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Why was Mongolia's request to join the USSR rejected?

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Environmental Psychologists: Has research been done on how interior spaces with sharp vertices impacts mood/outlook? And/or, how would universally curved spaces in building interiors change human response on an individual/collective level?

73 upvotes • r/askscience

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Are complex financial instruments like derivatives a strictly modern phenomenon? I.e., are there examples of civilizations in other time periods with complex financial systems? Or is this strictly a byproduct/facet of modern capitalism?

71 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there any examples of revolutionary change from monarchy to another system following the (natural) death of a monarch?

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Are there examples of historical societies using "meme numbers"? NSFW

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What are some instances of a person firmly supportive of the ruling class doing a 180 and working clearly and explicitly for "the people" later in life?

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Are there any historical examples of waning regional hegemonies/superpowers purposefully and willingly transitioning to emphasizing diplomacy as military and/or economic advantages subside or are eclipsed?

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Why is heat lighting more rarely accompanies by thunder?

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Why has domestication not resulted in longer living dogs (or has it, and I'm just not aware)?

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Since we now know plants communicate with one another chemically through their roots, are singly potted plants the equivalent of humans in solitary confinement? In other words, are plant lovers unknowingly torturing those they profess to love?

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Why was Mongolia's request to join the USSR rejected?	180	AskHistorians
Environmental Psychologists: Has research been done on how interior spaces with sharp vertices impacts mood/outlook? And/or, how would universally curved spaces in building interiors change human response on an individual/collective level?	73	askscience
Are complex financial instruments like derivatives a strictly modern phenomenon? I.e., are there examples of civilizations in other time periods with complex financial systems? Or is this strictly a byproduct/facet of modern capitalism?	71	AskHistorians
Are there any examples of revolutionary change from monarchy to another system following the (natural) death of a monarch?	5	AskHistorians
Are there examples of historical societies using "meme numbers"? NSFW	4	AskHistorians
What are some instances of a person firmly supportive of the ruling class doing a 180 and working clearly and explicitly for "the people" later in life?	3	AskHistorians
Are there any historical examples of waning regional hegemonies/superpowers purposefully and willingly transitioning to emphasizing diplomacy as military and/or economic advantages subside or are eclipsed?	1	AskHistorians
Why is heat lighting more rarely accompanies by thunder?	1	askscience
Why has domestication not resulted in longer living dogs (or has it, and I'm just not aware)?	1	askscience
Since we now know plants communicate with one another chemically through their roots, are singly potted plants the equivalent of humans in solitary confinement? In other words, are plant lovers unknowingly torturing those they profess to love?	1	askscience