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So, they discovered 70% of the Dreadnoughtus skeleton. Where did the other 30% go?

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Iraq looks to be coming apart at the seams, and it's one of those weeks where everyone likes to remind themselves that Sykes-Picot (and other European border-drawing) destroyed the Middle East and set it up for a century of war. How do historians regard this argument?

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By what condition did parts of the map--particularly in Gaul--"turn red" to indicate that they were part of the Roman Republic or Empire?

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Pearl Harbor was followed by, I think, half a year or so of Japanese advances in the Pacific. Why were our possessions so undefended?

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How well can insects or similar organisms repair wounds or physical damage?

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Blacksmithing I get--I can see how someone 5,000 years ago might be doing something like that. But how on earth did Bronze and Iron Age (or even pre-modern) people make thin wire or metallic thread?

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In honor of a Bestof 2013 question: How long would a photosynthetic human have to lay outside to meet their daily energy requirements?

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Why didn't the United States use atomic weapons during the Korean War?

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How the hell do cicada nymphs count to 17?

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How did Mohammed and his followers--and, for that matter, his immediate predecessors and fellow Arab people of the time--come to believe in a bunch of the same stuff as the Jews did?

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So, they discovered 70% of the Dreadnoughtus skeleton. Where did the other 30% go?	2413	askscience
Iraq looks to be coming apart at the seams, and it's one of those weeks where everyone likes to remind themselves that Sykes-Picot (and other European border-drawing) destroyed the Middle East and set it up for a century of war. How do historians regard this argument?	102	AskHistorians
By what condition did parts of the map--particularly in Gaul--"turn red" to indicate that they were part of the Roman Republic or Empire?	76	AskHistorians
Pearl Harbor was followed by, I think, half a year or so of Japanese advances in the Pacific. Why were our possessions so undefended?	68	AskHistorians
How well can insects or similar organisms repair wounds or physical damage?	60	askscience
Blacksmithing I get--I can see how someone 5,000 years ago might be doing something like that. But how on earth did Bronze and Iron Age (or even pre-modern) people make thin wire or metallic thread?	60	AskHistorians
In honor of a Bestof 2013 question: How long would a photosynthetic human have to lay outside to meet their daily energy requirements?	38	askscience
Why didn't the United States use atomic weapons during the Korean War?	38	AskHistorians
How the hell do cicada nymphs count to 17?	38	askscience
How did Mohammed and his followers--and, for that matter, his immediate predecessors and fellow Arab people of the time--come to believe in a bunch of the same stuff as the Jews did?	35	AskHistorians