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Food preservation in the last 1000 years was dominated by salting techniques. Does this mean the average daily sodium intake in medieval and even 18th century times was much higher than the unhealthy levels seen in the processed foods era of today’s modern society?

704 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Will pressing my car brake pedal down in "bursts" make my brake pads last longer?

288 upvotes • r/askscience

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TQQQ now down -17% in overnight session to $48, TQQQ's YTD gains are pretty much all erased at this moment

45 upvotes • r/TQQQ

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Does no one here understand a true 'one day' black swan event risk on TQQQ?

25 upvotes • r/TQQQ

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Why do cars today look the way they are?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was a technological barrier to hydraulic fracking overcome within the last few years?

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How did ancient empires like the Romans keep and safeguard their treasury?

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How did the internet spread globally, specifically with the role of the underwater cables?

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Why were conquered peoples pressed into fighting for their oppressors as auxiliaries, for example during the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1200s, willing to do so?

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Why did the attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederates in 1861 galvanize public support in the North for war?

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Food preservation in the last 1000 years was dominated by salting techniques. Does this mean the average daily sodium intake in medieval and even 18th century times was much higher than the unhealthy levels seen in the processed foods era of today’s modern society?	704	AskHistorians
Will pressing my car brake pedal down in "bursts" make my brake pads last longer?	288	askscience
TQQQ now down -17% in overnight session to $48, TQQQ's YTD gains are pretty much all erased at this moment	45	TQQQ
Does no one here understand a true 'one day' black swan event risk on TQQQ?	25	TQQQ
Why do cars today look the way they are?	22	AskHistorians
Was a technological barrier to hydraulic fracking overcome within the last few years?	8	askscience
How did ancient empires like the Romans keep and safeguard their treasury?	7	AskHistorians
How did the internet spread globally, specifically with the role of the underwater cables?	5	AskHistorians
Why were conquered peoples pressed into fighting for their oppressors as auxiliaries, for example during the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1200s, willing to do so?	3	AskHistorians
Why did the attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederates in 1861 galvanize public support in the North for war?	3	AskHistorians