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Were ancient Athenian citizens better suited (than in modern times) to grasp the political issues of the day, and familiarize themselves with candidates for office?

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What was life like for ordinary Chinese prior to the PRC Revolution of 1949?

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How did the Pope come to be as an institution in itself with command over the entire Church, compared to Eastern Greek Orthodoxy where regional leaders remain independent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople?

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How does novacaine and lidocaine actually block the pain response from the body? Bonus question: Since our physical nervous system does not spread over every inch of our body, how do we feel pain across our skin?

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What was the personal relationship like between Mao and Zhou Enlai?

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I have a bunch of noob questions on star formations. Please help answer?

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During the Days of the Silk Road (~200 AD), did Indians traveled through the Taklamakan Desert to get to China, or would have had to taken a boat to China's coast. Why didn't they travel south of the Himalayas to Burma/Laos to enter China instead?

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I was always taught that you get stronger when exercising because your muscles "tear" and they repair by adding new growth. Recently I learned that a certain muscle cell metastasizes, leaving one copy for future use and the other copy embeds into the muscle. What exactly happens for muscle growth?

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In what ways has the philosophy and methods of Socrates and Plato influenced modern, western thinking?

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Do cells have specific sizes or can they be incredibly large or incredibly small?

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Were ancient Athenian citizens better suited (than in modern times) to grasp the political issues of the day, and familiarize themselves with candidates for office?	16	AskHistorians
What was life like for ordinary Chinese prior to the PRC Revolution of 1949?	13	AskHistorians
How did the Pope come to be as an institution in itself with command over the entire Church, compared to Eastern Greek Orthodoxy where regional leaders remain independent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople?	12	AskHistorians
How does novacaine and lidocaine actually block the pain response from the body? Bonus question: Since our physical nervous system does not spread over every inch of our body, how do we feel pain across our skin?	11	askscience
What was the personal relationship like between Mao and Zhou Enlai?	10	AskHistorians
I have a bunch of noob questions on star formations. Please help answer?	9	askscience
During the Days of the Silk Road (~200 AD), did Indians traveled through the Taklamakan Desert to get to China, or would have had to taken a boat to China's coast. Why didn't they travel south of the Himalayas to Burma/Laos to enter China instead?	9	AskHistorians
I was always taught that you get stronger when exercising because your muscles "tear" and they repair by adding new growth. Recently I learned that a certain muscle cell metastasizes, leaving one copy for future use and the other copy embeds into the muscle. What exactly happens for muscle growth?	8	askscience
In what ways has the philosophy and methods of Socrates and Plato influenced modern, western thinking?	8	AskHistorians
Do cells have specific sizes or can they be incredibly large or incredibly small?	8	askscience