[Serious] Therapists, what is something people are afraid to tell you because they think it's weird, but that you've actually heard a lot of times before? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else feel like the pandemic has taken off years of crucial time and we may never start/get on with things we were supposed to? (old.reddit.com)
Right, why do you not have to pay for the fire department to put out the fire burning your house down, but you do have to pay for an ambulance to take you to the hospital AND then the care you receive from them? (old.reddit.com)
Just a guy here with a question. When you're driving a car and wearing high heels, which part of the shoe is resting on the floor of the foot well? Is it pivoting off of the tip of the heel? (old.reddit.com)
The science fiction genre in Africa supposedly started in Cameroon with the 1932 novel Nnanga Kon and Nigeria with the 1934 novel Gandoki. What was the literary scene like in the two countries at the time? Is there any reason why those two countries in particular would be where things started? (old.reddit.com)
Why is it that a single good deed isn’t enough to pardon a life of evilness but a single act of evil is enough to condemn a life of good deeds? (old.reddit.com)
The American Nazi Party had some big rallies in the 30s. What was the motive for its members, given how German-centric the Nazi platform was? (old.reddit.com)
Was there an Allied plan for taking back Europe if Britain was lost to invasion? Was it to just hope the Soviets could manage it? Or to focus everything on North Africa? Both? Neither? (old.reddit.com)
Why is it that a single good deed isn’t enough to pardon a life of evilness but a single act of evil is enough to condemn a life of good deeds? (old.reddit.com)
Which is worse: forced to do something you hate, or not being able to do something you like? From a neurological perspective? From a philosophical perspective? (old.reddit.com)
Why are so many religious figures pro-Trump/anti-Biden when the latter seem to be way more religious? Is it just example of loud minority? (old.reddit.com)
Germany lost 13% of it's European territory after WW1, and roughly 25% of its territory after WW2 which largely make up modern day Poland and Kaliningrad. What happened to all the Germans living in those areas? (old.reddit.com)
What are some luxury items, which you never knew existed, which only the mega rich can afford, that blows your mind and you wouldn't mind having or is just an example of how people have too much money and not enough sense? (old.reddit.com)
[Serious] What are some entry level jobs with room to move up, that actually hire people at entry level without requiring years of experience? (old.reddit.com)
Can you guys recommend free lectures from well known colleges about the most influential philosophers? Such as coruses or specfic lectures about Plato or Kant. (old.reddit.com)
You're a backwards burglar. Instead of stealing from your victims, you leave something for them. But you still want your victims to suffer, so what would you leave in order to cause the most suffering? (old.reddit.com)
The British East India Company was around for 274 years. The Dutch EIC was around for 198 years. Both administered empires. Modern day mega-corporations do not tend to exist on this kind of time scale. What was the experience like of being a low to mid level employee of a corporation of that scope? (old.reddit.com)
Why don’t microwaves have their wattage on the inside door instead of sending you on a goose egg hunt to find out how long you should heat something? (old.reddit.com)
Documents from many huge companies were sent flying over Manhattan after the towers fell. Was any confidential information unintentionally gleaned from these files? Was there a concerted recovery effort to ensure client privacy, or did people focus on the obviously graver issues at hand (old.reddit.com)
Best history of philosophy book written as a continuous coherent narrative? (e.g. Kenny is discontinuous, organised by branches rather than only chronology) (old.reddit.com)
Why is World War I, potentially the most important set of events in human history, glossed over or ignored in the American public educational system? (old.reddit.com)
So am I the only person who doesn't like personalized content not (primarily) because of being tracked, but just because I don't like having 10 more similar products shoved into my face after briefly looking at one? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else repeat in their head the same line of a song over and ober again, just because that's something your brain decided to do? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else think TikTok is extremely dangerous? It's influences on young children is unbelievably poisonous, and is leading the charge to the regression of society? (old.reddit.com)
From a modern perspective, the humor in Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies seems to be far ahead of its time and more similar to modern surreal/absurdist humor than anything released in the 40s/50s. What was the contemporary reaction to it? Did audiences at the time understand it? (old.reddit.com)
