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Before glasses, how did people with very poor eyesight or who were blind cope with it? Were they not generally not accepted in their communities?

175 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why can green, red, and blue alone be used and combined to make every visible color, like on screens? Are there other combinations of colors that can do this?

36 upvotes • r/askscience

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[Chemistry] On a molecular level, what makes a sharp object, well, sharp?

25 upvotes • r/askscience

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What were some basic military doctrines of horse archers, such as Scythian or Mongol regiments?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the medieval Church justify holding lands (specifically the Papal States) when Popes were defined as spiritual leaders and not a secular rulers?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I own a nearly complete set of Nelson’s History of the War, and had a few questions about it

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] In the not-so-distant future, car companies have installed devices for nearby drivers to talk with one another in order to increase understanding on the road. These are some their interactions:

11 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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In the game Shogun 2: Total War, many clans have "traits" in which they are the best at a certain thing, such as archery. Is there any accuracy to these traits?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How is it that areas that reside on similar lines of latitude have vastly different climates and biomes?

7 upvotes • r/askscience

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During the formation of mountain ranges, what determines what their shape will be?

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Before glasses, how did people with very poor eyesight or who were blind cope with it? Were they not generally not accepted in their communities?	175	AskHistorians
Why can green, red, and blue alone be used and combined to make every visible color, like on screens? Are there other combinations of colors that can do this?	36	askscience
[Chemistry] On a molecular level, what makes a sharp object, well, sharp?	25	askscience
What were some basic military doctrines of horse archers, such as Scythian or Mongol regiments?	19	AskHistorians
How did the medieval Church justify holding lands (specifically the Papal States) when Popes were defined as spiritual leaders and not a secular rulers?	17	AskHistorians
I own a nearly complete set of Nelson’s History of the War, and had a few questions about it	14	AskHistorians
[WP] In the not-so-distant future, car companies have installed devices for nearby drivers to talk with one another in order to increase understanding on the road. These are some their interactions:	11	WritingPrompts
In the game Shogun 2: Total War, many clans have "traits" in which they are the best at a certain thing, such as archery. Is there any accuracy to these traits?	8	AskHistorians
How is it that areas that reside on similar lines of latitude have vastly different climates and biomes?	7	askscience
During the formation of mountain ranges, what determines what their shape will be?	7	askscience