Why is James Buchanan viewed as being such a bad president? Was he just unlucky to be the last president before the American Civil War, or did he make things worse? (old.reddit.com)
Erich von Däniken's 1968 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods infamously claimed that Ancient Egyptian society was built by extraterrestrial beings. What was the reaction at the time by Egyptians to these ideas? Were they offended by the implications? Did some think it could be true? (old.reddit.com)
What philosopher has similar views to this Nabokov quote: “For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population of phantoms resembling me increases. Somewhere they live, somewhere they multiply. I alone do not exist.” (old.reddit.com)
Bill Bryson in The Short History in Nearly Everything wrote, “The period immediately after the dinosaur extinction could well be known as the Age of Turtles.” What is it about turtles that made them so much more advanced and deadly than other animals at the time, and have they evolved since? (old.reddit.com)
Why doesn’t dog poop turn white anymore? I can’t remember the last time I saw white dog poop, but definitely remember seeing them everywhere back in the day (old.reddit.com)
I am homeless sleeping outside but I will finally have my own place come April against all odds. If anyone that's been homeless before, how was your transition and what steps you took to get mental help? (old.reddit.com)
How is it that wrongly accusing some people of rape can ruin their lives, while other people can be accused and proven to have raped someone and still go on with their lives like nothing happened? (old.reddit.com)
How does "hairball control" cat food prevent my cats from developing hairballs, or does it? And since I assume the food has been specially processed, does it raise any health risks for the cats? (old.reddit.com)
How is it that Alexander’s phalanx, with long two-handed spears and relatively closer formation and lighter armour/shields than other heavy troops, wasn’t devastated by archery? (old.reddit.com)
There are a lot of countries using a currency called "Dollar". Why is that name so widespread? And why do Canada and Australia, two former British colonies, use a "Dollar" currency as well, and not some kind of Canadian or Australian "Pound"? (old.reddit.com)
When I visited the Coliseum in Rome, I was fascinated by one of the vitrine displays about people living there as a de facto small town in the Middle Ages, its original purpose largely forgotten. What books or articles in English are there for me to learn more about this? (old.reddit.com)
Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria was severely mentally impaired and suffered up to 20 seizures a day during his reign. He had 5 attempting to consumate his marriage. However after abdicating in 1848 at 55 he lived nearly 30 more years. What was his life like post-abdication? (old.reddit.com)
Iceland has a famous women's strike in 1975 in which over 90 percent of woman participated and led to legislative reform a year later. How was it so successful? Why were they not replicated in other Western European countries with strong feminist movements? (old.reddit.com)
Why do a large number of ESL people preface their comments with "be gentle, English isn't my first language" and then write at a better level than 90% of English speaking Redditors? (old.reddit.com)
Children dying in a war is especially tragic. But when people say “they are killing women and children”, why is the death of women implied to be more tragic than men? You never hear “they are killing men and children!” (old.reddit.com)
Did ‘legendary warriors’ truly exist, or was the variance in fighting capabilities amongst ancient fighters much much smaller than what is conveyed in culture and myth? (old.reddit.com)
Why did Canada combine its military branches is 1968? And does it have any functional difference to countries that keep separate armies, navies, and air forces? (old.reddit.com)
I'm Dr. Stuart Ellis-Gorman, author of The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King. AMA about crossbows, medieval archery/guns, or most things medieval warfare! (old.reddit.com)
The TV show 'Stargate' apparently increased USAF recruitment, how true is this? And are there any other significant correlations between popular TV shows and increased recruitment or labour supply? (old.reddit.com)
Fighting has been an integral part of North American hockey. Has this been the the case in other countries? How was fighting treated in Soviet hockey? (old.reddit.com)
The Egyptian Obelisk in Central Park is thousands of years old. It seems utterly exposed to the elements. What is the history of the preservation of this Obelisk? Did Egypt ever complain or ask for it back? (old.reddit.com)
