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Does purposely letting my laptop 'drain' the battery actually help it last longer unplugged than keeping it charged when I can?

1414 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why didn't Spain and Austria-Hungary take part in the Scramble of Africa?

196 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What were relations like between Israel, and the USSR throughout the Cold War?

128 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were so many places in the New World called 'New ...'? Was there anything really in common with the 'old' place?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why didn't Ethiopia become a muslim state, yet surrounding areas did?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When, and why did Persia stop being called Persia, and start to be called Iran?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did Rome go from being a Republic to an Empire? How significant was this change to politics, the military, and to foreign powers?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do fish have a vertical tail, yet aquatic mammals have a flat tail? What evolutionary advantages, if any, do they have?

12 upvotes • r/askscience

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What was Trotsky doing after his exile from the USSR, and before his assassination?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When/why did Bohemia become Czech(oslovakia)?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does purposely letting my laptop 'drain' the battery actually help it last longer unplugged than keeping it charged when I can?	1414	askscience
Why didn't Spain and Austria-Hungary take part in the Scramble of Africa?	196	AskHistorians
What were relations like between Israel, and the USSR throughout the Cold War?	128	AskHistorians
Why were so many places in the New World called 'New ...'? Was there anything really in common with the 'old' place?	32	AskHistorians
Why didn't Ethiopia become a muslim state, yet surrounding areas did?	26	AskHistorians
When, and why did Persia stop being called Persia, and start to be called Iran?	22	AskHistorians
How did Rome go from being a Republic to an Empire? How significant was this change to politics, the military, and to foreign powers?	17	AskHistorians
Why do fish have a vertical tail, yet aquatic mammals have a flat tail? What evolutionary advantages, if any, do they have?	12	askscience
What was Trotsky doing after his exile from the USSR, and before his assassination?	11	AskHistorians
When/why did Bohemia become Czech(oslovakia)?	9	AskHistorians