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Indiana Jones and Captain America films involve Nazis searching for magical relics in order to get an upper-hand against the allies. Did anything like that actually happen during the Nazi Regime?

2074 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do most snowflakes tend to have six 'branches'?

94 upvotes • r/askscience

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What is the history behind the expression 'The King is dead, long live The King'? Do the words have any more significance than just literally describing the process of a coronation?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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March 1991, ~75% of voters in the U.S.S.R. voted in favor of the "preservation of the U.S.S.R. as a renewed federation[...]." What was the intended response of proposing such an intricate question in the referendum and how did it affect the U.S.S.R., nine months before it's eventual dissolution?

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Humans have now settled on Mars, what building materials are we able to produce on the planet in order to develop infrastructure?

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Historically European monarchs have been supported by different heads of Christian denominations, particularly in the Divine Right of Kings belief. What is the current stance taken by these Churches on the past relationships between the Church and monarchs?

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Have there been any other instances of 'pay as you go' religions like Scientology?

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How come when I sit on the toilet for too long, a new ‘burst’ of pee will come out in a largish quantity and not small drips?

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Indiana Jones and Captain America films involve Nazis searching for magical relics in order to get an upper-hand against the allies. Did anything like that actually happen during the Nazi Regime?	2074	AskHistorians
Why do most snowflakes tend to have six 'branches'?	94	askscience
What is the history behind the expression 'The King is dead, long live The King'? Do the words have any more significance than just literally describing the process of a coronation?	13	AskHistorians
March 1991, ~75% of voters in the U.S.S.R. voted in favor of the "preservation of the U.S.S.R. as a renewed federation[...]." What was the intended response of proposing such an intricate question in the referendum and how did it affect the U.S.S.R., nine months before it's eventual dissolution?	6	AskHistorians
Humans have now settled on Mars, what building materials are we able to produce on the planet in order to develop infrastructure?	2	askscience
Historically European monarchs have been supported by different heads of Christian denominations, particularly in the Divine Right of Kings belief. What is the current stance taken by these Churches on the past relationships between the Church and monarchs?	1	AskHistorians
Have there been any other instances of 'pay as you go' religions like Scientology?	1	AskHistorians
How come when I sit on the toilet for too long, a new ‘burst’ of pee will come out in a largish quantity and not small drips?	1	askscience