Why are people willing to take off clothes and get x-rayed to board a plane as a result of 9/11 but refuse to wear a mask for Covid in the name of personal freedoms? (old.reddit.com)
If you were given a “chance” to steal a very expensive product (smartphone, gaming laptop, etc) that you really want and can’t afford, with absolutely no repercussions, the police won’t be able to track you, no witnesses, no nothing, would you do it? (old.reddit.com)
A common question on this sub asks "who was history's Big Bad before Hitler?" That's interesting and all, but I want to know the inverse: who was history's Good Guy before Dr. King, Ghandi, or Mother Theresa? (old.reddit.com)
When “barbarians” were recruited into the Roman army, did they use the same armour and weapons as the Roman-born soldiers? Or did they use their traditional weapons? (old.reddit.com)
The outer electron of a Cesium-133 atom reverses its direction of spin when exposed to microwave radiation of precisely 9.19263177 GHz, which is the basis of the atomic clock. But what happens if the frequency is off slightly? What if it's a Hertz or two too high or too low? How does the atom react? (old.reddit.com)
Is not feeling emotions something that normally happens when you grow up? Like, when I was a kid, I could really FEEL emotions even when nothing unusual was happening and I experienced life much more "vividly", whereas nowadays I feel almost nothing even when something super dramatic happens. (old.reddit.com)
What's your opinion regarding the claim that women's rights have gone "too far in one direction" and now men and their rights are being harmed by it? (old.reddit.com)
Hawaii and the Philippines were colonized by America at around the same time. Why were the Filipinos able to assert their independence and Hawaiians not? (old.reddit.com)
Is it common for historians to refer to historical states by completely different names than what they were known as at the time(e.g. referring to the medieval Roman Empire as the "Byzantine" Empire)? (old.reddit.com)
Why are events like 9/11 or Pearl Harbor considered terror attacks but not events like America bombins Nagasaki or Hiroshima. Or any of the many places in the middle east? (old.reddit.com)
In asian countries where you take off your shoes at the door, do visits bring their own inside shoes or does the home owners provide them? (old.reddit.com)
How do people reconcile being pro-choice but support vaccine mandates & how do people reconcile being pro-life but against vaccine mandates? How can you selectively believe “my body my choice” in one circumstance but not the other? (old.reddit.com)
By the time of Cleopatra, most Egyptian pyramids were already thousands of years old. What did later Ancient Egyptians think or say about these relics of their even-more-ancient past? (old.reddit.com)
Surely the Earl of Sandwich wasn't the first guy who thought of putting food inside/in between bits of bread, right? Tell me about them. (old.reddit.com)
Is there a reason the Nazi and Soviet ministries of propaganda were called the Ministries of Propaganda and not something a bit more... propagandistic, like in dystopian fiction (Ministry of Truth) or more modern authoritarian states (Ministry of Publicity)? (old.reddit.com)
Childfree Women: How do you handle it when a close friend that was childfree decides to have children? Additionally, how have you managed to make specifically childfree friends? (old.reddit.com)
Wikipedia states, "The human nose is extremely sensitive to geosimin [the compound that we associate with the smell of rain], and is able to detect it at concentrations as low as 400 parts per trillion." How does that compare to other scents? (old.reddit.com)
The 1893 Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Yellow Face” depicts an interracial relationship and a mixed-race child with what seems like astonishing open-mindedness for the time period. What was the reaction to this when it was published? (old.reddit.com)
As a formerly clueless United States citizen, how can I learn more about “the troubles” in Northern Ireland in the 90s specifically regarding Irish travelers? (old.reddit.com)
Rather than having one federally mandated minimum wage, would a law that said each state had to have their minimum wage be either equal to or greater than the living wage for a single person be better? Why or why not? (old.reddit.com)
Are people with long covid considered compromised and more susceptible to further disease from covid reinfection, flu, bacterial infection etc? (old.reddit.com)
