Is it true that maternal death in childbirth spiked in the 17th century when male doctors began to take over from traditional midwives? (old.reddit.com)
Do you ever fantasize about just leaving your whole life, career and social circle behind and starting anew somewhere else? If yes, why? (old.reddit.com)
If a job says "must be fluent in Mandarin" why don't they post the entire ad in Mandarin, that way only genuinely fluent people could apply? (old.reddit.com)
Are there foods that actually are superfoods? I mean, are there any foods out there that extremely effect your body from just one eat? (old.reddit.com)
In the 1940s (specifically 1942), if someone moved abroad, say the US to the UK, how would they go about changing banks? Would they withdraw all their money, carry it with them, and open a new account? (old.reddit.com)
In 1973, the Southern Baptist Convention's news service declared Roe v. Wade had, “advanced the cause of religious liberty, human equality and justice". One of the lawyers for Roe was an SBC member. They passed pro-Choice resolutions in 1971, 1974 and 1976. How did the SBC become pro-Life? (old.reddit.com)
Why "society" acts like the clit is hard to find; I don't understand where all the jokes come from. It's right there. Do most men seriously struggle with that or am I missing some Meta? (old.reddit.com)
Why do we not simply introduce a third category "Diverse" instead of only male/female sports and having them fit into one of those both categories? (old.reddit.com)
Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman served as co-chairs of Planned Parenthood. Barry Goldwater’s wife was a founding member. George H.W. Bush, as a congressman, spoke in support of family planning on the house floor. When did Planned Parenthood and family planning become toxic to politicians? (old.reddit.com)
Why is the Arabian slave trade of Black Africans never discussed? Considering the Arabian slave trade ran longer in time, with more slaves, and more deaths. Also the fact that this trade is still operating today. (old.reddit.com)
Do you also have no opinion on the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial because the Internet is filled with clickbait, lies, groupthink, brigading and bias? (old.reddit.com)
Diseases like Ebola and Rabies are much more fatal in humans than in their host species. Are there any diseases that are relatively safe in humans, but are lethal in animals? (old.reddit.com)
A recent Slate article claims that "[t]o colonial Americans, termination [of pregnancies] was as normal as the ABCs and the 123s." Is this true? (old.reddit.com)
Why do schools find school shootings so horrible yet don't crack down on bullying, which makes up a noticeably large percentage of motives for school shootings? (old.reddit.com)
In the US, onions are the only commodity that can not be traded as a futures contract due to 1958 Onion Futures Act. Why was this restriction not repealed along with other deregulation measures of 80s and 90s? Why was onion seen as different from other commodities? (old.reddit.com)
How much was the demise of American streetcars caused by nefarious actions by the automotive industry versus more subtle "natural" or "market" forces? (old.reddit.com)
Is it true that some heterosexual men have gay sex, not because they are attracted to men but because they can't attract women and therefore have sex with men just for releasing their sexual frustration? (old.reddit.com)
My entire apartment has just started to smell like gas... like the gas you fill the tank with for your outside grill. Should I be worried? Are there (past exporation date) foods that smell like gas? What should I do? (old.reddit.com)
A friend of mine passed away recently, and now his Spotify account name shows a series of digits instead of his name. Are his playlists going to be lost soon? (old.reddit.com)
Ancient Roman elites and historians discussed alt!history scenarios where Alexander the Great turned west instead of east, and fought against Rome. (Unsurprisingly, the consensus was that the Romans would defeat him.) Are there any other ancient examples of alt!history discussion and speculation? (old.reddit.com)
Is there a consensus in the scientific community that the perception of time passing is a sense similar to sight & hearing? The University of Dublin recognizes time blindness as a condition and accommodates students with it. Is this rare? (old.reddit.com)
Do your music tastes stop evolving as you get older? Why does it seem like 'older' people listen to music only from decades long past? (old.reddit.com)
I’m [26 F] and all the sudden have a strong pregnancy risk kink. Is this my body’s way of getting me to shoot out kids or is this a coincidence? (old.reddit.com)
You have 5 minutes to prepare before a guy breaks into your house with the intention to kill you. You can not exit your house. What is your strategy to survive? (old.reddit.com)
If going at the speed of sound creates a sonic boom, then hypothetically, if a light source was accelerated to the speed of light, would there be a big "light wave"? (old.reddit.com)
I got a new deodorant recently that says that it has no aluminum or parabens. Is there research showing that aluminum and parabens are harmful in the quantities that they usually come in in deodorant? (old.reddit.com)
Why is saying "I love you" portrayed as having a meaning similar to something like "let's get married, have a dozen kids, and spend the rest of eternity together" in American movies/series? (old.reddit.com)
Given Nazi Germany’s hatred of disabled people, what happened to soldiers with debilitating war wounds? Were they seen as heroes to be celebrated, or burdens on society to be thrown away? (old.reddit.com)
People hate "family" YouTube channels due to child exploitation, but isn't it technically the same with child actors in the film industry? (old.reddit.com)
My nudes got leaked by an ex-bf from another country. I'm just turning 18, he made an fb account under my name and added the people I know. He sent pics and vid on some male. He posted some pictures on that fb. I'm bothered and anxious that some people would have saved my pics and vid. +? (old.reddit.com)
I live with someone I truly hate. If, say, he needed medical emergency and I refuse to call 911, would I go to jail or be responsible if he ends up gravely ill or dead? (old.reddit.com)
would a man be considered in some way rude if he asked a woman (online dating) for an unfiltered picture of her before he meets up in person or vice versa? (old.reddit.com)
