How does sunscreen protect my skin if it’s clear? It blocks UV— so if I were, say an insect that sees in the UV spectrum, would sunblocked skin look extra bright because UV is reflected, or extra dark because UV is absorbed? (old.reddit.com)
Since Magellan died halfway through his famous voyage, why didn't Juan Sebastián el Cano get more credit for circumnavigating the globe first? (old.reddit.com)
The US WWII propaganda film "Know Your Enemy: Japan" starts with a disclaimer that Japanese-Americans are not enemies. However, the US government shipped many of them to camps during the production of the film. What was the typical attitude of US federal workers towards Japanese-Americans in WWII? (old.reddit.com)
Was the Roman province of Britain a net drain on the treasury due to its heavy garrison needs and lack of resources? Was it abandoned in the 5th century because it didn't make financial sense to keep holding it? How robust was the economy of Roman Britain? (old.reddit.com)
Is it actually true that Stalin pulled The Grapes of Wrath from Soviet theaters because it gave citizens a positive impression of America? (old.reddit.com)
For women who have or think they might have a daughter in the future: what are some daughter-mother activity that you’ve cherished or is looking forward to? (old.reddit.com)
I saw someone drop their wallet so I picked it up and gave it to them, they snatched it harshly and angrily glared at me before walking away. Is that a normal reaction? (old.reddit.com)
Why are men's bikes and women's bikes different? It seems like the only difference is that one pole on the frame is lower, but why? why tf do bikes have genders? (old.reddit.com)
Why was the rise in HIV infection incidence in the Eastern Europe And Central Asia region so much higher than that of any other regions in 2010-2020? (old.reddit.com)
Do any of y'all feel like you don't wanna leave the house on the weekends but then when Sunday night rolls around you feel bad because you didn't do anything for the weekend? (old.reddit.com)
A comment had gone viral, alleging that the British murdered half the population of Kenya, as per British census records how true is this? (old.reddit.com)
JFK was very concerned about the nuclear "missile gap" between the USSR and the USA. How did the soviets fool him into thinking they were ahead when they were far behind? (old.reddit.com)
Why does the US spend so much money outside the country specifically for "medical aid", yet I see Americans literary crying about unaffordable health care, or the cases I see are just the exception? (old.reddit.com)
Does diabetes (or a high PH level) cause your body to excrete pharmaceutical drugs in your urine faster than a normal, healthy individual? (old.reddit.com)
Is it common to be tired of living? Not in a suicidal way, more of a “I’m not gonna kill myself but fuck I cannot do this shit anymore” type of way? I straight up just don’t wanna continue existing at this point. (old.reddit.com)
Why has Western culture come up with museums and the study of ethnography, while other cultures have simply lived alongside ancient artefacts and buildings for thousands of years? (old.reddit.com)
In Hinduism, the devas are benevolent deities while the asuras are malevolent, while in Zoroastrianism, the reverse is true. Does this inversion reflect anything about the historical relations between the cultures that practice these religions? (old.reddit.com)
If tap water is contaminated with forever chemicals, and bottled water is contaminated with microplastics, what kind of water is safe to drink? (old.reddit.com)
Was inland Italy actually depopulated in the way wealthy British tourists depicted it in the 18th and 19th centuries? If so, was this actually because of malaria? (old.reddit.com)
I'm the second son of a 17th century French noble, and my father just died. Clearly my older brother gets his title, but am I entitled to any share of my father's estate (e.g. money, property, etc)? Or do I just get nothing? (old.reddit.com)
Why did I go soft as soon as I put a condom on despite having been hard for two hours of foreplay? What may have happened here? I'm baffled. (old.reddit.com)
If a lot of staple ingredients of Indian food, such as Chili peppers, tomatoes, etc. originated in the Americas, what was pre-Columbian Indian food like? (old.reddit.com)
How do i help my girlfriend feel better about her stretch marks? She has a beautiful slender body but she feels insecure to wear some of her swim suits because of stretch marks. I tried to tell her that no one cares or notices but she's still insecure about them (old.reddit.com)
Social awkwardness question: I’m at the airport and my flight has been massively delayed. Can I wait at my gate even though there’s now at least one flight in between now and when mine will arrive, and there’s heaps of other people waiting? (old.reddit.com)
Why were mass shootings basically non-existent during the 1930s in America when pretty much any adult could go out and buy a machine gun? (old.reddit.com)
The United States has the largest rail network of any country in the world, but that's down by almost half from its historic peak. Were the mothballed rail lines a result of overbuilding due to a stock market "rail bubble?" or merely a result of subsequent competition from automobiles? (old.reddit.com)
Why did Trump supporters believe Biden was too old when he ran in 2020 but support Trump (who would be older than Biden was in 2020) running in 2024? (old.reddit.com)
