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Why was the 18th Amendment an amendment? Couldn't Congress ban alcohol just by passing a law?

2743 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In Braveheart, Edward Longshanks straight up murders a guy in front of his son and a couple of guards/soldiers. Could a 14th century king really do that with no repercussions?

1965 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is Oxygen the 3rd most common element in the Sun?

330 upvotes • r/askscience

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In the 1962 movie Harakiri, it is supposedly common for ronin to show up at a clan's palace and ask for a place to commit suicide, hoping the clan will pay to go away. Is there any record of this happening in Japan around 1630?

18 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is "Anderson" such a common last name, but I've never met someone named "Ander"?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How can over half of all galaxies be elliptical if less than 10% of the ones we've observed are?

10 upvotes • r/askscience

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How and why did surnames like "Jameson" and "Williamson" start being used for people whose father was not named "James" or "William"

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is there a size limit to molecules? Could you theoretically have a hydrocarbon hundred of carbons long, for example? Thousands?

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Is it possible to heat a metal like Iron or Gold hot enough to boil it? If so, is there anywhere in the universe that hot?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the 18th Amendment an amendment? Couldn't Congress ban alcohol just by passing a law?	2743	AskHistorians
In Braveheart, Edward Longshanks straight up murders a guy in front of his son and a couple of guards/soldiers. Could a 14th century king really do that with no repercussions?	1965	AskHistorians
Why is Oxygen the 3rd most common element in the Sun?	330	askscience
In the 1962 movie Harakiri, it is supposedly common for ronin to show up at a clan's palace and ask for a place to commit suicide, hoping the clan will pay to go away. Is there any record of this happening in Japan around 1630?	18	AskHistorians
Why is "Anderson" such a common last name, but I've never met someone named "Ander"?	14	AskHistorians
How can over half of all galaxies be elliptical if less than 10% of the ones we've observed are?	10	askscience
How and why did surnames like "Jameson" and "Williamson" start being used for people whose father was not named "James" or "William"	6	AskHistorians
Is there a size limit to molecules? Could you theoretically have a hydrocarbon hundred of carbons long, for example? Thousands?	2	askscience
Is it possible to heat a metal like Iron or Gold hot enough to boil it? If so, is there anywhere in the universe that hot?	0	askscience