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When Shakespeare's plays were first performed, was the average theater goer able to sufficiently understand the dialog to be able to follow the plot and understand the character's motivations?

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What were the young men studying medicine at a university during 1700s and 1800s England actually taught?

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12th century religious art ( European) depicted individuals with a uniformly bland expression, why is this?

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What would happen to dogs if humans suddenly disappeared? Would they return to their wolf roots in a few generations, or has interaction with humans fundamentally changed them such that new pack behavior would emerge?

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Are people taking immunosuppressant drugs, for example transplant recipients, less susceptible to autoimmune diseases?

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Would human clones be expected to have similar, or even, identical personalities?

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What would be the consequences of the human body not producing dopamine?

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If brain size is a indicator of intelligence, why aren't the larger dog breeds generally smarter than the smaller breeds?

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Are humans the only mammal to have Downss Syndrome? I've never heard the term used in reference to other primates, so assuming it is humans only then what makes us so special? (pun not intended)

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Does a flowering plant need to be pollinated for it to go to seed?

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When Shakespeare's plays were first performed, was the average theater goer able to sufficiently understand the dialog to be able to follow the plot and understand the character's motivations?	1101	AskHistorians
What were the young men studying medicine at a university during 1700s and 1800s England actually taught?	37	AskHistorians
12th century religious art ( European) depicted individuals with a uniformly bland expression, why is this?	20	AskHistorians
What would happen to dogs if humans suddenly disappeared? Would they return to their wolf roots in a few generations, or has interaction with humans fundamentally changed them such that new pack behavior would emerge?	15	askscience
Are people taking immunosuppressant drugs, for example transplant recipients, less susceptible to autoimmune diseases?	13	askscience
Would human clones be expected to have similar, or even, identical personalities?	2	askscience
What would be the consequences of the human body not producing dopamine?	1	askscience
If brain size is a indicator of intelligence, why aren't the larger dog breeds generally smarter than the smaller breeds?	1	askscience
Are humans the only mammal to have Downss Syndrome? I've never heard the term used in reference to other primates, so assuming it is humans only then what makes us so special? (pun not intended)	1	askscience
Does a flowering plant need to be pollinated for it to go to seed?	1	askscience