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Did Hitler speak any languages other than German? If so, is there any recording of him doing so?

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How big would a gas giant have to be to have comparable gravity to Earth? Could such a planet even exist?

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Before the age of discovery was there ever any serious attempt to grow spices closer to the European market, like in Egypt? If so, what happened?

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How long did it take for knowledge of European contact with the Americas to spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia? What did normal people think about it?

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I've seen plenty of snare drums, pipes, and trumpets in depictions of premodern battlefields. Did the other typical marching band instruments also see use for signaling on the battlefield? If not, how did they become part of the ensemble?

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During the Reformation, what factors made a country/ruler more likely to become Protestant?

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How does a cell "know" what type of cell it's supposed to be, if DNA contains all the genetic information for the entire organism? Can cells (other than stem cells) be tricked into becoming a different type somehow?

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Have there ever been two countries or cultures that had the same name by coincidence?

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Before around the 1980s or 90s, most countries only had one, two, or three TV channels, but starting in the 80s and 90s they began to proliferate. What changed in that time?

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During the height of the North American fur-trapping days, how much contact would a typical mountain man have with the Native Americans in his stomping grounds? What would they usually think of him?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Hitler speak any languages other than German? If so, is there any recording of him doing so?	4	AskHistorians
How big would a gas giant have to be to have comparable gravity to Earth? Could such a planet even exist?	4	askscience
Before the age of discovery was there ever any serious attempt to grow spices closer to the European market, like in Egypt? If so, what happened?	4	AskHistorians
How long did it take for knowledge of European contact with the Americas to spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia? What did normal people think about it?	4	AskHistorians
I've seen plenty of snare drums, pipes, and trumpets in depictions of premodern battlefields. Did the other typical marching band instruments also see use for signaling on the battlefield? If not, how did they become part of the ensemble?	3	AskHistorians
During the Reformation, what factors made a country/ruler more likely to become Protestant?	3	AskHistorians
How does a cell "know" what type of cell it's supposed to be, if DNA contains all the genetic information for the entire organism? Can cells (other than stem cells) be tricked into becoming a different type somehow?	3	askscience
Have there ever been two countries or cultures that had the same name by coincidence?	3	AskHistorians
Before around the 1980s or 90s, most countries only had one, two, or three TV channels, but starting in the 80s and 90s they began to proliferate. What changed in that time?	3	AskHistorians
During the height of the North American fur-trapping days, how much contact would a typical mountain man have with the Native Americans in his stomping grounds? What would they usually think of him?	3	AskHistorians