The British East India Company was one of the richest companies in human history. So why did it not end up using its riches to rebel against Great Britain and become a fully independent state during the 19th century? (old.reddit.com)
In popular culture in the West, Russians are noted as being especially tough and 'hardcore.' What led to this? Their suffering in WWII and events like Chernobyl? A fear of Soviets and a vilification of them as 'beasts'? Something else? (old.reddit.com)
Japanese castles seem to be built as a series of layers of earth held in with retaining walls, whereas European castles tend to have freestanding walls even if built on a hill. What led to these styles of fortification design being so different? Was one markedly more labour-intensive than the other? (old.reddit.com)
You no longer have to work, all your financial needs will be taken care of, but you have to dedicate the rest of your life to any endeavor that helps better the world in any way. What do you choose to dedicate your life to? (old.reddit.com)
Why is the United States the "Land of the Free" when it has the highest proportion of imprisoned people and the highest proportion of people living paycheck-to-paycheck among Western nations? (old.reddit.com)
Why isn't there a single website that all jobs go through so you don't have to re-enter every single fucking detail of your application 3 times for one job? (old.reddit.com)
Why was the Venetian Navy so dominant in the 15 / 16 / 17th centuries? Why were the Ottomans unable to land an invasion force and take the city of Venice? (old.reddit.com)
Is it only me who has a random intense desire to go to the middle of a thunderstorm and just let everything out? Start screaming, shouting as loud as you can, the thunder blasting around you while the wind push you from one side to the other? Just be in the middle of that element (old.reddit.com)
Am I the only one that starts a new job with high hopes of doing my best, sees the toxic workplace, terrible people, and unprofessionalism, and says "the hell with it?" (old.reddit.com)
I was watching the youtube channel "The Great War" the other day and the host mentioned that Germany’s highest military honor was the "Pour le mérite" medal. Since France and Germany were sworn enemies at the time, why did Germany gave its highest military honor a french name ? (old.reddit.com)
When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1536-41, they were portrayed as greedy, immoral, practically brothels, full of fake relics and miracles, etc. How much of this was truth and how much was propaganda? (old.reddit.com)
In Roman cities, so many aspects of what we think of as private home life - eating, bathing, shaving - were done in public. How did this impact cultural feelings of community, home life, and personal privacy? (old.reddit.com)
If Blue, Red and Yellow are the primary colors then why are Blue, Red and Green (RBG) used for generating colors in computer programs? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: We are genetics experts here to discuss how underrepresentation of some populations in research can impact medicine and health. Ask us anything! (old.reddit.com)
I’ve been thinking of starting a nonprofit that links volunteers with elderly people that have no friends. Do you think this is feasible or a good idea? (old.reddit.com)
is there an organization similar to AA minus the religious aspect? I’m trying desperately to get sober but am very turned off by the major role religion plays into the AA organization. I don’t know who to ask or where to start. (old.reddit.com)
In the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Davy Jones' ship "The Flying Dutchman" is shown to possess triple bow chaser cannons. Were such cannon ever used by any navy? And in general, how did ships giving pursuit attempt to engage the enemy? (old.reddit.com)
Given the exponential growth in philosophy in the past century and given the OPPORTUNITY COST, is it worth spending time reading and interpreting primary texts in the "great philosophers" like Plato, Kant, etc. as opposed to spending all of one's time in contemporary texts? (old.reddit.com)
I am a noble in a South Nigerian kingdom in the mid-19th century (a few decades before colonization). I have never left my kingdom but I am quite well-off by local standards. What are the living conditions like? How much do I know about the wider world outside West Africa? (old.reddit.com)
Russia is a vast place. After the 1917 revolution, were there isolated peasant communities that were out of the loop for a long period of time? (old.reddit.com)
Dear Truckers of the world, what kind of weird, filthy, fun or shocking storys can you tell us, that you encountered on highway service stations? (old.reddit.com)
Why do UK sports perform as a whole nation at the Olympics but as separate entities in events like soccer/football, rugby, or cricket? (old.reddit.com)