I hear people use the names Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, and Mesopotamia pretty much interchangeably on the internet, were they different cultures, the same culture, or different versions/ages of the same culture sort of like new/middle/old kingdom in Egypt? (old.reddit.com)
Is it immoral to think that politicians who start a war should be obligated to either serve or to have family serve on the front lines? (old.reddit.com)
Where do you draw the line between being kind/gentle with yourself vs having accountability with yourself to transform habits that negatively impact yourself and/or others? What habits/situations particularly do you apply this to? (old.reddit.com)
How do they decide if a road gets named ‘road’, ‘street’, ‘avenue’, ‘boulevard’, ‘drive’, etc? Is it completely random or is there some actual quality that each one has to have? (old.reddit.com)
Russia is having a lot of logistical difficulties in its invasion of Ukraine. Did the Soviet Union have the same problems supplying and feeding troops during its war in Afghanistan? (old.reddit.com)
[Serious] Scientists of Reddit, what's something you suspect is true in your field of study but you don't have enough evidence to prove it yet? (old.reddit.com)
I’m white and will be checking into a women’s rehab mostly for Navajo patients. Anything I need to know culturally so I don’t say or do anything stupid? (old.reddit.com)
Is the reason why girls go to the bathroom in a group to decrease the likelihood of being assaulted, physically or sexually during the trip? (old.reddit.com)
When you're in a public setting and your chair makes a sound like you let one rip, does anyone else desperately try and make the same sound again to let people know you didn't actually let one rip? (old.reddit.com)
Why do Redditors trust complete strangers to provide answers to questions that can be google’d in under 10 seconds? Especially non opinion based questions. (old.reddit.com)
I am an adult male - I hold in my smaller farts so I can create a much larger fart and “go nuclear” on certain coworkers. At what age does that get stupid? (old.reddit.com)
If the first photos of the Pillars of Creation were taken in 1995 by the Hubble telescope, then how does a picture of it exist in this 1960s film? (old.reddit.com)
As a girl, I haven’t had this question answered even by my own husband. Do dicks float in water? Say you’re in a bathtub soaking, does it float?? This question has been bugging me for YEARS. (old.reddit.com)
Why did embarrassing loser Jussie Smollet only get 150 day sentence and is now set free, meanwhile black people would get years worth of jail for selling/smoking weed? (old.reddit.com)
How do migratory birds who fly huge distances keep track of all the different predators and edible/non-edible foods they might encounter on their journeys? (old.reddit.com)
If you had the ability to instantly give any person an orgasm by pointing your hand at them like a finger gun and saying “pew”, how would you wield this power? (old.reddit.com)
Why do we directly use certain foreign titles like "Sultan" and "Czar", but translate other titles like the Chinese 公 becoming Duke (as opposed to Gong)? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Patrick Long, M.D. and I am a geneticist with a specific interest in the adult genetics field. I just started an adult genetics clinic, SequenceMD, to address the needs of this widely underserved population. AMA! (old.reddit.com)
Redditors who have ‘died’ and been resuscitated, what was your experience? Did you see bright lights? Nothing? Do you remember anything about it? (old.reddit.com)
How do I get past this: My mother IS a child molester. My dad knows/won’t leave her. I’m shattered inside now… How do I move on with life emotionally? (old.reddit.com)
[Serious] Have you ever purposefully tried to get revenge on someone only to realize it hurt them way worse than you intended? If so, what did you do? (old.reddit.com)
News outlets are reporting that Russia may soon default on its national debt. Historically, what has happened in countries that defaulted on their debt? (old.reddit.com)
My good friend is very overweight, smokes and drinks all the time. How do I get him to be healthier without coming off as judgemental? (old.reddit.com)
I live in an extremally religious country where premarital sex is almost impossible. If I travel to a more liberated country, am I gonna be able to find someone (who I'm attracted to) who is willing to have sex with me? (Not prostitution of course) (old.reddit.com)
My friend just told me she can't quit her job without a 2 week notice because her employer will deduct $500 if she does. That's like totally illegal, right? (old.reddit.com)
