What mentality went into deciding the various national republics in the USSR? Or, why did the Ukrainians, Kazakhs, or Uzbeks get Soviet Socialist Republics that later became independent, but the Chechens, Buryats, or Yakuts didn't? (old.reddit.com)
You ever get part way through a comment or reply to someone on social media and think 'why am I bothering with this?' and discard the comment? (old.reddit.com)
I become terrified everytime I see a cop and I run or walk the other way. Would a cop chase me down if one was walking towards me or just showed up in my vicinity and I just jetted? (old.reddit.com)
We all know that gaining weight can be attributed to excessive caloric intake, but how fast does weight gain actually happen? Can we gain a pound or two in fat content over night? Does it take 24 hours for this pound or two to build up? (old.reddit.com)
I have a video of a police assaulting me but he does not know this, I have a court date set up and about to talk to a lawyer, police has denied hitting but I have it on film, do I have to disclose this info before going to court? (old.reddit.com)
Why is Smith such a common English last name when it seems like it would have been a relatively uncommon profession, with most places only needing one blacksmith? (old.reddit.com)
90’s Norwegian black metal bands were infamously violent towards Christianity and churches. Did this antagonism originate within the metal subculture, or did it have roots in other movements of the time? (old.reddit.com)
Why are leftists called “progressives”? Does that automatically imply that conservatives are regressive? Where did this terminology originate? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone remember how flash games from 10+ years ago never had any ads or premium currency in the games? How did those websites make any money? (old.reddit.com)
As a male, I have a serious question for women and I mean it with 100% sincerity. How do I show that I sympathize and am concerned about the problems women face, without coming off like a “nice guy” or like I’m trying to say “men are bad but dw I’m one of the good ones?” Does that make sense? (old.reddit.com)
You get $10,000 every month but every time you see a pigeon you have to point at it and say out loud "Hey, look, a pigeon". Would you accept? Why or why not? (old.reddit.com)
Accountants and lawyers give advice but doctors give orders. How did physicians (and medical researchers), especially in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, get imbued with so much authority over their patients/subjects, who seemed to have almost zero choice in their own care? (old.reddit.com)
I live in the USA. Just came back from overseas. Can someone please explain to me why the fuck we seem to be the only place with these huge gaps in public bathroom stalls. (old.reddit.com)
What was the name of the technique where you put your dick in the pussy and then have your friend jump on the bed continously so that you are not committing the sin of sex? (old.reddit.com)
Is there a reason why Reddit forces you to jump through the hoops of a "throwaway" account to post anonymously? Why not just have an option to do so? (old.reddit.com)
Throughout its history, the Ottoman Empire was a relatively tolerant state. Yet, during its final years, its government executed multiple genocides against religious and ethnic minorities. What caused this dramatic shift? (old.reddit.com)
"Courage" by Dorothy Cameron Disney: an obcure American WWII Story in Chinese middle school literature textbook that influenced a generation. Anyone know more about this piece? (old.reddit.com)
We found the long lost love letters my grandfather (Pearl Harbor survivor ---> USS New Orleans) sent before and throughout the war. What do we do with them? (old.reddit.com)
If you've worked in food service, are you in the camp that believes everyone should do it at some point in their life? Why or why not? (old.reddit.com)
I want to ride my bike across the United States and only sleep In a small tent I bring with me. Only expense will be food and water. Should I do this? (old.reddit.com)
If mankind can create AI that is more intelligent than itself, is it possible that mankind's creator is less intelligent than itself? Could it be something we don't even consider to be sentient? (old.reddit.com)
It was once said that 'Where some states have an army, the Prussian Army has a state'. Did Prussia's 18th-century militarism have any origin in its history as the Teutonic state, a polity that was, very literally, an army with a state? (old.reddit.com)
Before a doctor can take blood (literally just put a needle in an arm) they have to practice with a fake arm then pass a test. Why is it so offensive to some Americans to want the same minimum for guns (using airsoft to practice or something)? (old.reddit.com)
If skin is constantly shedding and being regrown, why does moisturizing and avoiding direct sunlight when you’re young help with your skin long term? (old.reddit.com)
Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico relied heavily on alliances with native peoples, which he somewhat downplayed in his own accounts, did Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul similarly depend on allied Gallic tribes doing much of the fighting? (old.reddit.com)
Sir Bedivere: “How do you know so much about swallows?” King Arthur: “Well, you have to know these things when you're a king.” Were medieval kings actually expected to be well-versed in ornithology? (old.reddit.com)
How great of a blow to historians is the migration of letters and journals to the digital realm, where most of them are inaccessible to historians (locked email accounts, hard drives, etc)? (old.reddit.com)