You can cure any illness by punching the person really hard in the face. It has a 50% success chance, and you can't tell/explain anyone about this. How do you use this power? (old.reddit.com)
In The Compleat Angler (1653) three complete strangers quickly enter into protracted conversation and eventually lodge together. In Barry Lyndon (set in the 1750s) Barry is invited to eat with strangers within seconds of meeting. Was it common for random people to just...hang out? (old.reddit.com)
The effects of "shellshock" are widely studied in the modern military, but it must have always been a massive factor in war. How far back were the effects of war on the human psychology documented? And how have views of those struggling with shellshock changed since war began? (old.reddit.com)
Stonewall is now portrayed as the 'start' of global gay rights, but laws around homosexuality had been liberalized in other countries by this time. How much would that have been reported and discussed in the US, what would have been the relative impact compared to local police harassment on events? (old.reddit.com)
Is it possible for the human immune system to "forget" any pathogen after vaccination as time passes? How does this work considering that information on certain pathogens are also retained by the immune system and does this vary based on different pathogens? (old.reddit.com)
What stopped William I of England and other English monarchs that held land in France and England at the same time from declaring their French holdings part of The Kingdom of England? (old.reddit.com)
Women who play video games, when was the last time something in the game was so sexist it made you feel uncomfortable, or even guilty? (old.reddit.com)
Do you also sometimes get so fed up with work, that you just open job offers website and search for a new job, without actual intention of ever applying? (old.reddit.com)
Julius Caesar and some of his generation were described as dressing, talking, and behaving in a sort of cool and edgy way--which ruffled the feathers of the conservative factions. Are there other similar examples of a "proto" counter-culture movement in ancient societies? (old.reddit.com)
Do the presence of supernatural events in narratives call into doubt the historicity of the entire narrative? Can we view an account with miracles as reliable? This would include denying the existence of anyone who we only know their existence through narratives with supernatural accounts? (old.reddit.com)
I’m a Soviet worker reading Pravda on the morning of October 14, 1964. The front page headline states that Nikita Khrushchev has resigned due to old age and health concerns. How hard would it be for me to learn the true nature of the General Secretary’s fall from power? (old.reddit.com)
Today is Marcus Aurelius' birthday. Was he really as good as history remembers him? And what were his subjects attitudes to him during his reign? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else have a specific map in their dreams where all their dreams take place, always the same locations you've seen before and you know the layout and directions how how to get around your dream world? None of my friends have the same. (old.reddit.com)
So, I have a big dog (150 LB), and I will just lay next to him, I lay on the floor frequently, and rest my head on his chest and listen to his heartbeat. I have anxiety, and this calms me down, but I feel like I'm weird for doing it. And I was wondering 'is it weird?' (old.reddit.com)
As a woman living during the time periods of ancient Greece or Rome, would I live in constant fear of being sexually assaulted due to the normality of sexual assault (specifically men against women) through slavery at those times? When did it stop becoming less of an issue? (old.reddit.com)
[Serious] Sailors, seamen and overall people who spend a vast amount of time in the ocean. Have you ever witnessed something you would catalog as supernatural or unusual? What was it like? (old.reddit.com)
Have you ever hit a point, where you have no social life, but can't bother starting new relationships, because it will be too time-consuming to match with new people? (old.reddit.com)
The internet, despite being a great way for the masses to access knowledge, is also responsible for spreading huge amounts of misinformation and popularizing conspiracy theories. Did something similar happen with the invention of the printing press? (old.reddit.com)
Redditors who suspected Ellen DeGeneres was a horrible person before it became common knowledge, what other celebrity do you suspect is awful but isn't widely known for being a jerk? (old.reddit.com)
As a 20-30 year old, you are offered the chance to live rent-free in a retirement or nursing home with the caveat that you must make an effort to spend at least a few hours/day with the other residents (sharing meals, hanging out, etc...). Would you take this opportunity and why or why not? (old.reddit.com)
Did Walter Mondale really believe he could beat Ronald Reagan in 1984 or did he know he was in for a beating but chose to be the party’s sacrificial lamb? (old.reddit.com)