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When a virus has an R0 of >1, why does it not just grow exponentially until it has infected all of humanity?

3385 upvotes • r/askscience

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Was “working your way up from the mailroom” really a strong possibility in the past or is it just an overly used trope with no grounding in reality?

1572 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did the ultra wealthy start having nominal occupations instead of just being aristocrats?

559 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is there any explanation why cold/temperate countries tend to be more developed than warm weather countries and why this trend reversed from ancient times?

319 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Prior to WW2, was there a commonly used person who was the yardstick by which evil was measured, similar to how Hitler is today? IE Who was the “Hitler” in “He’s worse than Hitler” before Hitler?

135 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Were men who volunteered in WW2 given preference in assignments over those who were drafted?

134 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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It is well known how the former East Germany is less developed/wealthy today than the rest of the country, but what did the baseline look like? Was East Germany comparatively poorer than the rest of the country in the 30s? Before WWI?

71 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was line-infantry era combat like for a typical infantryman?

44 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did Easter Monday get to be a holiday pretty much everywhere except the US?

21 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I’m the third born son of British landed gentry. How do I maintain my wealth and class for myself and children when the source of my family’s wealth is land that gets inherited with the title? Do I fall into the bourgeois and need to take up a profession?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When a virus has an R0 of >1, why does it not just grow exponentially until it has infected all of humanity?	3385	askscience
Was “working your way up from the mailroom” really a strong possibility in the past or is it just an overly used trope with no grounding in reality?	1572	AskHistorians
Why did the ultra wealthy start having nominal occupations instead of just being aristocrats?	559	AskHistorians
Is there any explanation why cold/temperate countries tend to be more developed than warm weather countries and why this trend reversed from ancient times?	319	AskHistorians
Prior to WW2, was there a commonly used person who was the yardstick by which evil was measured, similar to how Hitler is today? IE Who was the “Hitler” in “He’s worse than Hitler” before Hitler?	135	AskHistorians
Were men who volunteered in WW2 given preference in assignments over those who were drafted?	134	AskHistorians
It is well known how the former East Germany is less developed/wealthy today than the rest of the country, but what did the baseline look like? Was East Germany comparatively poorer than the rest of the country in the 30s? Before WWI?	71	AskHistorians
What was line-infantry era combat like for a typical infantryman?	44	AskHistorians
How did Easter Monday get to be a holiday pretty much everywhere except the US?	21	AskHistorians
I’m the third born son of British landed gentry. How do I maintain my wealth and class for myself and children when the source of my family’s wealth is land that gets inherited with the title? Do I fall into the bourgeois and need to take up a profession?	19	AskHistorians