Those of you who stayed friends with an ex, how did you do it? How did the break up happen, how did the first phase after breakup look, how long did you need before a friendship could work? (old.reddit.com)
If God is “all-knowing”, “all-powerful”, and doesn’t want to people to worship anyone else but him, how does that not make him sound like an ego-centric, controlling, arrogant narcissist? (old.reddit.com)
Why is there so much range between the loudness of movies versus video games versus porn? Movies? Better turn that shit up to 80% of the TV's volume at least. Video games? 30% is plenty. 15% maybe even less if everyone else is asleep. Porn? 4% might blow the speakers. What gives? (old.reddit.com)
I recently received a very cool 19th-century book of flags from Romania. The weirdest thing, though, was the postage; it prominently featured Christopher Columbus, of all people. Why would an Italian who sailed to the Americas for Spain be a figure of cultural significance in Romania? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else eat penne pasta by sliding the tines of their fork through the pasta tubes rather than stabbing them or am I just weird? (old.reddit.com)
Is it true that the USA's Democrat party are not actually as left as the UK's Labour and actually closer to the right-wing Conservatives? (old.reddit.com)
Margaret Thatcher famously considered 'Yes, Minister' to be her favourite telly programme, and was one of many politicians to remark that it was somewhat true to life. To what extent were ministers really subverted by the civil service in the second half of the twentieth century? (old.reddit.com)
What’s the deal with Amazon? I feel like they used to have good recommendations for products and now they are pushing poor quality and no-name brands at me. Also, the star ratings are no longer reliable. Anyone noticed this? (old.reddit.com)
How, in a matter of 20 years or so, did we go from scolding children for being too close to the TV to having the computer 2 inches from our face in bed for several hours? (old.reddit.com)
The first Ming Emperor supposedly wrote a poem called the Hundred-word Eulogy, giving great praise to Islam and allowing mosques to be built in his cities. How deep was his interest likely to have been and how much of a role did Islam play in the Empire as a whole? (old.reddit.com)
Is disliking pineapple on pizza just a mene? Because I legit love the taste of it. The juicy pineapple goes so well with the hot cheese, it just tastes so delightful (old.reddit.com)
Why do people like branding themselves as a "bad bitch" and essentially be proud of mistreating others, being mean and narcissistic and generally being a dick to everyone? (old.reddit.com)
Non-English speaker of reddit, have you ever wanted to argue someone so hard on the internet but then you are struggling to put the words in English about your points so you just like "fuck it" and just leave it? (old.reddit.com)
Is it normal to never have developed social skills as a child because you frequently yelled and got in trouble in school, so you became silent in order to stay out of trouble? (old.reddit.com)
How did the majority of baby boomers go from “don’t believe everything you see on the internet” to believing almost everything they see on social media? (old.reddit.com)
Thebes was the most populous city in the world when Pharaoh Akhentaten chose to relocate the capital to Akhetaten (Amarna), over 300mi away. What happened to Thebes during the Amarna Period; was it completely abandoned? (old.reddit.com)
“You are such a pig” means you eat too much. “You are such a chicken” means you are scared. What does it mean when one animal says to another, “You are such a human”? (old.reddit.com)
Any other curious souls driven crazy by the lack of explanation when someone makes a post about an unexpected death (family member, pet, etc)? When all of the comments are "I'm so sorry for your loss" but all I want to know is WHAT HAPPENED (old.reddit.com)
The Nazis deliberately allowed diseases to spread amongst concentration camp inmates as part of their extermination efforts, did this policy ever backfire and lead to large numbers of sick guards? (old.reddit.com)
Does anybody else hate how the Internet now feels like 7 major websites which are all interconnected, whereas it used to feel like a vast place with something new around every corner? (old.reddit.com)
Am I the only one who refused to buy a product or service even if I really need it if I remember seeing an annoying advertisement on it like on youtube? (old.reddit.com)
Why do most ancient Indian structures have so much nudity despite being so conservative in modern days? We don't see much of nudity in other architectures, so I was curious why Indian architecture was so progressive in ancient eras. (old.reddit.com)
Have cockroaches always been an object of such strong repulsion and loathing from people, or it's just a consequence of modern society and its higher standards of hygiene? (old.reddit.com)
Why have labor unions in the Hollywood film industry remained so strong and protected despite the long and largely successful American history of breaking down unions, reducing collective bargaining power, and empowering capital to generally outmaneuver them? (old.reddit.com)
At 9:21 tonight, it will be the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century. What will you be doing? (old.reddit.com)
In the US, why is it that in the 50s and 60s if a friend you lost touch with showed up at your front door without invitation it was seen as a pleasant surprise, but today it’d be seen as scary/stalking or people call the police? (old.reddit.com)
The years 1997-1999 saw a massive outpouring of (still) wildly popular animated shows, especially geared towards adults such as Family Guy, Futurama, King of the Hill, South Park, and others. What led to this seemingly sudden flood? (old.reddit.com)
Today, Catholics lead every branch of the US government. Has Catholic representation at the highest levels of American government ever existed to this large of a degree before and when/how did Catholicism become acceptable to the American Protestant mainstream? (old.reddit.com)
