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The ashes and bones of Philip II of Macedon was confirmed today. How do you confirm the identity of a 2300 year old cremated body?

2568 upvotes • r/askscience

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The extended warm period during the "boring billion" between 1.8 and 0.8 Gya is proposed to have been the result of atmospheric N2O being 10x higher than it is today. Where did all the N2O during that period come from?

2094 upvotes • r/askscience

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What is the physiology of crying?

1353 upvotes • r/askscience

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Given that the Pony Express lasted only one and half years before going bankrupt two days after the construction of the transcontinental telegraph, why does it enjoy such a lasting legacy today?

286 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How are electrons reapportioned between the two new atoms during nuclear fission?

204 upvotes • r/askscience

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How long have parents been walking to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways, under hail of fire?

73 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How does oral and genital herpes simplex become localized to their respective sites? Why isn't the infection more systemic like herpes zoster? What makes the mouth or genitals better sites for eruption than any other body part?

67 upvotes • r/askscience

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The Americans, Germans, Japanese, and Russians all seem to have simultaneously and independently concluded that atomic energy could be weaponized shortly after the discovery of nuclear fission. What exactly about this discovery led to the logical conclusion of atomic weapons?

49 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Some HIV antiretroviral drugs cause a redistribution of body fat from the face and limbs to the abdomen. How is fat "redistributed" in the body, and why is it a side effect of these drugs?

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When did household clocks become commonplace, and what technology made that possible?

25 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The ashes and bones of Philip II of Macedon was confirmed today. How do you confirm the identity of a 2300 year old cremated body?	2568	askscience
The extended warm period during the "boring billion" between 1.8 and 0.8 Gya is proposed to have been the result of atmospheric N2O being 10x higher than it is today. Where did all the N2O during that period come from?	2094	askscience
What is the physiology of crying?	1353	askscience
Given that the Pony Express lasted only one and half years before going bankrupt two days after the construction of the transcontinental telegraph, why does it enjoy such a lasting legacy today?	286	AskHistorians
How are electrons reapportioned between the two new atoms during nuclear fission?	204	askscience
How long have parents been walking to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways, under hail of fire?	73	AskHistorians
How does oral and genital herpes simplex become localized to their respective sites? Why isn't the infection more systemic like herpes zoster? What makes the mouth or genitals better sites for eruption than any other body part?	67	askscience
The Americans, Germans, Japanese, and Russians all seem to have simultaneously and independently concluded that atomic energy could be weaponized shortly after the discovery of nuclear fission. What exactly about this discovery led to the logical conclusion of atomic weapons?	49	AskHistorians
Some HIV antiretroviral drugs cause a redistribution of body fat from the face and limbs to the abdomen. How is fat "redistributed" in the body, and why is it a side effect of these drugs?	49	askscience
When did household clocks become commonplace, and what technology made that possible?	25	AskHistorians