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What is the origin of the rimshot/ sting/ ba dum tsss in association with jokes?

255 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How instrumental was Harry Potter in Voldemort's defeat? Was he actually a great wizard or was he more a protected symbolic figurehead propped up by the actions of his advisers?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How does the structure of cat skin and connective tissue differ from human skin? (I.e. what makes it so I can pull my cat’s skin away from his body?)

21 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is ice slippery?

5 upvotes • r/askscience

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It's hard to spearfish because the water refracts the light, making it look like it's in a different spot. Would it be easier to shoot a laser at the fish?

3 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why can't we move our eyes independently?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the origin of the rimshot/ sting/ ba dum tsss in association with jokes?	255	AskHistorians
How instrumental was Harry Potter in Voldemort's defeat? Was he actually a great wizard or was he more a protected symbolic figurehead propped up by the actions of his advisers?	32	AskHistorians
How does the structure of cat skin and connective tissue differ from human skin? (I.e. what makes it so I can pull my cat’s skin away from his body?)	21	askscience
Why is ice slippery?	5	askscience
It's hard to spearfish because the water refracts the light, making it look like it's in a different spot. Would it be easier to shoot a laser at the fish?	3	askscience
Why can't we move our eyes independently?	1	askscience