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Why is it that when the Vikings visited North America, the indigenous people were immediately hostile, yet when the European explorers visited North America, they were welcomed with gifts?

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If non-polar molecules are typically highly wate resistant because water is polar (because non-polar molecules are typically hydrophobic), then why are many rubbers such Chloroprene, Nitrile, Ethylene Acrylic, Styrene-butadiene polar?

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Are there any other examples of organizations that accrued too much power or influence, or overstepped their boundaries, as is the case with the Praetorian Guard or the Jannisaries?

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Why is it that when the Vikings visited North America, the indigenous people were immediately hostile, yet when the European explorers visited North America, they were welcomed with gifts?	191	AskHistorians
If non-polar molecules are typically highly wate resistant because water is polar (because non-polar molecules are typically hydrophobic), then why are many rubbers such Chloroprene, Nitrile, Ethylene Acrylic, Styrene-butadiene polar?	1	askscience
Are there any other examples of organizations that accrued too much power or influence, or overstepped their boundaries, as is the case with the Praetorian Guard or the Jannisaries?	0	AskHistorians