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In this Wikipedia gif about the spread of the black plague, the area around Poland seems completely spared. Why so?

975 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How do we remember and mentally reconstruct tastes and smells?

134 upvotes • r/askscience

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Would anyone be interested in a series of miniconferences/meetups?

123 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why hasn't evolution seen a godmode species yet?

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[WP] Due to a clerical error, a team of actual seals is sent in to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden.

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In your era, what is the life expectancy of soldier?

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What were schizophrenic delusions like prior to modern nation-states and their associated conspiracies?

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Prior to the printing press, was there any technology that had a mania surrounding it?

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I did a load of work with several species of primates, and know coatimundis like the back of my hand. AMaA

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We all know of the diseases that Europeans transferred to the new world, but did the native Americans give us any diseases?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In this Wikipedia gif about the spread of the black plague, the area around Poland seems completely spared. Why so?	975	AskHistorians
How do we remember and mentally reconstruct tastes and smells?	134	askscience
Would anyone be interested in a series of miniconferences/meetups?	123	askscience
Why hasn't evolution seen a godmode species yet?	95	askscience
[WP] Due to a clerical error, a team of actual seals is sent in to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden.	84	WritingPrompts
In your era, what is the life expectancy of soldier?	41	AskHistorians
What were schizophrenic delusions like prior to modern nation-states and their associated conspiracies?	34	AskHistorians
Prior to the printing press, was there any technology that had a mania surrounding it?	32	AskHistorians
I did a load of work with several species of primates, and know coatimundis like the back of my hand. AMaA	24	IAmA
We all know of the diseases that Europeans transferred to the new world, but did the native Americans give us any diseases?	20	AskHistorians