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When a person dies of starvation, is there a point of no return where they no longer have the energy required to break down any food they could eat, but are still alive and conscious?

726 upvotes • r/askscience

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Watching Ken Burn's The US and the Holocaust, and I was surprised to learn just how popular eugenics was. The doc comments that it was based on flawed science. My question is at what level did the flaw in the science take place?

180 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Who was the first person to get shot and who was the first person shooter?

166 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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With no atmosphere to carry a pressure wave, would a nuclear bomb be very effective in outer space combat?

152 upvotes • r/askscience

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Who was the first person to have their sex scientifically determined before birth and was it a big deal?

121 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I feel like a lot of the Reddit community doesn't really understand electricity. I'm an electrical engineer, AMA. (other EEs feel free to join in).

102 upvotes • r/IAmA

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One of the major arguments against electric vehicles is so-called "range anxiety" where users are afraid they may be stuck far away from an energy source. Was there similar "range anxiety" as humanity moved away from wind and horse power and towards fossil fuel power?

79 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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IAMA request: Someone who's fallen victim to the internet hate machine

49 upvotes • r/IAmA

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In American politics today it's often said that "policy lags technology" in that lawmakers have a difficult time keeping up with new advances. Has this always been the case? Or did general understanding of technology grow stagnant at some point as technology moved forward?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did music become such a defining characteristic of youth culture?

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When a person dies of starvation, is there a point of no return where they no longer have the energy required to break down any food they could eat, but are still alive and conscious?	726	askscience
Watching Ken Burn's The US and the Holocaust, and I was surprised to learn just how popular eugenics was. The doc comments that it was based on flawed science. My question is at what level did the flaw in the science take place?	180	AskHistorians
Who was the first person to get shot and who was the first person shooter?	166	AskHistorians
With no atmosphere to carry a pressure wave, would a nuclear bomb be very effective in outer space combat?	152	askscience
Who was the first person to have their sex scientifically determined before birth and was it a big deal?	121	AskHistorians
I feel like a lot of the Reddit community doesn't really understand electricity. I'm an electrical engineer, AMA. (other EEs feel free to join in).	102	IAmA
One of the major arguments against electric vehicles is so-called "range anxiety" where users are afraid they may be stuck far away from an energy source. Was there similar "range anxiety" as humanity moved away from wind and horse power and towards fossil fuel power?	79	AskHistorians
IAMA request: Someone who's fallen victim to the internet hate machine	49	IAmA
In American politics today it's often said that "policy lags technology" in that lawmakers have a difficult time keeping up with new advances. Has this always been the case? Or did general understanding of technology grow stagnant at some point as technology moved forward?	41	AskHistorians
When did music become such a defining characteristic of youth culture?	26	AskHistorians