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Where is the line drawn for what counts as one molecule? Is a full strand of DNA one molecule? Is the membrane for the nucleus?

2496 upvotes • r/askscience

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If I lived in western Africa during the height of the Atlantic slave trade, how likely is it that someone I know was captured and shipped to the Americas? Was there a drastic change in culture as a result of the massive loss in population? What societal impact was there?

2014 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Before the American Civil War, did anyone sell "slave-free" cotton the way organic foods are sold today?

1604 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why didn't China join the rush to set up colonies in the New World?

1325 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why was strangulation such a common Roman method of execution? Was this supposed to be an especially painful or merciful way to kill someone?

314 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What do dopamine, serotonin, etc. do in the brain?

254 upvotes • r/askscience

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My AP textbook says that the US had segregated ambulances for decades. If this is true, how would it even work? If there were no black ambulances in range, would they just leave you to bleed out?

227 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the West, at what point in time could I reasonably expect the average person to have cash on them? Would a 1600s European peasant use money on a daily basis? Would an 1800s American farmer?

153 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was up with the Anti-Masonic Party? Why was Freemasonry considered such a pressing issue in 17th century America that people created a whole political party over it?

144 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If I were a peasant woman in medieval Europe, how different would my daily life be from a peasant man's? Were certain jobs seen as "women's work"?

136 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Where is the line drawn for what counts as one molecule? Is a full strand of DNA one molecule? Is the membrane for the nucleus?	2496	askscience
If I lived in western Africa during the height of the Atlantic slave trade, how likely is it that someone I know was captured and shipped to the Americas? Was there a drastic change in culture as a result of the massive loss in population? What societal impact was there?	2014	AskHistorians
Before the American Civil War, did anyone sell "slave-free" cotton the way organic foods are sold today?	1604	AskHistorians
Why didn't China join the rush to set up colonies in the New World?	1325	AskHistorians
Why was strangulation such a common Roman method of execution? Was this supposed to be an especially painful or merciful way to kill someone?	314	AskHistorians
What do dopamine, serotonin, etc. do in the brain?	254	askscience
My AP textbook says that the US had segregated ambulances for decades. If this is true, how would it even work? If there were no black ambulances in range, would they just leave you to bleed out?	227	AskHistorians
In the West, at what point in time could I reasonably expect the average person to have cash on them? Would a 1600s European peasant use money on a daily basis? Would an 1800s American farmer?	153	AskHistorians
What was up with the Anti-Masonic Party? Why was Freemasonry considered such a pressing issue in 17th century America that people created a whole political party over it?	144	AskHistorians
If I were a peasant woman in medieval Europe, how different would my daily life be from a peasant man's? Were certain jobs seen as "women's work"?	136	AskHistorians