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Consider two motorcycles, one with normal wheels and one with tiny wheels, just three inches in diameter. At the same speed, would the one with the smaller wheels be harder to balance?

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In the final analysis, were there actually any WMDs in Iraq? Did Saddam have any CBR weapons?

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If I walk somewhere, I expend X calories to go Y miles. If I bike somewhere, I can expend the same X calories, but go 2-3Y miles. I know this intuitively, but I don't know why it is so. Where does the extra energy come from?

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After I eat a calorie, how long until that calorie can contribute meaningfully to my activity? Consider, people who eat a meal before working out 15 minutes later -- have those calories actually been metabolized to any practical extent, in terms of providing energy for activity?

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Military history tells of campaigns by external forces that were dependent on the local citizenry "rising up against their oppressors" (Tet, Bay of Pigs, etc.). Are there examples when this worked as intended?

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What is a video game that you feel is historically accurate and the playing of which would increase someone's understanding of history?

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What was the biggest reason(s) that the Soviet Union and the West turned on each other after successfully fighting a common enemy in World War II?

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Consider two motorcycles, one with normal wheels and one with tiny wheels, just three inches in diameter. At the same speed, would the one with the smaller wheels be harder to balance?	9	askscience
In the final analysis, were there actually any WMDs in Iraq? Did Saddam have any CBR weapons?	2	AskHistorians
If I walk somewhere, I expend X calories to go Y miles. If I bike somewhere, I can expend the same X calories, but go 2-3Y miles. I know this intuitively, but I don't know why it is so. Where does the extra energy come from?	2	askscience
After I eat a calorie, how long until that calorie can contribute meaningfully to my activity? Consider, people who eat a meal before working out 15 minutes later -- have those calories actually been metabolized to any practical extent, in terms of providing energy for activity?	1	askscience
Military history tells of campaigns by external forces that were dependent on the local citizenry "rising up against their oppressors" (Tet, Bay of Pigs, etc.). Are there examples when this worked as intended?	1	AskHistorians
What is a video game that you feel is historically accurate and the playing of which would increase someone's understanding of history?	0	AskHistorians
What was the biggest reason(s) that the Soviet Union and the West turned on each other after successfully fighting a common enemy in World War II?	0	AskHistorians