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Did Sigmund Freud's mother, Amalia Nathansohn Freud, ever comment on Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex?

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How difficult is it to damage or kill microorganisms mechanically? If I strike an anvil with a hammer, do I leave a briefly sterile surface behind?

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How well regarded is the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James Loewen?

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Why was it so common for early works of fiction to have multiple titles or elaborate subtitles?

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Does the barometric pressure decrease inside a car traveling at highway speed for a length of time (perhaps an hour or more) due to Bernoulli's principle?

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Does David Wootton's assertions regarding the development of the terraqueous globe reflect historians' consensus?

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How did writing and sending letters work in early modern Europe?

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Has any country ever sold itself to another country?

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What is the nature of the causal relationship between WWI and the Great Depression?

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Assume I had a device which can answer yes or no questions about the future with a 60% chance of being correct. How could I profit from having a slightly-greater-than-random ability to see the future?

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Did Sigmund Freud's mother, Amalia Nathansohn Freud, ever comment on Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex?	2890	AskHistorians
How difficult is it to damage or kill microorganisms mechanically? If I strike an anvil with a hammer, do I leave a briefly sterile surface behind?	75	askscience
How well regarded is the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James Loewen?	28	AskHistorians
Why was it so common for early works of fiction to have multiple titles or elaborate subtitles?	6	AskHistorians
Does the barometric pressure decrease inside a car traveling at highway speed for a length of time (perhaps an hour or more) due to Bernoulli's principle?	4	askscience
Does David Wootton's assertions regarding the development of the terraqueous globe reflect historians' consensus?	4	AskHistorians
How did writing and sending letters work in early modern Europe?	3	AskHistorians
Has any country ever sold itself to another country?	3	AskHistorians
What is the nature of the causal relationship between WWI and the Great Depression?	2	AskHistorians
Assume I had a device which can answer yes or no questions about the future with a 60% chance of being correct. How could I profit from having a slightly-greater-than-random ability to see the future?	1	askscience