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How do dolphins and other cetaceans breathe during heavy rainstorms?

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In Bernard Cornwell's book "Sharpe's Siege", he describes the War of 1812 as "a quite pointless conflict between Britain and America", stating that "The causes of the conflict had been resolved before war was declared". How accurate is this statement?

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I read in a novel of a Spanish army stopping their march for a siesta during the Peninsular War. Did this ever actually happen? If so, was there any impact on any battles, such as the army not arriving on time?

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Did Egypt really voluntarily donate four ancient temples to other countries as thanks for help rescuing Abu Simbel? If so, what was the reaction in Egypt and the Egyptology community?

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How does pasta shape affect cooking times?

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It has been shown that long-duration solar flares are more likely than impulsive flares to launch a coronal mass ejection. What's the most likely hypothesis as to why that is?

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A recent Veritasium video claims that it is possible for the one-way speed of light to be different to the two-way speed of light. A commenter on YouTube objected by saying that it would result in the cosmic microwave background being different in different directions. Are his objections valid?

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The Great Oxidation Event over 2 billion years ago killed off much of the life on Earth. What type of metabolism did the species before that do? Why did the oxygen kill them?

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How do dolphins and other cetaceans breathe during heavy rainstorms?	1597	askscience
In Bernard Cornwell's book "Sharpe's Siege", he describes the War of 1812 as "a quite pointless conflict between Britain and America", stating that "The causes of the conflict had been resolved before war was declared". How accurate is this statement?	39	AskHistorians
I read in a novel of a Spanish army stopping their march for a siesta during the Peninsular War. Did this ever actually happen? If so, was there any impact on any battles, such as the army not arriving on time?	3	AskHistorians
Did Egypt really voluntarily donate four ancient temples to other countries as thanks for help rescuing Abu Simbel? If so, what was the reaction in Egypt and the Egyptology community?	2	AskHistorians
How does pasta shape affect cooking times?	1	askscience
It has been shown that long-duration solar flares are more likely than impulsive flares to launch a coronal mass ejection. What's the most likely hypothesis as to why that is?	1	askscience
A recent Veritasium video claims that it is possible for the one-way speed of light to be different to the two-way speed of light. A commenter on YouTube objected by saying that it would result in the cosmic microwave background being different in different directions. Are his objections valid?	1	askscience
The Great Oxidation Event over 2 billion years ago killed off much of the life on Earth. What type of metabolism did the species before that do? Why did the oxygen kill them?	1	askscience