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I saw an asteroid impact calculator and it said the maximum speed of something orbiting the sun is 72km/s. Why?

5974 upvotes • r/askscience

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Did people in the middle ages ever ACTUALLY plan battles using miniatures on top of a big table map?

5447 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In 1986, Microsoft Windows advertising stipulated Windows was available "except in Nebraska". Why?

3729 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] It's 2025. The Mars One mission is a complete success. One day while out on exploration, you find something shocking - the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014.

429 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What was Thai cuisine like before chilis came from the Americas?

378 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did a triangle become the symbol for "play" and a square the symbol for "stop"?

340 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's the current consensus among historians as to whether Billie Jean was Michael Jackson's lover? Was she just a girl claiming to be the one? Or was the kid truly not his son?

262 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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There's been several mass suicides in the past 100 years - people's temple, solar temple, heaven's gate - are these a fairly recent phenomena? Or have they been occurring for centuries or more?

233 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] We have discovered a parallel universe, and to solve the world's climate change problems, we ship all our waste, pollution, nuclear waste, etc there. The other world doesn't have the ability to transport things to ours. You are someone from that other world.

111 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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It's often said the Japanese monarchy was founded by Emperor Jimmu, in the 6th century BCE. Was he a real person? How much do we know about him historically?

89 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I saw an asteroid impact calculator and it said the maximum speed of something orbiting the sun is 72km/s. Why?	5974	askscience
Did people in the middle ages ever ACTUALLY plan battles using miniatures on top of a big table map?	5447	AskHistorians
In 1986, Microsoft Windows advertising stipulated Windows was available "except in Nebraska". Why?	3729	AskHistorians
[WP] It's 2025. The Mars One mission is a complete success. One day while out on exploration, you find something shocking - the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014.	429	WritingPrompts
What was Thai cuisine like before chilis came from the Americas?	378	AskHistorians
When did a triangle become the symbol for "play" and a square the symbol for "stop"?	340	AskHistorians
What's the current consensus among historians as to whether Billie Jean was Michael Jackson's lover? Was she just a girl claiming to be the one? Or was the kid truly not his son?	262	AskHistorians
There's been several mass suicides in the past 100 years - people's temple, solar temple, heaven's gate - are these a fairly recent phenomena? Or have they been occurring for centuries or more?	233	AskHistorians
[WP] We have discovered a parallel universe, and to solve the world's climate change problems, we ship all our waste, pollution, nuclear waste, etc there. The other world doesn't have the ability to transport things to ours. You are someone from that other world.	111	WritingPrompts
It's often said the Japanese monarchy was founded by Emperor Jimmu, in the 6th century BCE. Was he a real person? How much do we know about him historically?	89	AskHistorians