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Prior to obtaining the "scientific answer" for seeing your breath in the cold, what did people used to think was happening during the winter?

145 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Where in the fusion chain in stellar does calcium appear?

89 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why do a lot of meteorological records around the world start in the 1880's? Was there an explosion of interest in the weather around that period in time?

38 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why was the Library at Alexandria burned down? And why was it never "rebuilt"?

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What occured in the 1870's/1880's that allowed for a preponderance of businesses and sporting clubs to form?

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Why/how did both the Austrian Empire and the Prussians both have land simultaneously inside and outside the German Confederation during the course of the 19th century?

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How can birds fly in a storm/heavy downpour?

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What makes white dwarfs emit light? Is it continued fusion of elements?

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What was the seminal work in Economics prior to Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations?

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What's the significance of the Higgs Boson being detected at 125Gv rather than down toward 115 or up toward 140?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Prior to obtaining the "scientific answer" for seeing your breath in the cold, what did people used to think was happening during the winter?	145	AskHistorians
Where in the fusion chain in stellar does calcium appear?	89	askscience
Why do a lot of meteorological records around the world start in the 1880's? Was there an explosion of interest in the weather around that period in time?	38	AskHistorians
Why was the Library at Alexandria burned down? And why was it never "rebuilt"?	20	AskHistorians
What occured in the 1870's/1880's that allowed for a preponderance of businesses and sporting clubs to form?	14	AskHistorians
Why/how did both the Austrian Empire and the Prussians both have land simultaneously inside and outside the German Confederation during the course of the 19th century?	14	AskHistorians
How can birds fly in a storm/heavy downpour?	14	askscience
What makes white dwarfs emit light? Is it continued fusion of elements?	8	askscience
What was the seminal work in Economics prior to Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations?	7	AskHistorians
What's the significance of the Higgs Boson being detected at 125Gv rather than down toward 115 or up toward 140?	7	askscience