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Why was North America divided into three huge countries (Canada, US, Mexico) but Central America was divided into a lot of small ones?

60 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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My son wants to know why we can record visuals and sound but not smell. Will "smell cameras," as he says, exist one day?

36 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why didn't monkeys make their way their way north in the New World?

31 upvotes • r/askscience

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Was boiling oil ever poured onto attackers laying siege to a castle during the Middle Ages?

29 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What would have been involved in arranging a trip to Albania as a tourist in the 80s?

18 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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To what degree, if at all, did the Tiwanaku civilization influence the Inca?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If life expectancy in the Middle Ages was around mid-forties for someone who managed to reach the age of 20, at what point would someone have been considered to be old?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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IAMA request - an Indian call centre agent

9 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Why do cast iron frying pans turn black?

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[AMA Request] Someone who had Justin Trudeau as a teacher

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was North America divided into three huge countries (Canada, US, Mexico) but Central America was divided into a lot of small ones?	60	AskHistorians
My son wants to know why we can record visuals and sound but not smell. Will "smell cameras," as he says, exist one day?	36	askscience
Why didn't monkeys make their way their way north in the New World?	31	askscience
Was boiling oil ever poured onto attackers laying siege to a castle during the Middle Ages?	29	AskHistorians
What would have been involved in arranging a trip to Albania as a tourist in the 80s?	18	AskHistorians
To what degree, if at all, did the Tiwanaku civilization influence the Inca?	13	AskHistorians
If life expectancy in the Middle Ages was around mid-forties for someone who managed to reach the age of 20, at what point would someone have been considered to be old?	9	AskHistorians
IAMA request - an Indian call centre agent	9	IAmA
Why do cast iron frying pans turn black?	6	askscience
[AMA Request] Someone who had Justin Trudeau as a teacher	6	IAmA