When people talk about student debt cancellation, why isn’t the option to the permanently suspend interest payments and just have people pay back current balances talked about? (old.reddit.com)
Why is the level of success for a film often attributed to the director and rarely the writer(s)? How much influence does a director actually have on the movie they're making? (old.reddit.com)
In 2001 Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal killed nine members of the royal family with an assault rifle including his mother and father before committing suicide. Why? What effect did this have on Nepal's politics? (old.reddit.com)
How come the Supreme Court justices are affiliated with political parties? Shouldn't the Court be neutral on all things in order to be able to make an unbiased decision? (old.reddit.com)
Tomatoes are a staple in Italian and Spanish dishes. However they weren't brought to Spain or Italy until the early 1500s. What was pre-tomato Spanish/Italian Cuisine like? (old.reddit.com)
How did wealthy Antebellum Southern women (or their pastors for that matter) confront - if they did at all - the fact that their husbands, fathers, and most of their sons were regularly committing adultery and sexual assault in their own households? (old.reddit.com)
If there is a dead body in a pool, nobody would swim in it. Most people would or do swim in oceans etc even tho we know there are dead bodies in it. Where is the acceptable ratio of dead bodies to water? (old.reddit.com)
It keeps being reported that big oil companies (BP, Exxon, etc) are reporting multiple billion dollars worth of profit, even higher than previous years... Why are they allowed to charge so much when everyone is struggling? (old.reddit.com)
Been on my mind a while and I’m genuinely afraid to ask. When you eat spicy food and you poop your butthole feels like it’s on fire…. Would the poop be spicy if you tasted it? (old.reddit.com)
Heterosexual people regularly say "that person is DEFINATELY gay". Do Homosexual people ever say "that person is DEFINITELY straight"? (old.reddit.com)
Before Roe v Wade is overturned, what is stopping the current Democrat-controlled Congress from passing a law to enshrine abortion rights? (old.reddit.com)
If canceling student debt is about fairness to youth who were tricked into taking out large loans, isn’t it also unfair to have the members of the workforce that chose not to get degrees (the majority) pick up the tab in taxes? (old.reddit.com)
how would you feel about a law that requires people over the age of 70 to pass a specialized driving test in order to continue driving? (old.reddit.com)
What’s something you’ve heard someone say that was so incredibly, mind numbingly stupid that you’ll remember it the rest of your life? (old.reddit.com)
Why shirtless Chris Hemsworth full of sexy masculinity is fine but Scarlett Johansson in close-fitting dress full of sexy femininity is "sexualising" "objectification" and a negative thing? (old.reddit.com)
In 1977 all but four Latin American countries were dictatorships but less than ten years later, 9 out of ten Latin Americans lived in representative democracies. How did a change this drastic occur? (old.reddit.com)
The great Roman general Scipio Africanus liked to dance, "not shuffling about in the present style...but in the old-fashioned manly style in which men danced at times of games and festivals, without loss of dignity even if their enemies were watching them." Do we have any idea what this looked like? (old.reddit.com)
Why is being a centrist seen as being just as bad as a hard-right? I'm pretty left leaning but I see people on the extreme left and don't want to anything to do with them; which makes me the enemy apparently. (old.reddit.com)
Throughout the history of Muslim rule over Jerusalem, Jews were given access to the Western Wall. However, during the Jordanian occupation from 1948-67, Jews of any nationality were forbidden from accessing the wall. Why? And what was the global reaction to this blatant religious discrimination? (old.reddit.com)
The Old Testament condemns grafting plants, mixing certain fabrics, and homosexuality; however, today, only homosexuality is controversial. Why was homosexuality uniquely enforced? (old.reddit.com)
John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor in his day. What plays did he perform in? Are any of them still well known today? Did he originate any roles and were any theater troupes reluctant to perform plays associated with him after the Lincoln assassination? (old.reddit.com)
Could there have been a previous universe that met its end through collapsing in on itself, forming into the big bang event of the next universe, or is this scientifically impossible? (old.reddit.com)
China has used "fireworks" to break up cloud formations and bring blue skies. Could this technique be used to dissipate a tornado, to save lives and reduce damage? (old.reddit.com)
Why do so many people prefer to get plastic surgery to have that same weird cartoon face every person with too much plastic surgery gets rather than just look old? (old.reddit.com)
I'm very introverted. I work 60+ hours a week at a job that involves people, and I share my apartment with several roommates. Is there anywhere I can go that just... has no people in it? For a while (old.reddit.com)
The film “The Northman”(2022) has been criticized in some places for its all-white cast. Would it be historically accurate for non-white people to be living in 9th century Scandinavia and Eastern Europe? (old.reddit.com)
How did medieval borders work? How would you know if you left your country and entered another one? Were there any borders drawn or telltale signs that you entered the territory of another country? (old.reddit.com)
More Indian movies sold over 20 million tickets in the Soviet Union than any other foreign national cinema. Why were Indian movies so popular in the Soviet Union? Did Bollywood movies and Indian culture make a noticeable impact on Soviet popular culture and filmmaking? (old.reddit.com)
Why should I respect people's religious views if their religion perpetuates hateful and abusive rhetoric and is the reason for so much human suffering? (old.reddit.com)
Why can't we reproduce the sound of very old violins like Stradivariuses? Why are they so unique in sound and why can't we analyze the different properties of the wood to replicate it? (old.reddit.com)