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Sirius is the dog star. Why? According to wikipedia, it was known as the dog star to ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and even Native Americans. Is that true? How does that even happen? What's so doglike about it?

493 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Imperial Roman marble statuary always painted?

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Do we have any sources of Pagans fighting back against Christianity?

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Did Romans drink plain water?

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Malaria has killed 50% of the people that have ever lived. Is this true? That seems excessive.

53 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Before the rise of Rome, 500 BCE and earlier, was there a Lingua Franca in the western Mediterranean?

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Flavored beverages are absolutely ubiquitous today. Are these "new"? Did prehistoric man drink anything other than milk and water? Do any other species?

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I ate breakfast a few hours ago. I'm not hungry. I eat a cookie. I'm very quickly starving. Why does this happen?

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Aquarium snails seem to spend their entire lives gorging themselves on algae. Where does all that food go?

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Who builds watertowers? Who builds a given city's seemingly unique metro train or tram cars? Are there some companies somewhere that just exclusively build and maintain unique pieces of infrastructure like this?

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Sirius is the dog star. Why? According to wikipedia, it was known as the dog star to ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and even Native Americans. Is that true? How does that even happen? What's so doglike about it?	493	AskHistorians
Was Imperial Roman marble statuary always painted?	161	AskHistorians
Do we have any sources of Pagans fighting back against Christianity?	62	AskHistorians
Did Romans drink plain water?	55	AskHistorians
Malaria has killed 50% of the people that have ever lived. Is this true? That seems excessive.	53	AskHistorians
Before the rise of Rome, 500 BCE and earlier, was there a Lingua Franca in the western Mediterranean?	26	AskHistorians
Flavored beverages are absolutely ubiquitous today. Are these "new"? Did prehistoric man drink anything other than milk and water? Do any other species?	1	askscience
I ate breakfast a few hours ago. I'm not hungry. I eat a cookie. I'm very quickly starving. Why does this happen?	1	askscience
Aquarium snails seem to spend their entire lives gorging themselves on algae. Where does all that food go?	1	askscience
Who builds watertowers? Who builds a given city's seemingly unique metro train or tram cars? Are there some companies somewhere that just exclusively build and maintain unique pieces of infrastructure like this?	1	askscience