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How is laze formed by lava mixing with sea water?

3201 upvotes • r/askscience

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Prior to being elected President, Vladimir Putin spent more than a decade in the KGB, and then, following the collapse of the USSR, worked his way up in politics. At what point would he have popped up on the United States government's radar, and what did they think of him as his power increased?

2346 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I read that Lord of the Rings was ignored by academics and was rarely subjected to literary criticism until the 1980s. What was the justification given for this?

389 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did president Lincoln want to unequivocally grant slaves the same rights as whites, or would he have supported something like "separate but equal?"

367 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I have seen Thích Quảng Đức portrayed as sitting peacefully and quietly as he committed self-immolation. Is this historically accurate?

281 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How controversial was Hurbert Hoover's choice of Charles Curtis, a man who was 50% Native American, as his running mate?

85 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Do historians generally accept Ted Kennedy's explanation of the Chappaquiddick incident as being credible?

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Is the official explanation for the JFK assassination generally accepted as accurate by historians?

78 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there any Presidents who were considered successful when they left office but are now not held in high regard by historians?

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Who do I call if there's an object on the highway?

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How is laze formed by lava mixing with sea water?	3201	askscience
Prior to being elected President, Vladimir Putin spent more than a decade in the KGB, and then, following the collapse of the USSR, worked his way up in politics. At what point would he have popped up on the United States government's radar, and what did they think of him as his power increased?	2346	AskHistorians
I read that Lord of the Rings was ignored by academics and was rarely subjected to literary criticism until the 1980s. What was the justification given for this?	389	AskHistorians
Did president Lincoln want to unequivocally grant slaves the same rights as whites, or would he have supported something like "separate but equal?"	367	AskHistorians
I have seen Thích Quảng Đức portrayed as sitting peacefully and quietly as he committed self-immolation. Is this historically accurate?	281	AskHistorians
How controversial was Hurbert Hoover's choice of Charles Curtis, a man who was 50% Native American, as his running mate?	85	AskHistorians
Do historians generally accept Ted Kennedy's explanation of the Chappaquiddick incident as being credible?	82	AskHistorians
Is the official explanation for the JFK assassination generally accepted as accurate by historians?	78	AskHistorians
Are there any Presidents who were considered successful when they left office but are now not held in high regard by historians?	77	AskHistorians
Who do I call if there's an object on the highway?	72	TwinCities