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In movies like Indiana Jones there are always "ancient" tombs with preposterously advanced/complex traps. Which real life ancient tomb had the most mechanically/technologically advanced traps?

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Was pistol dueling mostly luck, or was skill very important? If skill was important, were there those who intentionally provoked duels with the intent of removing an opponent/competitor in a socially acceptable manner?

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Long after a major meteorite impact, does seismic activity around the crater increase or decrease?

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How much "money" was there in Athenian politics?

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To what (quantifiable) extent has psychology improved over the last decades or half century?

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If we imagine that "lab grown" meat becomes a new and robust technology competitive with regular meat in cost and taste, what are the new cash crops?

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We often hear about the potential for "lab-grown" meat and the current difficulties, but why do we never hear about things like "lab-grown" (beef/chicken) broth. Presumably that's an easier place to start, no?

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What Happened to the Idea of Underwater Habitats? Why has Interest Waned? What are the Hurdles?

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What Justifies The Price of Something Like A Hair Straightener? Is It Not Just a Heating Coil?

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As, at the time, the was no notion of spatially separated charge in atoms, what was the initial historical justification for the concept of "bound charge" in things like Maxwell's equations?

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In movies like Indiana Jones there are always "ancient" tombs with preposterously advanced/complex traps. Which real life ancient tomb had the most mechanically/technologically advanced traps?	1598	AskHistorians
Was pistol dueling mostly luck, or was skill very important? If skill was important, were there those who intentionally provoked duels with the intent of removing an opponent/competitor in a socially acceptable manner?	65	AskHistorians
Long after a major meteorite impact, does seismic activity around the crater increase or decrease?	15	askscience
How much "money" was there in Athenian politics?	2	AskHistorians
To what (quantifiable) extent has psychology improved over the last decades or half century?	1	askscience
If we imagine that "lab grown" meat becomes a new and robust technology competitive with regular meat in cost and taste, what are the new cash crops?	1	askscience
We often hear about the potential for "lab-grown" meat and the current difficulties, but why do we never hear about things like "lab-grown" (beef/chicken) broth. Presumably that's an easier place to start, no?	1	askscience
What Happened to the Idea of Underwater Habitats? Why has Interest Waned? What are the Hurdles?	1	askscience
What Justifies The Price of Something Like A Hair Straightener? Is It Not Just a Heating Coil?	1	askscience
As, at the time, the was no notion of spatially separated charge in atoms, what was the initial historical justification for the concept of "bound charge" in things like Maxwell's equations?	1	askscience