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Why is Henry Kissinger one of the most famous Secretaries of State? What makes him more important and better remembered than other Secretaries of State?

297 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If Nazi Germany had survived for a few more months than it did, would America have also used the Atomic Bomb on them?

133 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If I were exposed to a virus one of my ancestors became immune to 100,000 years ago (and none of their descendants had since been in contact with it) would I also be immune to it?

67 upvotes • r/askscience

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When it was constructed, the Maginot Line, by design, would force Germany to attack through Belgium in the event of a future war with France. Were Franco-Belgian relations damaged at all by this?

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Why didn't the early universe collapse into a black hole?

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Why isn't the universe just one big black hole with the mass of everything?

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Has there ever been an example of a war where one side was on the brink of victory, the other with no hope of winning, when at the 11th hour a colossal blunder by the would-be-victors reverses the tables entirely?

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Why isn't vertical/indoor farming more of a thing?

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Is the sudden stratospheric warming event that's ongoing in Europe and the Arctic due to climate change or is it just a freak weather event that could have happened anyway?

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[NSFW] Is there any evidence to suggest that Germany was made "genetically healthier" at all as a result of Nazi eugenics? NSFW

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Henry Kissinger one of the most famous Secretaries of State? What makes him more important and better remembered than other Secretaries of State?	297	AskHistorians
If Nazi Germany had survived for a few more months than it did, would America have also used the Atomic Bomb on them?	133	AskHistorians
If I were exposed to a virus one of my ancestors became immune to 100,000 years ago (and none of their descendants had since been in contact with it) would I also be immune to it?	67	askscience
When it was constructed, the Maginot Line, by design, would force Germany to attack through Belgium in the event of a future war with France. Were Franco-Belgian relations damaged at all by this?	6	AskHistorians
Why didn't the early universe collapse into a black hole?	1	askscience
Why isn't the universe just one big black hole with the mass of everything?	1	askscience
Has there ever been an example of a war where one side was on the brink of victory, the other with no hope of winning, when at the 11th hour a colossal blunder by the would-be-victors reverses the tables entirely?	1	AskHistorians
Why isn't vertical/indoor farming more of a thing?	1	askscience
Is the sudden stratospheric warming event that's ongoing in Europe and the Arctic due to climate change or is it just a freak weather event that could have happened anyway?	1	askscience
[NSFW] Is there any evidence to suggest that Germany was made "genetically healthier" at all as a result of Nazi eugenics? NSFW	0	askscience