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In the time of the U.S. founding fathers, would it have been legal for a private citizen to own a cannon or mortar?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the 1980s why was the public and government so accepting of ozone layer science, when today many are unconvinced by climate science? Were there efforts by industrialists to spread misinformation about the hole in the ozone layer, and prevent regulation?

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Mortality rates for slaves who were part of the Atlantic slave trade are somewhat well known. What do we know about slaves who were born in west Atlantic colonies? How many were born here, and how many died prematurely or were killed?

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I just learned about the concept of maximum heart rate. What happens if you exceed this maximum heart rate while exercising one time? What happens if it is exceeded regularly?

6 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] The demon/ghost/evil spirit fed on its victim’s fear until it grew powerful enough to kill them, but it met its match in our protagonist, whose fear center of the brain simply didn’t work.

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Why is it that one healthy 35 year old might contract COVID-19 and not show symptoms, whereas another might contract it and die? Why the huge variability in severity? Are any other diseases like that?

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Why does an excess of sodium inside a cell (relative to the surroundings) cause the cell to die, but an excess of potassium relative to the surroundings does not cause the cell to die?

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Is it possible to use cell phone jammers to jam a cell phone tower, thereby rendering it useless?

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In the time of the U.S. founding fathers, would it have been legal for a private citizen to own a cannon or mortar?	8	AskHistorians
In the 1980s why was the public and government so accepting of ozone layer science, when today many are unconvinced by climate science? Were there efforts by industrialists to spread misinformation about the hole in the ozone layer, and prevent regulation?	7	AskHistorians
Mortality rates for slaves who were part of the Atlantic slave trade are somewhat well known. What do we know about slaves who were born in west Atlantic colonies? How many were born here, and how many died prematurely or were killed?	7	AskHistorians
I just learned about the concept of maximum heart rate. What happens if you exceed this maximum heart rate while exercising one time? What happens if it is exceeded regularly?	6	askscience
[WP] The demon/ghost/evil spirit fed on its victim’s fear until it grew powerful enough to kill them, but it met its match in our protagonist, whose fear center of the brain simply didn’t work.	2	WritingPrompts
Why is it that one healthy 35 year old might contract COVID-19 and not show symptoms, whereas another might contract it and die? Why the huge variability in severity? Are any other diseases like that?	1	askscience
Why does an excess of sodium inside a cell (relative to the surroundings) cause the cell to die, but an excess of potassium relative to the surroundings does not cause the cell to die?	1	askscience
Is it possible to use cell phone jammers to jam a cell phone tower, thereby rendering it useless?	1	askscience