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Why was that the Greeks and Romans of antiquity were able to sculpt perfect human forms, yet their drawings and paintings of people appeared much more rudimentary?

5981 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] The origin story of Santa Claus: How he received his superhuman powers and dominion over the elves of the North Pole.

12 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] You've always had precognition of your own death and how much longer you have left to be alive. After years of successfully cheating fate, one day you avoid a mugger who would have shot you. All of a sudden, your timer drops from 35 years to 5 days.

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[WP] People have always joked about Queen Elizabeth II's longevity. Is she a robot? An alien? Did she sell her soul? But as she approaches her 150th birthday, the jokes have all but turned into suspicion.

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What is happening neurologically when someone passes out from too much alcohol intake?

4 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why doesn't the annihilation of positrons and electrons make PET scans dangerous?

3 upvotes • r/askscience

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Antibiotics vs. antiseptics vs. antibacterials: what's the difference?

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What result do I get if I subtract the infinite numbers between 0 and 1 from the infinite numbers greater than 1? Will the result be positive or negative?

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Why can't we come up with a formula that compensates for uncertainty?

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When we scratch an itch on one part of our body, why do we sometimes feel tingling or irritation on another part?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was that the Greeks and Romans of antiquity were able to sculpt perfect human forms, yet their drawings and paintings of people appeared much more rudimentary?	5981	AskHistorians
[WP] The origin story of Santa Claus: How he received his superhuman powers and dominion over the elves of the North Pole.	12	WritingPrompts
[WP] You've always had precognition of your own death and how much longer you have left to be alive. After years of successfully cheating fate, one day you avoid a mugger who would have shot you. All of a sudden, your timer drops from 35 years to 5 days.	6	WritingPrompts
[WP] People have always joked about Queen Elizabeth II's longevity. Is she a robot? An alien? Did she sell her soul? But as she approaches her 150th birthday, the jokes have all but turned into suspicion.	5	WritingPrompts
What is happening neurologically when someone passes out from too much alcohol intake?	4	askscience
Why doesn't the annihilation of positrons and electrons make PET scans dangerous?	3	askscience
Antibiotics vs. antiseptics vs. antibacterials: what's the difference?	3	askscience
What result do I get if I subtract the infinite numbers between 0 and 1 from the infinite numbers greater than 1? Will the result be positive or negative?	1	askscience
Why can't we come up with a formula that compensates for uncertainty?	1	askscience
When we scratch an itch on one part of our body, why do we sometimes feel tingling or irritation on another part?	1	askscience