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If we can't hear transmissions from somewhere like Kepler 452b, then what is the point of SETI?

3488 upvotes • r/askscience

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There is an image from the 1930s of a woman waking people up with a pea shooter. Apparently she did this as a job, like an alarm clock service. Clocks, watches, and alarms existed since long before this. Why would her services be needed?

29 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the United States ever lay claim to the territory that is now British Columbia?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did Europeans bring African slaves to North America, but not Native American slaves to Africa?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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This New Scientist article says that research shows there is no difference between male and female brains. How true is that?

16 upvotes • r/askscience

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What are all these wires for in this picture of a street at the start of the 20th century?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If the English speaking world were to abandon the Christian era as the basis of counting years, and wanted to have a year zero early enough to encompass all human civilization, what year would it be now?

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Is it true that if you have someone immune to a disease that you can manufacture a cure from their blood, like often happens in movies?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If we can't hear transmissions from somewhere like Kepler 452b, then what is the point of SETI?	3488	askscience
There is an image from the 1930s of a woman waking people up with a pea shooter. Apparently she did this as a job, like an alarm clock service. Clocks, watches, and alarms existed since long before this. Why would her services be needed?	29	AskHistorians
Did the United States ever lay claim to the territory that is now British Columbia?	26	AskHistorians
Why did Europeans bring African slaves to North America, but not Native American slaves to Africa?	19	AskHistorians
This New Scientist article says that research shows there is no difference between male and female brains. How true is that?	16	askscience
What are all these wires for in this picture of a street at the start of the 20th century?	11	AskHistorians
If the English speaking world were to abandon the Christian era as the basis of counting years, and wanted to have a year zero early enough to encompass all human civilization, what year would it be now?	2	AskHistorians
Is it true that if you have someone immune to a disease that you can manufacture a cure from their blood, like often happens in movies?	1	askscience