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When Captain Cook "discovered" Hawaii did he bump into it out of dumb luck or was he given information about it from other pacific island people.

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Does 'populism' always refer to right wing political movements, or is there left wing populism?

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Do bees and wasps get any benefit from feeding from diet soft drinks?

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Seascape, 12x12”, acrylic on panel. O.C.

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Has anyone used free software to create fonts of their own hand lettering? What one works best? Hope this is the right sub!

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In his book "Wanderer" Sterling Hayden refers to an incident where Japanese spies stole the plans to an American battleship which they built but it turned upside down when launched. He places this event between the World Wars. Is there any historical basis for this?

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In the movie 'Hidden Figures' none of the NASA scientists use a slide rule. Is this historically accurate?

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How much of how we see learned? If a time traveler from ancient Greece or Egypt was to go to a 3D movie would they get the same illusion of depth as we do?

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AMA request - one or both of the guys that dug a tunnel in Toronto prompting a security alert.

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I was using a trickle charger on my truck battery and after each time I checked its progress I had a slight metallic taste in my mouth. What would cause that?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When Captain Cook "discovered" Hawaii did he bump into it out of dumb luck or was he given information about it from other pacific island people.	59	AskHistorians
Does 'populism' always refer to right wing political movements, or is there left wing populism?	23	AskHistorians
Do bees and wasps get any benefit from feeding from diet soft drinks?	21	askscience
Seascape, 12x12”, acrylic on panel. O.C.	7	painting
Has anyone used free software to create fonts of their own hand lettering? What one works best? Hope this is the right sub!	5	procreatebrushes
In his book "Wanderer" Sterling Hayden refers to an incident where Japanese spies stole the plans to an American battleship which they built but it turned upside down when launched. He places this event between the World Wars. Is there any historical basis for this?	5	AskHistorians
In the movie 'Hidden Figures' none of the NASA scientists use a slide rule. Is this historically accurate?	5	AskHistorians
How much of how we see learned? If a time traveler from ancient Greece or Egypt was to go to a 3D movie would they get the same illusion of depth as we do?	2	AskHistorians
AMA request - one or both of the guys that dug a tunnel in Toronto prompting a security alert.	1	IAmA
I was using a trickle charger on my truck battery and after each time I checked its progress I had a slight metallic taste in my mouth. What would cause that?	1	askscience