If a man who is over the age of 30 and a virgin is considered a Wizard than what does he become when he's 40? Like I will be in a few months. A sage, an archmagi or something else? (old.reddit.com)
In this article it is reported that, before selling it to the US, Alaska was offered to Liechtenstein. Was this a serious offer and did they offer it to other countries first? (old.reddit.com)
anyone feel like their brain doesn't work right and they can't seem to become good at anything and it prevents them from having success? (old.reddit.com)
Were suicides a big thing in the middle ages, and ancient era? Anyone have data if it's the modern world causing this pain or if humans have always been suicidal? (old.reddit.com)
Forbes 2021 list says there are over 2,700 billionaires with 13.1 trillion dollars in combined net worth. If each donated 10% (1.3 trillion) they could make a huge positive impact on the world, drastically reduce/end numerous world issues, and still be multi-billionaires. Why the fuck don't they? (old.reddit.com)
Why were men and, mainly, women in Victorian Britain prone to what is described as 'madness'? Was this due to a misunderstanding of mental illness at the time? Why does this diagnosis no longer seem as common today? (old.reddit.com)
Does anybody get sad every night? Idk why, I think of my parents dying almost every night. They're not even sick or anything, god bless. It's just that my dad is 70 (had me when he was in his mid 40s), and I can't stop thinking about it. They're my best friends, only people I love and that love me. (old.reddit.com)
Ive been struggling but i finally decided to organize my room but nobody i know is proud of me like i am the only one that is happy for me should i be proud? (old.reddit.com)
Why was it important for the allied forces to invade Russia right after WW1? What was it about the Bolshevik Revolution that had to be stopped immediately? Did it scare them and why? (old.reddit.com)
Christian monks and nuns began to form communities not long after the religion began to spread. But what about Jesus's message led people to think monasticism was a path he would approve of? (old.reddit.com)
Sweden had a formal State church until the year 2000. What was the relation like between the Church and the State under the four decade reign of social democratic party? Was there any conflict given the generally secular orientation of socialism? (old.reddit.com)
Would it be correct to say that the brain is built around a binary language, given that either a certain neuron is firing or it is not? (old.reddit.com)
How do you come to terms with wanting something so badly, but in the end it wasn’t for you? (a job, friendship, relationship, opportunity, etc.) (old.reddit.com)
do you guys cry sometimes when you see a picture of your children when they were kids? I found a lot of old pictures and I couldn't help but cry a bit. time passed so fast. (I'm a dude) (old.reddit.com)
Should I ask for a salary increase if I get fired by a company for their own reasons, and then they realized that my job is really important and they want me back? (old.reddit.com)
Astronauts have to schedule toilet breaks bc of the low gravity they don't feel when their bladder is full. But what about female astronauts on their period? How do they deal with the blood not properly flowing down bc of microgravity? (old.reddit.com)
It’s often stated that African slaves “brought” things to the New World like okra, watermelon, yams, benne seeds, etc. Were slaves actually allowed to choose and bring food and seeds with them, or is this just a figure of speech? (old.reddit.com)
As a black guy who doesn't use the n-word and has lived in several countries I'm confused as to why white Americans keep wondering why they shouldn't use it? (old.reddit.com)
Dr Bettany Hughes states "women have always been 50% of the population, but only occupy around 0.5% of recorded history." - how accurate is the 0.5% statistic? (old.reddit.com)
How does time of birth work when Daylight Saving Time ends? For instance, if a mother gives birth to twins this November 9th, the first at at 1:50am, the second at 2:10am/1:10am, does the younger of the twins get officially recorded as the elder? (old.reddit.com)
My mom grew up in rural New York State in the 1960s. She says that nearly every meal her mother cooked used a can of Campbell’s soup as a sauce base. Was that common at the time? If so, how did the Campbell company become so dominant in the market? (old.reddit.com)
In American historical movies we never see wind mills while they were common in most of Europe, is this historically correct? If so, how did 16-19th century Americans mill grain and corn? (old.reddit.com)