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What was everyday life like in medieval Europe? Answer by Dimitris Almyrantis: "The medieval period was defined by dispersed, definitely un-fortified settlement patterns. That's why English has these words—thorp, hamlet—that describe the old type of settlement that once defined the English countryside." quora.com/What-was-every…

Do you support the insanity defense? Answer by Anthony Zarrella, Attorney/Councilor: "A successful insanity defense does not mean the defendant walks free. It means they are committed to a 'locked ward' psychiatric facility against their will..." quora.com/Do-you-support…

Could zombies exist according to science? Answer by Ken Saladin, Author, Anatomy & Physiology: "One year not long ago, a member led a workshop on the biology of zombies. By studying impossibilities and the reasons they’re impossible, one can learn a lot about the reasons behind the realities of nature..." quora.com/Could-zombies-…

Why are tapeworms not digested in human intestines? Answer by Tyson Hanry, former doctor: "My first case of tapeworm as a junior doctor, and the question my patient asked me, after the initial shock had passed, is the question I have remembered most from my medical career. He looked at the clinical photograph I probably should not have shown him and looked up at me and asked, 'But why doesn't the stomach just dissolve it?'" quora.com/Why-are-tapewo…

Why doesn't Canada have a major professional hockey league if hockey is their national sport? Answer by Steven Haddock: "The 'Stanley Cup' is not the 'Stanley Cup'. Technically, it's the 'Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup'." quora.com/Why-doesn-t-Ca…

Why was the C programming language named "C" and not A or B or maybe even D? Answer by Rich Jensen: "So the story begins with CPL, a programming language that was cooked up initially at Cambridge in the UK, and later expanded to include the University of London..." quora.com/Why-was-the-C-…

Does this type of scenario exist anywhere in today's software industry? Answer by Alan Kay: "The nature of the funding (and funders) that made the ARPA/Parc research community possible no longer exists anywhere in the world as far as I can tell..." quora.com/I-have-heard-s…

Do pilots know what absolutely every single button and switch in the cockpit does? Answer by Jim Guibault: "As an airline captain with tens of thousands of hours, I'm going to take a bit of a contrarian stance here..." quora.com/Do-pilots-know…

Why does being an organ donor appear on my driver's license? If I'm incapacitated are people really going to start ripping out my organs? Answer by Saguaro Heart: "I was a trauma intensive care unit nurse for 30 years. Let me fill you in: nobody looks at your driver’s license when deciding whether or not you should be an organ donor..." quora.com/Why-does-being…

How would a data center in space make sense? Answer by Bill Otto: "The cooling requirements in space for this venture are difficult. But they can be solved. The question is: why take on such an engineering problem with little or nothing to gain from it." quora.com/How-would-a-da…

Why are fighter jet parts so expensive? Answer by Larry Ciummo: "Everything for aircraft is expensive. Everything for military equipment is expensive. Everything for military aircraft is exceptionally expensive..." quora.com/Why-are-fighte…

Why do airline pilots tend to prefer long haul flights over short haul ones? Answer by KP Schroer, Former Captain: "Some pilots prefer lots of takeoffs and landings, after all, that’s the fun part of flying. But it’s more complicated than that..." quora.com/Do-airline-pil…

In which situations will the ER take a person in immediately? Answer by Lydia Collins: "We call it the “ABC”’s of assessment/triage: airway, breathing, and circulation. Basically it's a short list of the things that will kill you, in the order in which you'll die the most quickly." quora.com/In-which-situa…

Now the 32-bit Windows system is all but dead, and 64-bit is the new 'norm', how long before we see the 128-bit system and the requirement to 'upgrade' our computers and software to run on it? Answer by Dave Haynie: "The big 64-bit advantage, and the reason everyone moved there, is memory addressing. With a 32-bit system, you have 32 address lines, which allows a maximum of 4GiB of resources." quora.com/Now-the-32-bit…

What is the evolutionary reason of hammerhead sharks shape? Answer by Gary Meaney: "Because their eyes are spaced so absurdly far apart, hammerhead sharks effectively have 360-degree vision, as well as excellent depth of field..." quora.com/What-is-the-ev…

Why are there no poisonous or venomous birds? Answer by Ken Saladin, Former professor of animal behavior: "Birds depend for their defense on speed and flight, rather than struggling with an enemy or prey on the ground." quora.com/Why-are-there-…

Is the Veritasium YouTube channel right that energy is not conserved and thermodynamic laws can be broken? Answer by Domino Valdano, PhD in Theoretical Physics: "Energy conservation is a measure of time-translation symmetry. So in cases where the laws of physics depend explicitly on time (such as cosmology) energy is NOT conserved." quora.com/Is-the-Veritas…

Are there any accounts of scuba divers being attacked by sharks? Answer by Noam Kaiser: "I've lost count of how many times I got to dive with sharks, and how many thousands of sharks I got to dive alongside of..." quora.com/Are-there-any-…

Why do many police departments wear their bullet proof vests outside their uniforms while others like the NYPD wear them underneath? Answer by Brad: "The number one cause of early and medical retirement, preventable workers comp payouts, and disability of officers, is back and or hip issues caused by vests and duty belts." quora.com/Why-do-many-po…

What's a fact about World War II that is not commonly taught in schools? Answer by Carl Hamilton: "Most facts of WW2 are not taught in schools, WW2 is an incredibly complicated subject, with more facets than could possibly be taught in schools." quora.com/What-s-a-fact-…