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How serious would a medical situation aboard the ISS have to be before space agencies would consider using one of the docked Soyuz craft to bring the involved astronaut(s) home? Could it be done in time?

599 upvotes • r/askscience

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If I stop eating entirely I will obviously eventually die. What is it though, specifically, that kills me? What if I were to take vitamins and protein, etc, but no actual food? What would kill me in that case?

456 upvotes • r/askscience

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When I was younger I liked to think of Alexander the Great as a noble figure who wanted to unite the world and erase the differences between peoples. The more I think about it though, the more he seems to resemble a mere Hitler-like dictator. Is there any nobility in the historical Alexander?

430 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Were past cultures as casually accepting of paedophilia as they're often believed? (Pedastry, young marriages, etc) If so, when did paedophilia come to be as it is now?

214 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm not certain where to ask this, but why exactly was pretty much every computer from the 1980s made in that ugly beige colour, and why does that plastic yellow over time?

127 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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No teacher I've ever asked could answer this question: Why do atoms "want" a full valence shell of electrons?

94 upvotes • r/askscience

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In this famous photo of 9 monarchs from 1910, why is King Albert looking in a different direction from the others? Is this a part of the pose or did he just look away?

81 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How do the strange rays emanating from that dot on the golden record mounted to the Voyager spacecraft tell where our solar system is? I don't understand how that is possible.

79 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is the Treaty of Versailles even today popularly considered to be so harsh and punitive?

35 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If people of modern civilization were to contact a large, previously totally isolated society, much like what happened after discovering the Americas, would vaccination be effective in stopping the inevitable spread of new disease to that people?

34 upvotes • r/askscience

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How serious would a medical situation aboard the ISS have to be before space agencies would consider using one of the docked Soyuz craft to bring the involved astronaut(s) home? Could it be done in time?	599	askscience
If I stop eating entirely I will obviously eventually die. What is it though, specifically, that kills me? What if I were to take vitamins and protein, etc, but no actual food? What would kill me in that case?	456	askscience
When I was younger I liked to think of Alexander the Great as a noble figure who wanted to unite the world and erase the differences between peoples. The more I think about it though, the more he seems to resemble a mere Hitler-like dictator. Is there any nobility in the historical Alexander?	430	AskHistorians
Were past cultures as casually accepting of paedophilia as they're often believed? (Pedastry, young marriages, etc) If so, when did paedophilia come to be as it is now?	214	AskHistorians
I'm not certain where to ask this, but why exactly was pretty much every computer from the 1980s made in that ugly beige colour, and why does that plastic yellow over time?	127	AskHistorians
No teacher I've ever asked could answer this question: Why do atoms "want" a full valence shell of electrons?	94	askscience
In this famous photo of 9 monarchs from 1910, why is King Albert looking in a different direction from the others? Is this a part of the pose or did he just look away?	81	AskHistorians
How do the strange rays emanating from that dot on the golden record mounted to the Voyager spacecraft tell where our solar system is? I don't understand how that is possible.	79	askscience
Why is the Treaty of Versailles even today popularly considered to be so harsh and punitive?	35	AskHistorians
If people of modern civilization were to contact a large, previously totally isolated society, much like what happened after discovering the Americas, would vaccination be effective in stopping the inevitable spread of new disease to that people?	34	askscience