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In English we have names for historical figures like "Alexander the Great"/"Catherine the Great", "Ivan the Terrible", or "Suleiman the Magnificent". Are these always directly translated the same way or are their titles different depending on the culture/language?

322 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How are/were tribal societies in places like the Arctic able to survive without fruits and vegetables? Why don't/didn't they all have scurvy or protein poisoning?

240 upvotes • r/askscience

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Was skin cancer more prevalent before sunscreen was invented?

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Why is it that, in the USA, the Republican Party used to be the liberal party of the north and Lincoln while the Democrats were mostly more conservative southerners? How, when, and why did it happen that this situation reversed?

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A professor of mine mentioned in passing how, post-WWII, the US worked with former Nazi scientists like Wernher von Braun. Was this an isolated case, or was there much Cold War-era collaboration of this kind between the US and former Nazis?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I watched a talk on longevity where it was said that as cells replicate, they age by accumulating damage, and they replace themselves in an aged state. Can someone explain this process - and why cell turnover causes damage - more thoroughly?

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Since the brain's metabolism relies mostly on glucose for energy, what is the effect of low-carb dieting on the brain?

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Will perceived speed be different if two bodies are moving towards each other in a curved vs. a direct trajectory?

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Was the island of Campobello ever considered a US territory?

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In cooking, salt is often added to water to make it heat more quickly. Is there anything that could be added to water to have the opposite effect?

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In English we have names for historical figures like "Alexander the Great"/"Catherine the Great", "Ivan the Terrible", or "Suleiman the Magnificent". Are these always directly translated the same way or are their titles different depending on the culture/language?	322	AskHistorians
How are/were tribal societies in places like the Arctic able to survive without fruits and vegetables? Why don't/didn't they all have scurvy or protein poisoning?	240	askscience
Was skin cancer more prevalent before sunscreen was invented?	153	askscience
Why is it that, in the USA, the Republican Party used to be the liberal party of the north and Lincoln while the Democrats were mostly more conservative southerners? How, when, and why did it happen that this situation reversed?	72	AskHistorians
A professor of mine mentioned in passing how, post-WWII, the US worked with former Nazi scientists like Wernher von Braun. Was this an isolated case, or was there much Cold War-era collaboration of this kind between the US and former Nazis?	37	AskHistorians
I watched a talk on longevity where it was said that as cells replicate, they age by accumulating damage, and they replace themselves in an aged state. Can someone explain this process - and why cell turnover causes damage - more thoroughly?	5	askscience
Since the brain's metabolism relies mostly on glucose for energy, what is the effect of low-carb dieting on the brain?	1	askscience
Will perceived speed be different if two bodies are moving towards each other in a curved vs. a direct trajectory?	1	askscience
Was the island of Campobello ever considered a US territory?	1	AskHistorians
In cooking, salt is often added to water to make it heat more quickly. Is there anything that could be added to water to have the opposite effect?	1	askscience