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Were the Eastern and Western Roman Empires considered the same political entity during the time they coexisted?

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[Physics] Why is it said that infrared light "is" or "carries" heat? Doesn't all light heat up everything it hits? If most things are just particularly bad at reflecting infrared, why?

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Something a bit more recent: Was Turkey legally justified under the Treaty of Guarantee in its invasion of Cyprus in 1974, and shouldn't that treaty also ban Cyprus from joining the EU?

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When did the common man in, say, Europe, start thinking consciously about a 12- or 24-hour day, and not just "morning", "evening", etc?

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Are speakers of languages with larger sound inventories more likely to be diagnosed with speech pathologies (like lisps and such), since there are "more opportunities" for mistakes?

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If particles and waves are the same thing, is it possible to focus/refract/magnify matter? If so, what would happen? What sort of "lens" would we need?

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Will beer or Coke or something else that's 99.9% water ever have all the non-water elements settle to the bottom of the container?

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Will beer or Coke or something else that's 99.9% water ever have all the non-water elements settle to the bottom of the container?

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[political science/law] Does the US Secretary of State carry a passport?

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The EmDrive is almost certainly experimental error, but are there any seriously proposed physical theories (i.e. proposed by other than the drive's inventor) under which it could work? If so, what else do those theories predict?

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Were the Eastern and Western Roman Empires considered the same political entity during the time they coexisted?	4	AskHistorians
[Physics] Why is it said that infrared light "is" or "carries" heat? Doesn't all light heat up everything it hits? If most things are just particularly bad at reflecting infrared, why?	4	askscience
Something a bit more recent: Was Turkey legally justified under the Treaty of Guarantee in its invasion of Cyprus in 1974, and shouldn't that treaty also ban Cyprus from joining the EU?	2	AskHistorians
When did the common man in, say, Europe, start thinking consciously about a 12- or 24-hour day, and not just "morning", "evening", etc?	2	AskHistorians
Are speakers of languages with larger sound inventories more likely to be diagnosed with speech pathologies (like lisps and such), since there are "more opportunities" for mistakes?	2	askscience
If particles and waves are the same thing, is it possible to focus/refract/magnify matter? If so, what would happen? What sort of "lens" would we need?	1	askscience
Will beer or Coke or something else that's 99.9% water ever have all the non-water elements settle to the bottom of the container?	1	askscience
Will beer or Coke or something else that's 99.9% water ever have all the non-water elements settle to the bottom of the container?	1	askscience
[political science/law] Does the US Secretary of State carry a passport?	1	askscience
The EmDrive is almost certainly experimental error, but are there any seriously proposed physical theories (i.e. proposed by other than the drive's inventor) under which it could work? If so, what else do those theories predict?	1	askscience