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The Wikipedia page for the Black Death shows a border between two nations (the Principality of Kiev and the Golden Horde) that slowed the progression of the plague greatly. Where did this border come from? What was its purpose?

200 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In Lucretius' On the Nature of Things, he says that Romans were suspicious of both sailing and navigation. Were Romans indeed suspicious, and if so, why?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is it theoretically possible to have equipment that can view individual electrons or is it not scientifically plausible? Simply, is there the possibility for something even more precise than an electron microscope/whatever is currently the most precise devise?

3 upvotes • r/askscience

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When at a great height, or even looking at pictures/videos of people climbing up cell towers, bridges, mountains, etc., why does your body react by making your palms sweat?

0 upvotes • r/askscience

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The Wikipedia page for the Black Death shows a border between two nations (the Principality of Kiev and the Golden Horde) that slowed the progression of the plague greatly. Where did this border come from? What was its purpose?	200	AskHistorians
In Lucretius' On the Nature of Things, he says that Romans were suspicious of both sailing and navigation. Were Romans indeed suspicious, and if so, why?	8	AskHistorians
Is it theoretically possible to have equipment that can view individual electrons or is it not scientifically plausible? Simply, is there the possibility for something even more precise than an electron microscope/whatever is currently the most precise devise?	3	askscience
When at a great height, or even looking at pictures/videos of people climbing up cell towers, bridges, mountains, etc., why does your body react by making your palms sweat?	0	askscience