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It's 1991 and I just bought a house in Sarajevo, Bosnia with a typical mortgage through a retail bank. War breaks out and the city is under siege for years. Without any means to contact my bank, will I be foreclosed on as soon as the war is over?

977 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A post on Reddit today claims that a Portuguese town fooled Castilian soldiers in 1368 by throwing bread to the attackers to make it seem as though they had enough food to withstand a long siege. Is there any reliable evidence to support this story?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If there were no moisture on your skin, would wind still feel cool?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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During and after drinking alcohol, my voice gets deeper. Is this a physiological effect or a psychological one?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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At what alcohol concentration would a beverage hydrate you at the same rate that it dehydrates you?

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It's 1991 and I just bought a house in Sarajevo, Bosnia with a typical mortgage through a retail bank. War breaks out and the city is under siege for years. Without any means to contact my bank, will I be foreclosed on as soon as the war is over?	977	AskHistorians
A post on Reddit today claims that a Portuguese town fooled Castilian soldiers in 1368 by throwing bread to the attackers to make it seem as though they had enough food to withstand a long siege. Is there any reliable evidence to support this story?	41	AskHistorians
If there were no moisture on your skin, would wind still feel cool?	1	askscience
During and after drinking alcohol, my voice gets deeper. Is this a physiological effect or a psychological one?	1	askscience
At what alcohol concentration would a beverage hydrate you at the same rate that it dehydrates you?	1	askscience