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What happens if you stick your hand into the beam path of the Large Hadron Collider?

1658 upvotes • r/askscience

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What do we know of the origins of female genital mutilation? Did it spread from a single origin, or was it independently derived?

116 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The B-52 bomber may be getting re-engined, in which case a plane designed in the 1940s and entering service in 1955 may be flown well into the 2050s and beyond. What other precedents are there for military hardware in continuous use for longer than a century?

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Why do mammals undulate up and down to swim while all other vertebrates undulate (if they undulate) side-to-side?

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AMA Request: The Backup Dancer that Demi Lovato Beat Up

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Who were the Vikings?

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How would global and local climate be affected if the North American Cordillera was as high as the Himalayas?

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How can a black hole both accrete matter and yet end up as a net loser of matter and evaporate due to Hawking radiation?

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Does observing the sun teach us about plasma physics?

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After the Earth's surface/atmosphere cooled to below boiling point: How long did the rainstorm last that created Earth's oceans?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happens if you stick your hand into the beam path of the Large Hadron Collider?	1658	askscience
What do we know of the origins of female genital mutilation? Did it spread from a single origin, or was it independently derived?	116	AskHistorians
The B-52 bomber may be getting re-engined, in which case a plane designed in the 1940s and entering service in 1955 may be flown well into the 2050s and beyond. What other precedents are there for military hardware in continuous use for longer than a century?	28	AskHistorians
Why do mammals undulate up and down to swim while all other vertebrates undulate (if they undulate) side-to-side?	10	askscience
AMA Request: The Backup Dancer that Demi Lovato Beat Up	9	IAmA
Who were the Vikings?	3	AskHistorians
How would global and local climate be affected if the North American Cordillera was as high as the Himalayas?	2	askscience
How can a black hole both accrete matter and yet end up as a net loser of matter and evaporate due to Hawking radiation?	1	askscience
Does observing the sun teach us about plasma physics?	1	askscience
After the Earth's surface/atmosphere cooled to below boiling point: How long did the rainstorm last that created Earth's oceans?	1	askscience