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My diploma refers to the 'rights, responsibilities privileges and immunities appertaining thereto' of the degree. Was there a time in history that these were really meaningful?

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Why were freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition all loaded into the first amendment rather than each given its own amendment?

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Is the difference in strength in the dominant hand primarily due to greater muscle fiber size or motor control differences in the brain?

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Is there a period where tadpoles can breathe both in the water and on land or does the transition happen instantaneously?

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Recent History question: When you listen to old radio radio broadcasts, speeches and movies, the cadence and locution often sound very pompous and effected. Did people actually speak this way or were they just panning for the microphone?

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A spider was calmly sitting on the wall of my pool, underwater. I removed it and it was fine. Do some spiders hang out under water?

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Did ancient magicians/necromancers etc.. believe in their powers or what they just duping the masses?

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What proportion of cloud's water content is typically lost based on precipitation during a rainstrom?

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What are the critical conditions that have historically led to civil war? Are there common themes across different cases or is each one unique?

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What makes some leaves (e.g. spinach) edible and others not?

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My diploma refers to the 'rights, responsibilities privileges and immunities appertaining thereto' of the degree. Was there a time in history that these were really meaningful?	1774	AskHistorians
Why were freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition all loaded into the first amendment rather than each given its own amendment?	1745	AskHistorians
Is the difference in strength in the dominant hand primarily due to greater muscle fiber size or motor control differences in the brain?	191	askscience
Is there a period where tadpoles can breathe both in the water and on land or does the transition happen instantaneously?	144	askscience
Recent History question: When you listen to old radio radio broadcasts, speeches and movies, the cadence and locution often sound very pompous and effected. Did people actually speak this way or were they just panning for the microphone?	71	AskHistorians
A spider was calmly sitting on the wall of my pool, underwater. I removed it and it was fine. Do some spiders hang out under water?	68	askscience
Did ancient magicians/necromancers etc.. believe in their powers or what they just duping the masses?	66	AskHistorians
What proportion of cloud's water content is typically lost based on precipitation during a rainstrom?	55	askscience
What are the critical conditions that have historically led to civil war? Are there common themes across different cases or is each one unique?	35	AskHistorians
What makes some leaves (e.g. spinach) edible and others not?	35	askscience