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How did the "right side up" view of the Earth, aka North = up, become the norm for all globes and maps?

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[WP] Humans gain superhuman abilities when cheered on by others. You are a successful and popular gladiator in this world, facing a woman with no fans in this arena. Somehow, the fight is not going well for you...

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Has the "Uncanny Valley" effect been found or measured in other species besides humans?

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What is the distinction between being "descended from dinosaurs" and "being a dinosaur" in regard to modern bird species?

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Why do interchangeable lens cameras have X number of "autofocus points" and not just the ability to autofocus anywhere across the view/sensor at any time?

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If there were an object that absorbed all wavelengths of light, reflecting none of them to our eyes, what would we see if we looked towards it in broad daylight?

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Can something travel against the expansion of space such that it stays in one "spot" relative to everything else, and would anything weird happen to it, relatively, if it did?

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[CW] Start a chain of comment Haikus where each user may only write one of the 3 lines, per poem.

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With all the methods of determining the date of an object we have today, would they be able to determine if an object had come from the future?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the "right side up" view of the Earth, aka North = up, become the norm for all globes and maps?	8938	askscience
[WP] Humans gain superhuman abilities when cheered on by others. You are a successful and popular gladiator in this world, facing a woman with no fans in this arena. Somehow, the fight is not going well for you...	12	WritingPrompts
Has the "Uncanny Valley" effect been found or measured in other species besides humans?	1	askscience
What is the distinction between being "descended from dinosaurs" and "being a dinosaur" in regard to modern bird species?	1	askscience
Why do interchangeable lens cameras have X number of "autofocus points" and not just the ability to autofocus anywhere across the view/sensor at any time?	1	askscience
If there were an object that absorbed all wavelengths of light, reflecting none of them to our eyes, what would we see if we looked towards it in broad daylight?	1	askscience
Can something travel against the expansion of space such that it stays in one "spot" relative to everything else, and would anything weird happen to it, relatively, if it did?	1	askscience
[CW] Start a chain of comment Haikus where each user may only write one of the 3 lines, per poem.	1	WritingPrompts
With all the methods of determining the date of an object we have today, would they be able to determine if an object had come from the future?	1	askscience