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CPUs carry out anywhere from 1 to 32 instructions per clock cycle; if so few instructions per clock cycle are being performed, what is the benefit to cramming billions of transistors onto one chip?

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Did Douglas MacArthur really want to nuke China and Korea during the Korean War?

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The Allies had control of Britain throughout the entire duration of WW2. Given the proximity of Britain to Normandy, why didn't D-Day happen earlier instead of waiting until June 1944?

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During the period from the 1930s to the 1960s, both the Republican and the Democratic parties consisted of broad coalitions stretching across the political spectrum. Aside from civil rights in the South, what other major issues differentiated the parties during that period?

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In 2013 scientists discovered a previously unknown ligament in the knee. How did it remain undiscovered for so long?

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How independent were the Warsaw Pact states during the cold war - to what degree were they puppet states of the Soviet Union, and to what degree were they able to make their own decisions?

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How close to the North or South Pole would you have to be to be able to outrun the Sun at the spring or fall equinox?

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The eruption of Mount Tambora caused the "year without a summer" in 1816. Could we deliberately trigger volcanic eruptions to slow down or stop climate change?

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Would John F. Kennedy have survived his injuries with today's medicine?

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Scientists have successfully used quantum entanglement to teleport a photon into low Earth orbit. How does causing teleporting objects away from Earth's gravity well not violate conservation of energy?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
CPUs carry out anywhere from 1 to 32 instructions per clock cycle; if so few instructions per clock cycle are being performed, what is the benefit to cramming billions of transistors onto one chip?	1216	askscience
Did Douglas MacArthur really want to nuke China and Korea during the Korean War?	10	AskHistorians
The Allies had control of Britain throughout the entire duration of WW2. Given the proximity of Britain to Normandy, why didn't D-Day happen earlier instead of waiting until June 1944?	10	AskHistorians
During the period from the 1930s to the 1960s, both the Republican and the Democratic parties consisted of broad coalitions stretching across the political spectrum. Aside from civil rights in the South, what other major issues differentiated the parties during that period?	9	AskHistorians
In 2013 scientists discovered a previously unknown ligament in the knee. How did it remain undiscovered for so long?	9	askscience
How independent were the Warsaw Pact states during the cold war - to what degree were they puppet states of the Soviet Union, and to what degree were they able to make their own decisions?	8	AskHistorians
How close to the North or South Pole would you have to be to be able to outrun the Sun at the spring or fall equinox?	1	askscience
The eruption of Mount Tambora caused the "year without a summer" in 1816. Could we deliberately trigger volcanic eruptions to slow down or stop climate change?	1	askscience
Would John F. Kennedy have survived his injuries with today's medicine?	1	askscience
Scientists have successfully used quantum entanglement to teleport a photon into low Earth orbit. How does causing teleporting objects away from Earth's gravity well not violate conservation of energy?	1	askscience