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Top Questions
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Was it known in ancient Rome and Greece that boiling water made it safe to drink and if so, what was the theory behind this?
ancient-rome
ancient-greece
food
medicine
asked Jun 10 at 0:06
history.stackexchange.com
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How serious was Fermat's statement about the ancients?
ancient-history
ancient-rome
ancient-greece
technology
17th-century
asked Jun 6, 2019 at 6:04
history.stackexchange.com
36
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What prevents dragons from destroying or ruling Middle-earth?
tolkiens-legendarium
the-lord-of-the-rings
asked Nov 1, 2020 at 21:19
scifi.stackexchange.com
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Addams family: any indication that Gomez, his wife and kids are supernatural?
addams-family
asked Dec 7, 2022 at 0:39
scifi.stackexchange.com
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Was War of the Worlds the first science fiction to discuss bacteria/viruses?
history-of
war-of-the-worlds
h.g.wells
asked Nov 12, 2021 at 20:24
scifi.stackexchange.com
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Was swordsmanship important in the American Civil War?
american-civil-war
sword
asked Jul 23, 2020 at 1:51
history.stackexchange.com
26
votes
Are helicopters easier to fly nowadays due to computers?
helicopter
flight-controls
asked Mar 17, 2022 at 15:58
aviation.stackexchange.com
25
votes
Orc calls elves "filth?"
tolkiens-legendarium
elves
orcs
language-explanation
asked Jan 8, 2023 at 21:12
scifi.stackexchange.com
24
votes
How toxic chemically is plutonium (Pu), neglecting the radioactive damage?
metal
toxicity
radioactivity
asked Jul 28, 2020 at 1:33
chemistry.stackexchange.com
24
votes
Is there a scene in the “War of the Worlds” movie depicting a man with a suitcase full of money?
movie
war-of-the-worlds
asked Nov 8, 2021 at 15:34
scifi.stackexchange.com
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Top Answers
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Why does Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz get the Pythagorean Theorem wrong?
movies.stackexchange.com
29
Why was a newspaper crossword puzzle used to find prospective code-breakers?
movies.stackexchange.com
26
Story about a woman who sells supplies to people in other worldlines
scifi.stackexchange.com
23
Did the original Star Trek series ever tackle slavery as a theme in one of its episodes?
scifi.stackexchange.com
12
Which was the first story to feature force fields?
scifi.stackexchange.com
12
Sickly white true Earthlings superseded by modern man short story
scifi.stackexchange.com
12
What popularized the idea of aliens having a pair of antennae on their heads?
scifi.stackexchange.com
11
Last survivors from different time periods living together
scifi.stackexchange.com
11
A man sentenced to hibernation is released early and someone quips, "Good behavior" -- what was this from?
scifi.stackexchange.com
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Sci-fi novel about robots which stopped humans from doing risky things
scifi.stackexchange.com
9
What real world benefits are there to playing chess?
chess.stackexchange.com
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What's the significance of "how they die" tags over every character?
movies.stackexchange.com
7
Was the tide of war ever turned by a wonder weapon?
history.stackexchange.com
6
Were there any non-Mischling Jews in the Nazi party or military?
history.stackexchange.com
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60's-70's film about a boy working in a printing press shop, set in Europe during the Renaissance
scifi.stackexchange.com