Why do so many people disagree or dismiss Bernie Sanders so easily when he literally sticks up for the majority of the population regardless of party affiliation? (old.reddit.com)
If all forms of elephant went extinct before we came to be, and all we had were fossils, could we figure out that they had long trunks? (old.reddit.com)
I dont like telling my wife she looks beautiful because I cringe when she gets herself all dressed up and hair done etc because she cheated on me with a dude in the same complex as me while I had all 4 children at home. What do I do? its been 5 years and Im still not any better. (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: We just crunched the numbers on how the transition to a renewable-based future is progressing & we want to talk about it! Go ahead & ask us anything (we're renewable energy experts but we're up for any & all questions)! (old.reddit.com)
An old family photo reveals my great great grandfather in a fez. As a Greek Orthodox man living in Cairo, what is the significance of wearing a fez in such a photo? How did the British/Ottoman occupations of Egypt affect the dress of the time? (old.reddit.com)
Is there a single person that actually likes the youtube feature where you go onto someone's channel homepage and it immediately starts playing a video? (old.reddit.com)
Medieval peasants could not abandon their home because they had a duty to the land. Did the same apply to blacksmiths and other tradesmen? (old.reddit.com)
The first subways were pulled by steam engines. Were passengers choking on smoke in poorly ventilated tunnels? Were the tunnels well lit? Would it have been a good experience to use these early subways? (old.reddit.com)
At this point, with how bad things look on the horizon (largely created by the people “in charge”) why would anybody trust the government? I still vividly remember the last recession and all the foreclosures on my street. That wasn’t long ago at all. (old.reddit.com)
Why do French people complain that foreigners do not speak French with them, but if foreigners do try and are not totally fluent, they switch to English to speak to them? It is an all or nothing attitude. (old.reddit.com)
The manga "Isaak" tells the story of a Japanese man fighting in Europe during the 30 years war. Do we know of any Japanese warriors or people who made their way to Europe and lived there during this period? (old.reddit.com)
Although colonized by Spain for over 300 years, the Philippines never became a Spanish-speaking nation, unlike Latin America. Why is that? (old.reddit.com)
How do I nicely tell a 15 year old girl that I'm flattered she likes me but I'm fully 10 years older and this just straight up isn't going to happen (old.reddit.com)
Suppose I owned a small airplane and lived in a remote town in Alaska in 1986. Could I fly into the Soviet Union, land near a town, and return to Alaska without being noticed? What sort of security or military presence would I need to evade to make the trip, and how risky would it be? (old.reddit.com)
Harun al-Rashid sent Charlemagne an elephant. How did this elephant get to Baghdad in the first place? He had to have been captured in India. Would he have been marched to the coast, then shipped to Basra, and marched to Bagdad? Or would it have been easier to just march him through the Indokush? (old.reddit.com)
Why people that can not afford to give their children good or at least normal life emotionally and economically still insist on having children? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: I am Dr. Helen Okoye. As an attending physician and thrombosis specialist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, I am passionate about women's health and helping to overcome barriers to health care here in Nigeria. AMA! (old.reddit.com)
Is it true that Ronald Reagan, while he was Governor of California, suddenly reversed course and supported gun control because the Black Panthers started arming themselves? (old.reddit.com)
In total honesty I don’t understand why Black Lives Matter ended up on the current pride flag. Shouldn’t BLM they have their own flag instead of being lumped in with the queer community? I know it “helps” including BLM, but did they ask for that? (old.reddit.com)
In 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun, racist Louisiana caricature Sheriff JW Pepper, holidaying in Thailand, reacts to his wife's desire to buy a carved elephant statue with "but we're *Democrats*!". How far had the Southern Strategy progressed by this time? (old.reddit.com)
If I was invited to a Discord only to discover it may have contained child pornography and I immediately reported the Discord and left the server would I be in trouble? (old.reddit.com)
Mark Twain once said “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it”. Why do you agree/disagree with his statement? (old.reddit.com)
Do we know how or why marriage ended up the near-universal way of managing human social relations across major civilizations? Did marriage ever have major competition from a different arrangement? (old.reddit.com)
Why do so many men continue to catcall women even though they must have some idea by now of how women despise it? Can't imagine that they're ever successful. (old.reddit.com)
Is there a way to tell if a product is made from BPA plastics over say, another plastic like ABS, if there are no recycling symbols given? (old.reddit.com)