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Why do so many medications have "HCl" in them?

1760 upvotes • r/askscience

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What's up with the prevalence of african-american characters as brand advertising around the turn of the century? Things like Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, etc?

1019 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Let's say I'm a chemist and someone brings me an unknown substance, asking me to figure out what it is. What steps and tools would I use to answer them?

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Would we be able to learn anything new from nuclear weapons testing using modern equipment?

130 upvotes • r/askscience

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Did ancient Greek playwrights such as Sophocles or Euripides have a contemporaneous industry of professional critics like we have today?

102 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are New York and London the global centers of finance?

83 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is Euler wearing on his head in this portrait?

78 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Dogs seem to have such expressive faces. Are they really emoting in the same way humans do or is this just anthropomorphizing?

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If Neanderthals and early Humans could interbreed, why do we consider them different species?

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Does closing schools for several months in the summer have any educational or learning-process benefits?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do so many medications have "HCl" in them?	1760	askscience
What's up with the prevalence of african-american characters as brand advertising around the turn of the century? Things like Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, etc?	1019	AskHistorians
Let's say I'm a chemist and someone brings me an unknown substance, asking me to figure out what it is. What steps and tools would I use to answer them?	242	askscience
Would we be able to learn anything new from nuclear weapons testing using modern equipment?	130	askscience
Did ancient Greek playwrights such as Sophocles or Euripides have a contemporaneous industry of professional critics like we have today?	102	AskHistorians
Why are New York and London the global centers of finance?	83	AskHistorians
What is Euler wearing on his head in this portrait?	78	AskHistorians
Dogs seem to have such expressive faces. Are they really emoting in the same way humans do or is this just anthropomorphizing?	56	askscience
If Neanderthals and early Humans could interbreed, why do we consider them different species?	29	askscience
Does closing schools for several months in the summer have any educational or learning-process benefits?	15	askscience