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Did any prominent Confederate generals/planters/statesmen ever have an "a-ha moment" and publicly change their views on the morality of slavery in the decades following the Civil War?

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When did the masses begin to be embalmed with chemical fluids? When did it become illegal in many (most?) places in the developed world NOT to be embalmed if buried? Are there significant issues future archeologists will have to deal with as a result of current embalming practices?

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What hurdles have kept food scientists from creating a chewing gum with longer-lasting flavor? This problem seems so simple compared to the great feats science has already achieved.

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Ok, settle it once and for all: What's better on the environment --- paper or plastic?

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Why is looking directly at the sun for an extended period of time harmful for our eyes, but not if we look just a little to side? Isn't the same amount of light hitting our retina?

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What would a dead person's eyes look like if kept open (after the embalming process) at their wake or funeral?

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Are creaking bones/joints as we age in any way biologically analogous to creaking wooden floors in older houses?

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Does mouthwash and tooth-brushing mess up one's good bacteria gut biome?

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If there were a hollow tube running the center of the earth and a human fell into it, where would the person end up? Would he fall straight through? When would he start falling back in the other direction? Would he keep yo-yo-ing back and forth?

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Since the human eye receives images upside down, only to be reverted by the brain, has their ever been any brain damage victims who actually see things upside down?

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Did any prominent Confederate generals/planters/statesmen ever have an "a-ha moment" and publicly change their views on the morality of slavery in the decades following the Civil War?	1	AskHistorians
When did the masses begin to be embalmed with chemical fluids? When did it become illegal in many (most?) places in the developed world NOT to be embalmed if buried? Are there significant issues future archeologists will have to deal with as a result of current embalming practices?	1	AskHistorians
What hurdles have kept food scientists from creating a chewing gum with longer-lasting flavor? This problem seems so simple compared to the great feats science has already achieved.	1	askscience
Ok, settle it once and for all: What's better on the environment --- paper or plastic?	1	askscience
Why is looking directly at the sun for an extended period of time harmful for our eyes, but not if we look just a little to side? Isn't the same amount of light hitting our retina?	1	askscience
What would a dead person's eyes look like if kept open (after the embalming process) at their wake or funeral?	1	askscience
Are creaking bones/joints as we age in any way biologically analogous to creaking wooden floors in older houses?	1	askscience
Does mouthwash and tooth-brushing mess up one's good bacteria gut biome?	1	askscience
If there were a hollow tube running the center of the earth and a human fell into it, where would the person end up? Would he fall straight through? When would he start falling back in the other direction? Would he keep yo-yo-ing back and forth?	1	askscience
Since the human eye receives images upside down, only to be reverted by the brain, has their ever been any brain damage victims who actually see things upside down?	1	askscience