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When did marriage become about pairing with your "one true love" or "soul mate"? When did these romantic notions become popular, and what popularized them?

1189 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In Jasper Becker's Hungry Ghosts, he makes the claim that broken glass was used as a "fertilizer" during the Great Leap Forward. Is this accepted as true in academia? What were the circumstances and impacts of this practice and how widespread was it?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How prevalent was fetal alcohol syndrome in Europe in the middle ages?

23 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Aboriginal Australian fish farming before European colonization?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What does human biology tell us about what our "natural" diet is?

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What is the most annoying commonly-held beliefs about your time/area of expertise?

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If I ran a humidifier alongside a fan in a room, would this achieve any significant evaporative cooling effect?

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When did marriage become about pairing with your "one true love" or "soul mate"? When did these romantic notions become popular, and what popularized them?	1189	AskHistorians
In Jasper Becker's Hungry Ghosts, he makes the claim that broken glass was used as a "fertilizer" during the Great Leap Forward. Is this accepted as true in academia? What were the circumstances and impacts of this practice and how widespread was it?	39	AskHistorians
How prevalent was fetal alcohol syndrome in Europe in the middle ages?	23	AskHistorians
Aboriginal Australian fish farming before European colonization?	9	AskHistorians
What does human biology tell us about what our "natural" diet is?	2	askscience
What is the most annoying commonly-held beliefs about your time/area of expertise?	1	AskHistorians
If I ran a humidifier alongside a fan in a room, would this achieve any significant evaporative cooling effect?	1	askscience