Why do some people develop allergies with repeated exposure to an external stimulus vs. some people developing immunity to said stimulus? (old.reddit.com)
Why is there not a ‘working class’ representing Labor Party in the United States like there is in the UK or Australia? Why did the labour movement fail to translate to a modern political force in the USA? (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone go through a vicious loop of being productive & having a great routine for a few days to living like an absolute slob for the next few... rinse and repeat? (old.reddit.com)
Are claims that the electromagnetic field of the heart is 100 times stronger than that of the brain true? Is it even capable of emiting such large fields? (old.reddit.com)
If the results of the 2024 election is as controversial as the results of the 2020 - what is going to stop the losing candidate from declaring the election was rigged, and pressuring the state governments to send phony electors to overturn the result? (old.reddit.com)
If someone on death row has a deathly peanut allergy and orders a PB&J for their final meal would the prison have to provide medical assistance when they start dying as a result of the allergic reaction? (old.reddit.com)
How many rules and procedures of archaeology did Indiana Jones break on screen by the standards of his time and by the standards of our time? (old.reddit.com)
Men of Reddit who have had sex with both cis women and trans women (who have undergone sex reassignment surgery), are there any noticeable differences with the physical feeling of penetration during intercourse? (old.reddit.com)
Why is it so hard for depressed individuals to do simple tasks like brushing teeth, taking a shower, moving and being active in general? (old.reddit.com)
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd used to destroy mortgages when he robbed banks. How likely was it that he actually freed people of their mortgages by doing so in the 1930s? (old.reddit.com)
Between the Jan. 6 hearing, all the failed lawsuits, and now Texas GOP voting to reject the 2020 election (amongst other things they said during that meeting....) Are there any Republicans here that actually think the election was won fairly? (old.reddit.com)
Did a British person who joined the colonial service in the Victorian era have any say in where they would be posted? Or were they completely rolling the dice on ending up in the frozen Yukon or the baking Serengeti? (old.reddit.com)
"The Great Gatsby," was a commercial failure and all but forgotten until the U.S. decided to print several hundred thousand copies and ship them to US servicemen during WWII. Why was this "underwhelming" work featuring unlikeable characters chosen for distribution? (old.reddit.com)
if America really is such a horrible place to live compared to Western Europe and East Asia why are so many people lining up to move here? (old.reddit.com)
How do I politely tell my boyfriend his breath smells like garbage juice and a dead rat? He loves kissing me, but I can’t due to his disgusting breath. Any advice? (old.reddit.com)
According to Kurlansky’s ‘Salt’, there was a law in medieval and early modern France that forced people to buy 7kg of salt a year, a quantity that could only be fully used when making salted meats. This law also made the making of these salted goods illegal. What was done with the salt? (old.reddit.com)
Why do people care about celebrities? I have no interest at all but seems like I should know certain celebrities in order for small talk to flow (old.reddit.com)
Do defense attorneys get the truth out of their defendants and work with it? or does the defendant give them a lie to try and make sense out of? (old.reddit.com)
If a different sperm had reached the egg, would I still be 'me' but look different, or would it be someone else entirely and I never came into existence? (old.reddit.com)
Did anyone else have those teachers who all you had to do was get them started on telling a story, and then they just keep rambling and telling the story for a good chunk of class? (old.reddit.com)
Is it possible that the concept of afterlife is a survival mechanism produced by our brain because we are not good at coping with our own mortality? (old.reddit.com)
What trends are responsible for the US south being so much more religiously conservative than the North when the first settlers in New England were religious extremists and the colonists in Virginia were there for economic reasons? (old.reddit.com)
Do y’all usually find yourselves lying in bed and/or doing nothing, and then begin thinking about every single decision in your life that led you up to where you are now? (old.reddit.com)
Does the vast amount of air-conditioning units running year round have an affect on global warming? They seem like they produce more heat than cool air overall and with temperatures rising globaly they are more and more common. (old.reddit.com)
Why did Europeans maintain a long, difficult trade route in the Silk Road rather than just importing the silkworms themselves to make silk in Europe? (old.reddit.com)
Genuine, serious question: Why were Jewish people so (seemingly) overrepresented in the "oligarch" class that emerged in Post-Soviet Russia and the ex-USSR after 1989? (old.reddit.com)
Would you feel uncomfortable if your driver (taxi, Uber, etc.) was telling you you are very pretty and how would you react? What would you do? (old.reddit.com)
Does fighting a viral infection use up minerals and vitamins like zinc and vitamin D, leading to low levels of them? If so how severely? (old.reddit.com)
The news cycle has become increasingly damaging to my mental well-being. Does anyone have any advice other than ‘stop reading the news?’ (old.reddit.com)