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What happened to the "Boston Brahmins" and the American aristocracy?

141 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I've heard that human ventilation rate is controlled by the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood, not the concentration of oxgyen, because it's more important to precisely control blood pH. When someone drowns or suffocates, is death caused by a drop in blood pH or the loss of oxygen?

70 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] In the near future, spaceflight has become so cheap and reliable that's it's just a part of the way things are. What is life like?

49 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How accurate is the depiction of 13th Century France in Michael Crichton's novel Timeline?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I've heard frequently that Roman men legally had power of life and death over their wife and children. Do we know how frequently they actually killed family members as punishment?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm a college student in America in the late 1800s, studying zoology. What kinds of courses would I be expected to complete? How would my performance be assessed?

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Was the climate of the Middle East and Central Asia more amenable to agriculture in Antiquity?

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What would happen if the Earth was suddenly cracked in half along the equator?

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In the near future, spaceflight has become so cheap and reliable that's it's just a part of the way things are. What is life like?

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The second coming of Christ has occurred; he was born into a family of abusive alcoholics.

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What happened to the "Boston Brahmins" and the American aristocracy?	141	AskHistorians
I've heard that human ventilation rate is controlled by the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood, not the concentration of oxgyen, because it's more important to precisely control blood pH. When someone drowns or suffocates, is death caused by a drop in blood pH or the loss of oxygen?	70	askscience
[WP] In the near future, spaceflight has become so cheap and reliable that's it's just a part of the way things are. What is life like?	49	WritingPrompts
How accurate is the depiction of 13th Century France in Michael Crichton's novel Timeline?	19	AskHistorians
I've heard frequently that Roman men legally had power of life and death over their wife and children. Do we know how frequently they actually killed family members as punishment?	11	AskHistorians
I'm a college student in America in the late 1800s, studying zoology. What kinds of courses would I be expected to complete? How would my performance be assessed?	10	AskHistorians
Was the climate of the Middle East and Central Asia more amenable to agriculture in Antiquity?	4	AskHistorians
What would happen if the Earth was suddenly cracked in half along the equator?	1	askscience
In the near future, spaceflight has become so cheap and reliable that's it's just a part of the way things are. What is life like?	1	WritingPrompts
The second coming of Christ has occurred; he was born into a family of abusive alcoholics.	0	WritingPrompts