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[crosspost] 'Game of Thrones' columnist AMA - journalist Kim Renfro, for Tech Insider. Wednesday 5/11 at 10 a.m. EST, 5 p.m. UK. Ask questions about reporting on the series during all this hype or anything at all.
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Which of the communist movements that existed, whether or not they gained power, from the Russian revolution until the fall of the Berlin wall, would have been endorsed by Karl Marx, were he alive?
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Were armed people allowed an audience with dignitaries e.g. during the Renaissance, and if so when did society change to screening people for weapons?
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Prior to the invention of P.A. systems, how large a crowd could hear an orator and how was the speech conveyed to those out of hearing range?
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[WP] "I'm your son! My friend is here to record our first meeting. We want to know why you abandoned me. WHOA! Why did you bring a gun? WTF? It's a prank bro! PRANK! WTF? NOT YOUR SON! Wait! I am the 3rd biggest prankster on Youtube. You don't want to shoot us. It's a FUCKING LIVESTRE ..." <BANG>
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Some ancient humans domesticated cattle and started consuming milk, and eventually developed a genetic tolerance for lactose in adulthood. How many years of flatulence, discomfort and diarrhoea did they endure before this happened?
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Can a human survive being close enough to a black hole to experience extreme time dilation (portrayed in the movie Interstellar, 1 hour -> 7 years) without being killed by the gravitational forces or the energy from the black hole?
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Aerodynamics: Does a cyclist generate lift or downforce at speeds of 30 MPH (48 km/h) or higher? Rider on a road bike (not TT) with hands on the drop bars, assuming the best aero position for such a bike.
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