A professor told us that there was matriarchy in the Neolithic, but it was my belief this wasn't thought of as being the case anymore by scholars. Did matriarchy exist in the Neolithic? What's the current scholarly consensus on matriarchy in the Neolithic? (old.reddit.com)
Why do so many movies and TV shows have volume levels within the show that vary wildly? The scenes will be almost whisper quiet and then suddenly ear-splittingly loud. I find myself constantly having to change the volume when its too loud and then too quiet. Seems to happen with many shows/movies (old.reddit.com)
If you’re happily married for 10 years, and then your significant other drunkenly tells you they cheated once 9 years ago what would you do? (old.reddit.com)
Hospital staff have always been very careful, but with Covid-19 they are being even more careful. Has this had an impact on other hospital based infections? (old.reddit.com)
If people are allowed to request religious exemptions from taking vaccines, why can't atheists request an exemption from the Heartbeat Act? (old.reddit.com)
For a long time, Italians were not considered white and were described as inferior to those from England and Germany, yet the Roman Empire was held in incredibly high esteem all throughout European history. How were these two seemingly conflicting views reconciled with one other? (old.reddit.com)
Just like homophobes are uncomfortable with same sex relations today, one of the reasons being because it wasn’t the norm when they were younger, what drastic change to societal relations would make you uncomfortable in the future? Painting you out to be phobic? (old.reddit.com)
AMA: I'm Garrett Ryan, author of NAKED STATUES, FAT GLADIATORS, AND WAR ELEPHANTS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS. Ask me anything about my book! (old.reddit.com)
I feel bad when I make an Amazon order, and then 15 minutes later it ships. Like, fuck, someone is working his ass off right now while I'm drinking a rum & coke. Makes me feel like shit. Anyone else feel this way? (old.reddit.com)
Doesn't the sub UnpopularOpinion inherently fail at its task, as the truly unpopular takes would just be downvoted and rapidly vanish from sight? (old.reddit.com)
Why did French names such as Antoine, Andre, and Monique become common among African-Americans? Wikipedia mentions that they became popular in the 1950s and 60s but doesn't list any causes. (old.reddit.com)
Redditors who have been in coma for a long time (>1 yr) what was it like to "wake up" again? And how did you adjust to literally a long fast forward? (old.reddit.com)
Women of Reddit how would you feel about both partners in a marriage taking a brand new last name to begin a new legacy and traditions? (old.reddit.com)
Since gay people weren’t allowed to serve in the military until pretty recently did draft dodgers pretend to be gay during the Vietnam war? What were the repercussions or roadblocks to doing so? (old.reddit.com)
In 1790, Immanuel Kant makes the famous statement in his critique of judgment: “there will never be a Newton of the blade of grass”. The origin of species was first published in 1859, only 69 years later. Should we consider Darwin as the Newton of the blade of grass? (old.reddit.com)
You‘re cleaning your ears with a Q-tip. Out of a sudden you hear a click and you see an appearance infront of your eyes saying „Human settings“. What do you do? (old.reddit.com)
Women of different ethnicities how much did the lack of ethnic representation affect you while you were growing up ( Disney movies, dolls, magazine covers, lead actors/actresses etc)? (old.reddit.com)
Ok, so am I the only one who makes a loud screeching noise in their mind to see whether anyone flinches in order to see if they're a mind reader? I do this after I think of something weird. (old.reddit.com)
Pfizer vaccine was initially recommended to be stored at -60C to -80C for transportation. Is the vaccine still at a liquid state at this temperature or is it frozen solid? (old.reddit.com)
To what extent does using plastic cooking implements (both spatulas, spoons etc and Teflon pans) increase dietary exposure to microplastics? (old.reddit.com)
is there something I can install in my bathroom to prevent my wife from absolutely blowing up our bathroom every morning when she takes a dump? (old.reddit.com)
In 1994, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act became law, which criminalized blocking access to an abortion clinic. The bill had near unanimous support from Democrats, but why did 11 Republican senators including Mitch McConnell also vote in favor of this bill? (old.reddit.com)
How can I ascertain my birth place to get a birth certificate? My parents never gave me my birth certificate and refuse to tell me where I was born. (old.reddit.com)