How would you react if a girl you slept with (let’s say 10yrs ago) reaches out to you today & confessed to getting pregnant back then, & you are the father of her now 10 year old child. (old.reddit.com)
I've come to realize that what may really be missing from my life is a nemesis. Who would be willing to take up that role, and what are your qualifications? (old.reddit.com)
Women in serious relationships/married etc, everyone says 'communication is key' but what exactly does that mean to you and how do you do it? (old.reddit.com)
Why is it acceptable for people of color to say things about or against white people that would be deemed racist if the situation was reversed? (old.reddit.com)
From 1835 to 1907, British Parliament made it illegal for a man to marry the sister of his dead wife. Why did the Victorians consider this such a big social problem? Also, how did they get around the fact that the Bible endorses similar marriages? (old.reddit.com)
You die and the first thing you see in the afterlife are three buttons: "Next level", "Spectate" and "Restart". Which one do you press and why? (old.reddit.com)
The word 'comrade' is closely linked with the popular image of the Soviet Union. It seems ubiquitous both in official and everyday usage. How often did people actually use it? And did it disappear immediately after 1991? (old.reddit.com)
We often hear about how the Columbian exchange profoundly changed European cuisines (such as tomatoes in Italy). But how far did the introduction of Old World foodstuffs to the Americas change indigenous cuisines in the immediate aftermath of colonisation and contact? (old.reddit.com)
Telling a user to kill themselves or responding to a question about suicide with a method will result in a permanent ban. Please stop telling people methods to kill themselves. (old.reddit.com)
Sexually experienced women of Reddit who married or are seriously dating virgins, what are the challenges with that arrangement, and how would you describe the overall experience? (old.reddit.com)
The main thing I know about Andrew Jackson is he was a massive racist who genocided the Cherokee. Why was he considered by many until recently to be a great American politician? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else occasionally skip songs in a playlist, not because you don't like the song, but because you don't currently want to feel the emotion that the song brings back? (old.reddit.com)
Why did shaving nicks (and other trivial wounds) not relatively frequently result in death in the ancient world? Or, if it did, why did some cultures continue to place an emphasis on clean-shaven fashion, like republican Rome? (old.reddit.com)
If there was a $50,000 prize for successfully hiding a penny inside a house that would be searched by a team of 20 searchers for a 5 hour search period, where would you hide it? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else feels that physical health is often seen as more important than mental health just because the former can be more easily seen and measured compared the latter? (old.reddit.com)
“There’s no such thing as a stupid question” is a pretty popular phrase. Teachers, what are some stupid fucking questions that you’ve been asked? (old.reddit.com)
If Alexa isn't "listening" unless you use the "wake word", then how does it process and react to the wake word while it's being said? And WHO is using Alexa to spy on everyone, and what for? (old.reddit.com)
My wife is 8.5 months pregnant with our first child. Fathers of reddit, what's it like to become a father, and what can I do to best support my wife during these next few months? (old.reddit.com)
I will be seeing a mtf friend of the family in a few weeks for the first time since they transitioned. What are some good tips for the first coming-out meet up? (old.reddit.com)
How does someone in their late 20s meet people if they are already out of college, unemployed, and not like going to bars because of social anxiety? (old.reddit.com)
Guns are legal in some states but nunchacks aren't. If I connect two guns with a chain to create a pair of gunchacks are they legal or not? (old.reddit.com)
I'm a biracial woman who moved to rural arkansas from Portland. I can't even go to Walmart without people staring and me and whispering to each other. Is this normal in Arkansas? (old.reddit.com)
The 1776 Commission says that it's wrong to call the Founding Fathers hypocrites or liars over the issue of slavery and their belief in principled rights. What was the contemporary response of this apparent hypocrisy at the time of the Declaration and the Constitution? (old.reddit.com)
If cannibalism is immoral because you’re eating something of equal intelligence and emotional capability than why is it still okay to eat octopuses with all that we know about them? (old.reddit.com)
Why did rock music go from one of the most prominent musical genres in pop culture for around 40 years to practically nonexistent in the 2010s? (old.reddit.com)
How was the moment when you realized that your self-esteem had been restored? For example, the moment where you saw yourself in the mirror and you liked it and you felt comfortable with what you saw (old.reddit.com)
What were the reasons given to East Berlin citizens, as to why they would be killed if they attempted to cross the border into West Berlin? (old.reddit.com)
Do you enjoy your partner as a person, etc. But there are just signs that you don’t want to be together forever? What are those signs for you? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone else ever have those weird moments where you trip the fuck out for a second when you really sit and think about what your name is? Or like the fact that it’s literally just a noise? (old.reddit.com)
How come so many Americans defiantly believe the constitutional amendments cannot be changed when they themselves were alterations to the original constitution? (old.reddit.com)
After you die, you have to choose a single spot on Earth where your spirit will be locked in place and forced to observe for the next one million years. Whats the most interesting location you’d choose? (old.reddit.com)
Were there successful attempts to absorb Jesus into the Roman Pantheon, as a emanation of a traditional God, as often happened with local faiths across the Empire. (old.reddit.com)