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I’m having quite a hard time imagining the practicalities of a pistol duel - if two men stand facing each other pointing loaded guns at each other, and fire at exactly the same time, how could they not die simultaneously?

420 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Does electricity pass through a magnetised substance in the same way as through an unmagnetised?

293 upvotes • r/askscience

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'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', in 1936 - would the US government really have tried to convince Indy to beat the Nazis to the Ark, given both the wary US isolationism of the time and the fact that the Nazis had not yet shown their true potential menace?

101 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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“Mythology is not static” - obviously bedrock traditions do eventually form; however to what extent, in your opinion, is mythology ‘adjusted’ (for use of a better word) as a culture experiences NEW events, histories, invaders. Where do myths (histories) end and living current affairs begin?

24 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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There's a commonly quoted belief that saying 'bless you' after someone sneezes historically stems from hoping this isn't the first sign of the Black Death - is this correct?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is Zen a Buddhist sect or not?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The mediaeval game of hand-in-cap

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Why do we (and many other animals) have two of a lot of organs - two lungs, two kidneys, two testicles/ovaries, when in theory one large organ could do the job?

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What will the continents look like from the effects of continental drift in one million years?

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What will the continents look like from the effects of continental drift in one million years?

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I’m having quite a hard time imagining the practicalities of a pistol duel - if two men stand facing each other pointing loaded guns at each other, and fire at exactly the same time, how could they not die simultaneously?	420	AskHistorians
Does electricity pass through a magnetised substance in the same way as through an unmagnetised?	293	askscience
'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', in 1936 - would the US government really have tried to convince Indy to beat the Nazis to the Ark, given both the wary US isolationism of the time and the fact that the Nazis had not yet shown their true potential menace?	101	AskHistorians
“Mythology is not static” - obviously bedrock traditions do eventually form; however to what extent, in your opinion, is mythology ‘adjusted’ (for use of a better word) as a culture experiences NEW events, histories, invaders. Where do myths (histories) end and living current affairs begin?	24	AskHistorians
There's a commonly quoted belief that saying 'bless you' after someone sneezes historically stems from hoping this isn't the first sign of the Black Death - is this correct?	6	AskHistorians
Is Zen a Buddhist sect or not?	6	AskHistorians
The mediaeval game of hand-in-cap	5	AskHistorians
Why do we (and many other animals) have two of a lot of organs - two lungs, two kidneys, two testicles/ovaries, when in theory one large organ could do the job?	1	askscience
What will the continents look like from the effects of continental drift in one million years?	1	askscience
What will the continents look like from the effects of continental drift in one million years?	1	askscience