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What plausible technologies would need to be developed to make renewable energy viable, both financially and practically?

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Say a nuclear-powered naval vessel is blown up: what is the worst-case scenario in terms of the reactor?

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Why do domestic cats climb things they can't get down from?

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When was punctuation added to the telegraph code? When could messages use periods instead of the word "stop" after each line?

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In the 20th century, when cities would "clean up their streets" of crime, was there is a net decrease in crime overall, or did criminals simply operate elsewhere?

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Why did Jamestown have walls? What threat were they expecting to have to defend against?

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The Meiji Restoration famously introduced meat to the diets of many Japanese, largely in the hopes of improving the physique of the Japanese military. Was this successful? What was the health impact of this dietary change?

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I've heard that pre-industrial agrarian families had a lot of kids because they were needed to work on the farm. Is there truth to this? Were farmers deliberately having lots of kids as a way to get cheap labor?

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I've often heard "back in the day, people had big families because they needed hands to work on the farm". Did pre-industrial farmers really have big families intentionally for cheap labor, or is the explanation a modern fabrication?

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From an evolution standpoint, why isn't the primary trigger for female orgasm vaginal exposure to semen, instead of mechanical stimulation?

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What plausible technologies would need to be developed to make renewable energy viable, both financially and practically?	1	askscience
Say a nuclear-powered naval vessel is blown up: what is the worst-case scenario in terms of the reactor?	1	askscience
Why do domestic cats climb things they can't get down from?	1	askscience
When was punctuation added to the telegraph code? When could messages use periods instead of the word "stop" after each line?	1	AskHistorians
In the 20th century, when cities would "clean up their streets" of crime, was there is a net decrease in crime overall, or did criminals simply operate elsewhere?	1	AskHistorians
Why did Jamestown have walls? What threat were they expecting to have to defend against?	1	AskHistorians
The Meiji Restoration famously introduced meat to the diets of many Japanese, largely in the hopes of improving the physique of the Japanese military. Was this successful? What was the health impact of this dietary change?	1	AskHistorians
I've heard that pre-industrial agrarian families had a lot of kids because they were needed to work on the farm. Is there truth to this? Were farmers deliberately having lots of kids as a way to get cheap labor?	1	AskHistorians
I've often heard "back in the day, people had big families because they needed hands to work on the farm". Did pre-industrial farmers really have big families intentionally for cheap labor, or is the explanation a modern fabrication?	1	AskHistorians
From an evolution standpoint, why isn't the primary trigger for female orgasm vaginal exposure to semen, instead of mechanical stimulation?	1	askscience