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Would the Latin language as spoken by academics and clergy in modern centuries be mutually intelligible to ancient native speakers?

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The three college football national titles that Army claims are 1944, 1945, and 1946. Is this due to the best young football players of the time electing to attend West Point as a means of avoiding the draft / traditional enlistment or is the timing of these titles merely coincidental?

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If two "unrelated" people share a surname, did they inherit that name from a common ancestor, or was that name independently created.

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Did the absence of strategic military cooperation between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan have a material effect on the outcome of WWII?

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[WP] "Now ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I ain't no big city lawyer, but tell me where in the law is it written that a monkey ain't people?"

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How often are suicide attempts impulsive rather than premeditated? For sake of discussion, let's define "impulsive" as < 24 hours from first thoughts to actual attempt.

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Is the consumption of fish caught in urban / suburban lakes any more or less safe than those of rural lakes?

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When a drop of food coloring is dropped into a glass of water, it will fully mix in about a minute. If I dumped a liter of water into the ocean, how long would it take for it to fully mix?

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I have an old AM/FM clock radio sitting on my office desk. Does it consume less energy when the radio is turned off compared to when it's left on with the volume all the way down?

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[AMA Request] AMA Request: Margaret Brennan, the CBS State Department corespondent who asked John Kerry the question that has led to the possible solution to the Syria crisis

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Would the Latin language as spoken by academics and clergy in modern centuries be mutually intelligible to ancient native speakers?	214	AskHistorians
The three college football national titles that Army claims are 1944, 1945, and 1946. Is this due to the best young football players of the time electing to attend West Point as a means of avoiding the draft / traditional enlistment or is the timing of these titles merely coincidental?	190	AskHistorians
If two "unrelated" people share a surname, did they inherit that name from a common ancestor, or was that name independently created.	113	AskHistorians
Did the absence of strategic military cooperation between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan have a material effect on the outcome of WWII?	102	AskHistorians
[WP] "Now ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I ain't no big city lawyer, but tell me where in the law is it written that a monkey ain't people?"	2	WritingPrompts
How often are suicide attempts impulsive rather than premeditated? For sake of discussion, let's define "impulsive" as < 24 hours from first thoughts to actual attempt.	1	askscience
Is the consumption of fish caught in urban / suburban lakes any more or less safe than those of rural lakes?	1	askscience
When a drop of food coloring is dropped into a glass of water, it will fully mix in about a minute. If I dumped a liter of water into the ocean, how long would it take for it to fully mix?	1	askscience
I have an old AM/FM clock radio sitting on my office desk. Does it consume less energy when the radio is turned off compared to when it's left on with the volume all the way down?	1	askscience
[AMA Request] AMA Request: Margaret Brennan, the CBS State Department corespondent who asked John Kerry the question that has led to the possible solution to the Syria crisis	1	IAmA