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What is the difference between an abbey, a priory and a monastery?

272 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Stoner friend keeps trying to convince me that smoking pot doesn't cause cancer. How can this be true? Is marijuana smoke really that different from cigarette smoke?

123 upvotes • r/askscience

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Has there ever been a mathematical "Piltdown Man"? That is, a mathematical theorem that was accepted as valid for many years, only to have a fatal flaw discovered much later?

79 upvotes • r/askscience

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In Stephen Hawking's new book, he states "Because of the Uncertainty Principle, the Universe came into existence out of nothing." Is this accepted physics, or just wild speculation on his part?

70 upvotes • r/askscience

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What is the evidence, if any, for the theory that Islam began in the city of Petra, not Mecca?

52 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Stalin mentally ill? It seems like he killed a number of his best men and most loyal supporters for no reason. Or was there a "rational" political motive behind this?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why was the US willing to invade North Korea in the Korean War, but wasn't willing to invade North Vietnam in the Vietnam War?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Where did the aristocratic families of the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance come from? They seem to appear out of nowhere and most texts don't discuss their origin.

34 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Request: A current member of Scientology

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I've noticed a theme in many popular history books - that dictators "encourage infighting" among their followers in order to forestall any challenge to their ultimate power. How accurate is this? It would seem to me that a dictator would not want his cronies constantly squabbling with each other.

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the difference between an abbey, a priory and a monastery?	272	AskHistorians
Stoner friend keeps trying to convince me that smoking pot doesn't cause cancer. How can this be true? Is marijuana smoke really that different from cigarette smoke?	123	askscience
Has there ever been a mathematical "Piltdown Man"? That is, a mathematical theorem that was accepted as valid for many years, only to have a fatal flaw discovered much later?	79	askscience
In Stephen Hawking's new book, he states "Because of the Uncertainty Principle, the Universe came into existence out of nothing." Is this accepted physics, or just wild speculation on his part?	70	askscience
What is the evidence, if any, for the theory that Islam began in the city of Petra, not Mecca?	52	AskHistorians
Was Stalin mentally ill? It seems like he killed a number of his best men and most loyal supporters for no reason. Or was there a "rational" political motive behind this?	39	AskHistorians
Why was the US willing to invade North Korea in the Korean War, but wasn't willing to invade North Vietnam in the Vietnam War?	37	AskHistorians
Where did the aristocratic families of the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance come from? They seem to appear out of nowhere and most texts don't discuss their origin.	34	AskHistorians
Request: A current member of Scientology	24	IAmA
I've noticed a theme in many popular history books - that dictators "encourage infighting" among their followers in order to forestall any challenge to their ultimate power. How accurate is this? It would seem to me that a dictator would not want his cronies constantly squabbling with each other.	16	AskHistorians