/u/Tularemia's posts
I am a random Praetorian Guard in 41 CE. How much notice do I have that we are about to assassinate Emperor Caligula and replace him with Claudius?
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The discussion of climate change is so poisoned by politics that I just can't follow it. So r/askscience, I beg you, can you filter out the noise? What is the current scientific consensus on the concept of man-made climate change?
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Why is the US extermination and removal of the Native Americans not considered a “genocide”? Is this not labeled as a genocide because of a true consensus of historians on the historical record, or is this purely ignored due to political reasons?
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In HBO's "Rome", Julius Caesar enrages the senate by letting Gauls and Celts become senators. This is pure fiction, right? When were people from the provinces able to become senators in ancient Rome?
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Scientifically, what's the deal with music? Why do humans interpret certain noises in specific patterns as "music" or "rhythm", and why is this a seemingly universal trait?
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John Rabe was a Nazi who is credited as saving 200,000+ Chinese civilians during the Nanjiang (Nanking) Massacre. What was his motivation to do this?
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When and why did home-owning Americans start to care about green, weed-free, well-watered, frequently-mowed lawns? What forces contributed to this?
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Historically, do Native Americans on reservations tend to vote in US Presidential and Congressional elections? Do Presidential candidates try to court this group?
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There's a petition in my town to legalize raising backyard chickens. I know this sort of thing is becoming more popular, but aren't there significant public health risks to raising chickens (or livestock) in populated areas? Are there any good studies about this?
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