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It is often said that families split to fight in opposing sides of the US civil war. Were there any reported cases of family arguments over secession escalating to murder?

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Is there evidence of a net brain-drain out of the South after the Civil War?

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When Siri transmits speech from a phone to a data center for speech recognition, is that speech encoded the same as a mobile phone call, or is it encoded in higher fidelity?

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On what date was the last newspaper extra published in the U.S.?

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Do terrestrial plants ever poison or otherwise attack other plants?

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Temperature is related to average KE. Interstellar space is said to have a temperature of 3 degrees K. Does that mean interstellar particles are barely moving?

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Why do planets and moons tend to have orbits within a single plane, whereas some galaxies are relatively globular?

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The U.S. has a few traditional core values (freedom, enterprise, etc.) that are widely recognized as such. What traditional core values do Russians recognize as particular to the Russia?

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If the Solar System were located near the center of the Milky Way, would the density of stars there be high enough to cause Earth's night to be somewhat day-like?

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In popular culture, when did smoking a tobacco pipe first become widely associated with intellectuals?

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It is often said that families split to fight in opposing sides of the US civil war. Were there any reported cases of family arguments over secession escalating to murder?	25	AskHistorians
Is there evidence of a net brain-drain out of the South after the Civil War?	19	AskHistorians
When Siri transmits speech from a phone to a data center for speech recognition, is that speech encoded the same as a mobile phone call, or is it encoded in higher fidelity?	14	askscience
On what date was the last newspaper extra published in the U.S.?	13	AskHistorians
Do terrestrial plants ever poison or otherwise attack other plants?	12	askscience
Temperature is related to average KE. Interstellar space is said to have a temperature of 3 degrees K. Does that mean interstellar particles are barely moving?	12	askscience
Why do planets and moons tend to have orbits within a single plane, whereas some galaxies are relatively globular?	11	askscience
The U.S. has a few traditional core values (freedom, enterprise, etc.) that are widely recognized as such. What traditional core values do Russians recognize as particular to the Russia?	9	AskHistorians
If the Solar System were located near the center of the Milky Way, would the density of stars there be high enough to cause Earth's night to be somewhat day-like?	8	askscience
In popular culture, when did smoking a tobacco pipe first become widely associated with intellectuals?	8	AskHistorians