word meaning "inept person"?	285	AskHistorians
Did the Biblical story of the tower of Babel generate any opposition to the building of skyscrapers or other large buildings in history?	261	AskHistorians
Glass bottle - part 1	40	nosleep
Were slaves ever bred like animals as a way to select for certain useful traits?	21	AskHistorians
This small bronze was sent to me from England, provenance and authenticity unknown. Can you help me translate the Latin inscription?	14	AskHistorians
Is it true that the concept of the white race was invented by aristocrats in the New World as a way to keep Caucasian indentured servants and black slaves divided?	13	AskHistorians
Czar Nicholas stands to the left in this 1896 photograph. What's the name of that unusual jacket he's wearing?	5	AskHistorians
What would a triple point of water look like? (This is when water, ice, and water vapor exist in equilibrium.)	3	askscience
Why did apes and monkeys never gain a foothold in the Americas? After all some monkeys made it to cold climates in Asia, and northeast Asia was for a time linked to the Americas.	2	askscience