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How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?

2551 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did people in ancient Rome get divorced?

109 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What makes misfolding a protein dangerous? Why are prions functionally different from their original form?

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Do other animals understand and comprehend photos/videos?

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Why does every major religion have their own interpretation for an afterlife (or some equivalent) except for Judaism?

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How do scientists determine when creatures have become varied enough to actually be a new species?

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Why is vulgar/dark humor so common, even in antiquity? Why do most, if not all, cultures participate in activities like phallic graffiti? NSFW

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How have the ideas of "stranger danger" changed with regards to advances in the spread of information? Specifically, have the PSAs of the 20th century altered how individuals interact with "the unknown"?

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Can the volume of a swept solid be calculated given the area of the two-dimensional "slice" that was used to create it?

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How were years determined/numerated before the advent of the BC/AD format?

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How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?	2551	AskHistorians
Did people in ancient Rome get divorced?	109	AskHistorians
What makes misfolding a protein dangerous? Why are prions functionally different from their original form?	18	askscience
Do other animals understand and comprehend photos/videos?	11	askscience
Why does every major religion have their own interpretation for an afterlife (or some equivalent) except for Judaism?	3	AskHistorians
How do scientists determine when creatures have become varied enough to actually be a new species?	3	askscience
Why is vulgar/dark humor so common, even in antiquity? Why do most, if not all, cultures participate in activities like phallic graffiti? NSFW	3	AskHistorians
How have the ideas of "stranger danger" changed with regards to advances in the spread of information? Specifically, have the PSAs of the 20th century altered how individuals interact with "the unknown"?	1	AskHistorians
Can the volume of a swept solid be calculated given the area of the two-dimensional "slice" that was used to create it?	1	askscience
How were years determined/numerated before the advent of the BC/AD format?	1	AskHistorians