Turkey lost 15% of its population in WWI, and Serbia lost 20%. In comparison, France and Germany lost 4.3% and 4%, respectively. What led to such massive death tolls in the east? (old.reddit.com)
Near the start of the pandemic I read vitamin D that deficiencies might be linked to (worse) cases of COVID-19. But nothing lately, what is the scientific staus on this? (old.reddit.com)
Someone recently told me that mean/toxic people tend to latch on to kind people. Do you believe this, and if so, when have you witnessed this to be true? (old.reddit.com)
Women who have been ridiculed for their looks in the past and have encountered the person(s) who ridiculed you years later: how did that encounter go? (old.reddit.com)
Alexander the great settled Greek and Macedonian soldiers in new cities throughout remote parts of Asia. Would this have been seen as a great deal for the soldiers? Or was Alexander dumping his veterans in poor, hostile areas in an attempt to install a loyal population base? (old.reddit.com)
Zoroastrianism was probably the most followed monotheistic religion for at least a thousand years. Yet to my knowledge, the Christian Bible and Jewish Talmud is silent on its existence. Why? (old.reddit.com)
Dolphins use echolocation to visualize objects around them, and are able to make a wide variety of sounds. Can they reproduce the echo or sound image of an object in order to communicate it to other dolphins? (old.reddit.com)
In Gibbon’s Decline and Fall, he estimates that in the time of Claudius, the Roman empire and its territories population totaled roughly one hundred and twenty million. Do contemporary estimates and data agree with that number? (old.reddit.com)
Can anyone shed some light on the transition from midwifes delivering babies in the United States to babies being delivered by doctors in hospitals? (old.reddit.com)
In British schools, Philip II of Spain (Felipe II) is not taught as a King of England, even though he held that title as co-monarch with Queen Mary. Why is this? (old.reddit.com)
A common critique of the Interstate Highway System is that it divided communities and tore through thousands of buildings during construction. Were similar critiques noted during the construction of railroads in old European cities? (old.reddit.com)
What is stopping the US from seeing marijuana reform at the federal level this year since it's wildly popular in both political parties and amongst independents? (old.reddit.com)
Car crash 8/29/21 WB I-70 Utah 53m west of Greenriver- id like to know if anyone knows or is the person who called 911 on the morning of 8/29 for a chevy suburban that rolled and found the driver ejected from the vehicle. Im looking to thank you, you saved my boyfriends life ❤ (old.reddit.com)
“Anemoia is a word coined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which means: nostalgia for a time you've never known.” What are somethings that give you this feeling? (old.reddit.com)
why don't corporations try to get Universal healthcare in America so that they don't have to pay for their workers healthcare anymore? (old.reddit.com)
How do you politely tell friends the reason you can't hang out with them, it's because your social life battery is running low and you need to recharge to enjoy more time with them? (old.reddit.com)
In "Braveheart", King Edward Longshanks orders his archers to fire on soldiers who are engaged in hand to hand combat on the battlefield, in the knowledge that they will hit his own men. Are there any historical examples of something like this ever happening? (old.reddit.com)
In 1971 over 96% of voters in Egypt, Libya, and Syria voted on merging together into the Federation of Arab Republics, if this vote was so popular, why did it fail? (old.reddit.com)
The Verona Arena is in shockingly good condition, and is still used for plays and operas 1,991 years after its completion. How was it so well preserved when most contemporary Roman amphitheaters are in ruins? (old.reddit.com)
Why is Jesus pictured as white in the west when he would have been anything but white. Christians, why would you accept a version of Christs image that is false? (old.reddit.com)
In the 1991 USSR coup and subsequent protests we see a lot of pictures of people flying the tricolour Russian flag. How someone could get a Russian flag in the middle of the Soviet Union in such a short time? (old.reddit.com)
Should I leave a negative review exposing the toxic behavior of a tech company I used to work for even after being threatened by one of their contractors yesterday? (old.reddit.com)