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What's the earliest known discovery of what would later be known as petroleum? Was it ever unknowingly used and described in the premodern world?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Rags to riches throughout history?

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What would happen if you grafted a muscle (e.g. part of a tongue) into a very different muscle (e.g. a bicep)? Would it integrate? How would it function?

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Why is milk more refreshing than other drinks after eating cakey/bready foods?

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Why does viewing an LCD screen from an angle distort some colors and not others?

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When did human ancestors lose the ability to synthesize all necessary amino acids? Which animals can/cannot do so?

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Have any cultures or civilizations had fewer or more than 4 cardinal directions? Why do we only have 4?

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I'm an average male. If I drink an alcoholic drink over the course of 10 minutes, at what time will I be the most inebriated?

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Why does paper curl when it gets wet?

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What happens at the exact center of a low-pressure system?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the earliest known discovery of what would later be known as petroleum? Was it ever unknowingly used and described in the premodern world?	28	AskHistorians
Rags to riches throughout history?	27	AskHistorians
What would happen if you grafted a muscle (e.g. part of a tongue) into a very different muscle (e.g. a bicep)? Would it integrate? How would it function?	23	askscience
Why is milk more refreshing than other drinks after eating cakey/bready foods?	22	askscience
Why does viewing an LCD screen from an angle distort some colors and not others?	22	askscience
When did human ancestors lose the ability to synthesize all necessary amino acids? Which animals can/cannot do so?	18	askscience
Have any cultures or civilizations had fewer or more than 4 cardinal directions? Why do we only have 4?	17	AskHistorians
I'm an average male. If I drink an alcoholic drink over the course of 10 minutes, at what time will I be the most inebriated?	17	askscience
Why does paper curl when it gets wet?	16	askscience
What happens at the exact center of a low-pressure system?	14	askscience