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How old are reflexive interjections like "ouch" and "oops" in English? Might a medieval monk exclaim "a-ha!" upon thinking of the perfect turn of phrase for his translation of Boethius?

795 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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How did Arthur Conan Doyle become a judge at the first Bodybuilding contest in 1891?

795 upvotes • TheBalternaut

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How was ancient Rome able to support a population of 1 million?

794 upvotes • anubus72

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How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?

794 upvotes • Leovinus_Jones

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How did early prostitutes prevent pregnancy?

794 upvotes • seer_rhee19

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China refused to send any representatives to Churchill's funeral. Why?

794 upvotes • sahba

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If I entered the Roman Empire from its outskirts in 117 AD, how far would I have to travel into its "borders" before I knew for sure that I was in the Roman Empire, and how would I know?

794 upvotes • AngrySeal

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[META] /r/Askhistorians needs you! Apply for a flair today!

794 upvotes • commiespaceinvader

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Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?

794 upvotes • Noor-E-Khuda

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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?

794 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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How old are reflexive interjections like "ouch" and "oops" in English? Might a medieval monk exclaim "a-ha!" upon thinking of the perfect turn of phrase for his translation of Boethius?	795	TheJucheisLoose
How did Arthur Conan Doyle become a judge at the first Bodybuilding contest in 1891?	795	TheBalternaut
How was ancient Rome able to support a population of 1 million?	794	anubus72
How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?	794	Leovinus_Jones
How did early prostitutes prevent pregnancy?	794	seer_rhee19
China refused to send any representatives to Churchill's funeral. Why?	794	sahba
If I entered the Roman Empire from its outskirts in 117 AD, how far would I have to travel into its "borders" before I knew for sure that I was in the Roman Empire, and how would I know?	794	AngrySeal
[META] /r/Askhistorians needs you! Apply for a flair today!	794	commiespaceinvader
Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?	794	Noor-E-Khuda
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?	794	screwyoushadowban