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When a new ISP is started (e.g. Google Fibre) what do they connect to to join the world wide web?

1845 upvotes • r/askscience

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Were Roman gladiators used as prostitutes for wealthy Roman women the way they are in Spartacus?

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725 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How does radiometric dating of stone artifacts show the age of the artifact rather than the age of the stone?

235 upvotes • r/askscience

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Are the authorities actually able to access encrypted files as easily as they do on the movies?

232 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is there any data to support the assertion that the current generation of students are spoiled, self-entitled, etc.? I hear this all the time from my older coworkers.

133 upvotes • r/askscience

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In Game of Thrones, many peasants and merchants speak both their native language and the "common tongue". Was bilingualism common in medieval times?

111 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did knights actual "dub" each other with cool nicknames like "Sword of the Morning" and "Barristan the Bold"?

105 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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This morning as I stirred my coffee it happened to be on a kitchen scale. I noticed that the weight of the spoon registered on the scale, even when I was holding it. Why?

84 upvotes • r/askscience

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AMA Request: Lego designer/engineer

78 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Is it known who the men are that pushed the button/lever/etc. that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan? Would these individuals hold the record for greatest number of people killed in a single act?

74 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When a new ISP is started (e.g. Google Fibre) what do they connect to to join the world wide web?	1845	askscience
Were Roman gladiators used as prostitutes for wealthy Roman women the way they are in Spartacus? NSFW	725	AskHistorians
How does radiometric dating of stone artifacts show the age of the artifact rather than the age of the stone?	235	askscience
Are the authorities actually able to access encrypted files as easily as they do on the movies?	232	askscience
Is there any data to support the assertion that the current generation of students are spoiled, self-entitled, etc.? I hear this all the time from my older coworkers.	133	askscience
In Game of Thrones, many peasants and merchants speak both their native language and the "common tongue". Was bilingualism common in medieval times?	111	AskHistorians
Did knights actual "dub" each other with cool nicknames like "Sword of the Morning" and "Barristan the Bold"?	105	AskHistorians
This morning as I stirred my coffee it happened to be on a kitchen scale. I noticed that the weight of the spoon registered on the scale, even when I was holding it. Why?	84	askscience
AMA Request: Lego designer/engineer	78	IAmA
Is it known who the men are that pushed the button/lever/etc. that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan? Would these individuals hold the record for greatest number of people killed in a single act?	74	AskHistorians