What is the human equivalent of dog or cat food, where the food satisfies all the daily nutritional needs for a human, can be eaten every day in place of meals, is affordable, and can be stored for long periods of time without spoiling? (old.reddit.com)
I was told that Charlemagne was the "father" of European royalty, yet royals existed prior to him. How was it that someone became royalty? (In Europe) (old.reddit.com)
The obesity epidemic is sometimes blamed on the increasing number of jobs that don't require physical activity. But were sedentary jobs connected with obesity before the 1970s? (old.reddit.com)
Going from sleeping outside and in abandoned places to getting my apartment in April. Anyone have any words of encouragement for someone like me? (old.reddit.com)
I am both sexually and romantically interested in women but only sexually to men. Also only submissive, non muscular men, having no interest in putting a pee pee in my mouth, hands or butt but are fine it’s other men with my dick doing that. Is there a sexually for what this is? (old.reddit.com)
If all the gods from various religions were in fact real, and sat in one big room with each other. Who do you think would get along better with each other? (old.reddit.com)
Could we collectively just show up an hour late after “spring forward” and end it? Just tell people to leave their clocks where they’re at, and we aren’t doing that anymore? (old.reddit.com)
We have heard the term “Russian oligarchs” so often in the news lately for obvious reasons. Apparently this means a wealthy and politically connected person which carries specific connotations in post-USSR Russia. Why isn’t this term used in western countries? (old.reddit.com)
My daughter wants to know why she wears pants to softball but not soccer even though both sports involve sliding? I figured it had something to do with sliding on dirt vs grass, but was wondering if someone could give us the run down on the history of dress in popular sports through time? (old.reddit.com)
Why does it seem like the EU has zero issues taking on Ukrainian refugee, even taking them with open arms as you should with people who lost it all but Syrian refugees almost broke the EU with internal conflict? (old.reddit.com)
A key argument for veganism is the amount of farmland animal pastures take up compared to crops, what do they expect to happen to the animals and pastures if the world did go vegan? (old.reddit.com)
If your kidnapper was forcing you to write a "I'm okay i ran away" letter, how can you communicate duress without the kidnapper knowing? (old.reddit.com)
What is the history of 'Starlight Tours' in Canada? I've heard that police would target indigenous people and essentially murder them by stranding them in the middle of nowhere during winter. Did this actually happen? Was anyone held accountable? (old.reddit.com)
How do so many guys just don't wash their dicks after a wank. Just a tissue and then they're back to normal like nothing even happened. Is that good? I myself like to do it before a shower so i can clean myself up well. (old.reddit.com)
I lost my 2 week old kitten and I can’t find her anywhere. She’s only been in my room and I’ve looked everywhere. so where could she possibly be? (old.reddit.com)
Why is “Freedom” the main thing that the USA brags about, but there are alot of other countries that have more freedoms? Based on google anyway we aren’t even in the top 5 (old.reddit.com)
Does anyone pull the shower curtain back in the bathroom every time you enter, not because your afraid of a demon behind there, but because it just feels wrong or unsettling that it’s closed? (old.reddit.com)
In the TV Show ‘Vikings’ the soldiers from Wessex wear metal plate armour and commonly have red clothing and banners, but the Mercian soldiers wear more of a tunic which is a bright yellow colour alongside other clothing and banners. Did Anglo Saxon kingdoms of England have colour affiliations? (old.reddit.com)
Why are people still shocked in 2022 that a guy can call himself straight and enjoy getting his anus fingered and licked by his girlfriend/wife? (old.reddit.com)
What is your story of quitting a very high stress job or career and starting a new job that was a better fit for your life/mental health? (old.reddit.com)
What means of contraception or ways did sex workers in a brothel have in the middle ages to avoid pregnancy and what happened when they became pregnant by a customer? (old.reddit.com)
Did the ancient world have any Chernobyls? That is, places where something so terrible happened that everyone agreed to never go there again. (old.reddit.com)
Is it racist to dislike black americans because you exclusively have bad experiences with them but have no problems with black people or any other race from other countries? (old.reddit.com)
'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' is going to get a sequel for some reason, and I've been seeing a few takes that the first book was actually quite problematic. What are the issues with it? (old.reddit.com)
How frequently did wartime leaders such as Churchill, Roosevelt, or Stalin take days off work during the war, and how did they avoid burnout working >=16 hour days every day for 5+ years? (old.reddit.com)
It’s pretty commonly known that the only reason American citizens have to calculate their own taxes is because companies that help us calculate those taxes have lobbied politicians to keep it that way. But then why and how did the system come to work like that in the first place? (old.reddit.com)
