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What is the history of homework?

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Why are deities so common across so much human culture, and is Atheism a semi-modern reactionary movement? Or are there ancient examples of cultures with no deity figure or of notable figures being outright atheistic?

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Modern historians/theologians often use the term "cult" often with smaller, pre-modern religious affiliations. But most people nowadays have a negative concept of the word. What caused this shift?

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What happens to a synesthete that loses one of the two senses involved in their synesthesia?

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During hormone therapy, what physical and psychological changes does a transsexual person go through?

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If someone was paralyzed from the waist down and was shot in the kneecap, would they feel it at all?

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I remember hearing at some point that humanity likely went through a genetic bottleneck that may have caused us to lose "unnaturally colored" features (eyes, hair, etc). Given that chimps/other apes don't exhibit these traits -- at least to my knowledge, what is the basis for this claim?

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What happens when a synesthete loses a sense tied to their synesthetic response?

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Given some set series of events in the past, would it be possible for another family of animals to reach the position humans are in now?

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What would a bullet do to me if I were moving at a speed slightly slower than a bullet?

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What is the history of homework?	515	AskHistorians
Why are deities so common across so much human culture, and is Atheism a semi-modern reactionary movement? Or are there ancient examples of cultures with no deity figure or of notable figures being outright atheistic?	8	AskHistorians
Modern historians/theologians often use the term "cult" often with smaller, pre-modern religious affiliations. But most people nowadays have a negative concept of the word. What caused this shift?	6	AskHistorians
What happens to a synesthete that loses one of the two senses involved in their synesthesia?	2	askscience
During hormone therapy, what physical and psychological changes does a transsexual person go through?	1	askscience
If someone was paralyzed from the waist down and was shot in the kneecap, would they feel it at all?	1	askscience
I remember hearing at some point that humanity likely went through a genetic bottleneck that may have caused us to lose "unnaturally colored" features (eyes, hair, etc). Given that chimps/other apes don't exhibit these traits -- at least to my knowledge, what is the basis for this claim?	1	askscience
What happens when a synesthete loses a sense tied to their synesthetic response?	1	askscience
Given some set series of events in the past, would it be possible for another family of animals to reach the position humans are in now?	1	askscience
What would a bullet do to me if I were moving at a speed slightly slower than a bullet?	1	askscience