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Why was rationing instituted in the US during WWII instead of just letting the market dictate the prices of goods in short supply? Were there any challenges to the constitutionalality of rationing?

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Why does bleach not bleach out tags on garments?

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If pesticides can be rinsed off of fruit and vegetables, how can they stand up to rain?

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What is the science behind older people being slower/hesitant to use new technology?

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Why do humans have such an aversion to being in the rain?

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How did people clean their delicates before dry cleaning was invented?

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What percentage of animals/creatures end up being killed and eaten/eaten alive?

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Why out of all the millions of plants in the world, are there only a few that are smoked for pleasurable psychoactive effects? Why haven’t we discovered many more in the age of modern science?

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At what thermodynamic efficiency does a woman produce breast milk (ie how many calories are burned to make a calorie of breast milk)?

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It seems that torture methods have gotten less theatrical and elaborate over the years. Why has this happened?

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Why was rationing instituted in the US during WWII instead of just letting the market dictate the prices of goods in short supply? Were there any challenges to the constitutionalality of rationing?	2	AskHistorians
Why does bleach not bleach out tags on garments?	1	askscience
If pesticides can be rinsed off of fruit and vegetables, how can they stand up to rain?	1	askscience
What is the science behind older people being slower/hesitant to use new technology?	1	askscience
Why do humans have such an aversion to being in the rain?	1	askscience
How did people clean their delicates before dry cleaning was invented?	1	AskHistorians
What percentage of animals/creatures end up being killed and eaten/eaten alive?	1	askscience
Why out of all the millions of plants in the world, are there only a few that are smoked for pleasurable psychoactive effects? Why haven’t we discovered many more in the age of modern science?	1	askscience
At what thermodynamic efficiency does a woman produce breast milk (ie how many calories are burned to make a calorie of breast milk)?	1	askscience
It seems that torture methods have gotten less theatrical and elaborate over the years. Why has this happened?	0	AskHistorians