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you can’t drink, have an abortion, have sex before marriage or have a beard so what’s with all the temperance, abstinence and other Christian rules? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: I'm a comparative psychologist that helped octopuses, lobsters, and their relatives be recognized in the UK as sentient beings. (See video of my cuttlefish "marshmallow test" self-control study in description.) AMA! (old.reddit.com)
I have a friend who's going through a second divorce at the age of 24. How do I tell him to stop forcing marriage without being an asshole? (old.reddit.com)
Is it theoretically possible for someone or something to inadvertently launch themselves off of the moons surface and into space, or does the moon have enough of a gravitational pull to make this functional impossible? (old.reddit.com)
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was annoyed by the bad BO of some of his courtiers and subjects and decided to inform them of their stinky state. Was intolerance to BO common before modern deodorants? Did people have a way to address it besides washing with water? (old.reddit.com)
Prior to Conan Doyle, was “Sherlock” ever a popular name for men? If so, why did it seemingly lose popularity and was the character responsible for this in any way? (old.reddit.com)
In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Sheriff of Nottingham compliments that Spanish swords are much superior quality, then English ones. Was Medieval Spain (or the Medieval Kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula) known for good sword making ? Was significantly better then English smithing ? (old.reddit.com)
Montaigne off-handedly asserts that Julius Caesar's horse had human feet. I googled that, and found corroboration in Suetonius. Is Julius Caesar's weird horse documented in contemporaneous sources? If not, when/why did this idea originate? (old.reddit.com)
Would a ship’s captain’s log in colonial times truly have reflected their true thoughts and feelings like a journal/diary or would it be very dry and number focused? (old.reddit.com)
Why did the UK and Ireland's cuisine not lean heavily towards seafood like Japan, another island nation close to a continental landmass? (old.reddit.com)
Can you "work out" your intraocular (eye) muscles the same way you work out other muscles in our bodies? Is there a difference in the type of muscle or its function that would affect their exercise? (old.reddit.com)
The United States just froze Russian Central Bank assets. The USA did a similar thing to the Japanese when they invaded China, a decision that ultimately led to Japan attacking the USA. Are there other historical examples of a country having assets frozen and going to war? (old.reddit.com)
[Serious] Mr. Rogers' advice during times of crisis was to "always look for the helpers." Which "helpers" have you witnessed in your life that made you realize humanity isn't so bad after all? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: Molecular engineering (MolE) encompasses everything from protein design, nanomaterials, vaccine development, battery/solar cell design, & much more. We're a group of students, professors & staff connected to the University of Washington's MolE Institute. AUA about MolE! (old.reddit.com)
My gf asked me if it’s ok to sell her nudes with the reason “it’s easy money”. I said ok but I’m uncomfortable with it. Is it wrong to disagree about this? And if not, how do I explain myself to her? (old.reddit.com)
In the Ridley Scott film Kingdom of Heaven, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is depicted wearing an ornate mask to hide his leprosy. Did the actual King Baldwin feel the need to conceal his condition in this way? How would contemporaries have perceived leprosy, and was this a cause of stigma against him? (old.reddit.com)
For my Olive Garden waiters/waitresses, if you were grating parmesan cheese on my meal and I never said stop, how long would you keep going for? (old.reddit.com)
Am I the only one who occasionally eats out of a mug? I never thought about it until some friends just teased me, but I use them for things like soup, cereal or ice cream. (old.reddit.com)
Why can women inherit the British throne (as Victoria and Elizabeth II did as heirs presumptive) but women cannot inherit duchies, marquessates, earldoms, viscountess, or baronies? (old.reddit.com)
Why did Jesus need to be tortured to death in order to absolve our sins? How come he couldn't just eat a cheeseburger and have the same outcome? (old.reddit.com)
Am I the only one who instinctively starts walking back and forth and all over the place when I get on the phone with somebody? I never really knew It’s not always that it happens, but often when somebody calls me up when I’m at home for example it does happen (old.reddit.com)
Why do people come in to break fights between men and women only after the guy decides to hit, while the women in many cases keeps on hitting the dude for a while before he hits back? (old.reddit.com)
Do other mentally ill people feel like standard treatment is focused on keeping us alive and productive, not on improving subjective experience? (old.reddit.com)
A common narrative is that World War I was the result of cascading mutual defense pacts drawing ever more nations into the war. Yet NATO with its Article 5 was created just decades later. Are there any notable differences between the WWI treaties and Article 5? (old.reddit.com)
There is currently so much criticism around Switzerland not imposing stricter sanctions on Russia. Can someone objectively explain the history of their neutrality and their role during WW2? (old.reddit.com)
Why is autism seen as a 'children's disability'? Why don't autistic adults get nearly as much representation in autism resources than children? (old.reddit.com)