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What caused the guitar, an instrument not found in a typical orchestra, to become the de-facto popular music instrument?

291 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I am unable to even

73 upvotes • r/Qult_Headquarters

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Uhhh… Olive that seems wildly personal

42 upvotes • r/AnimalCrossing

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Clowns have been regarded recently as creepy more than funny. Is this a modern idea, or have clowns been regarded as creepy historically as well (including things like court jesters and traveling theatrical troupes)?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Some news sources are reporting Irma is strong enough to measure on seismometers: is this atypical?

11 upvotes • r/askscience

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A small plane crashed at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon August 4 around 1:15.

10 upvotes • r/Sacramento

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Have there been any other population booms as dramatic as Los Angeles? Detailed question in body.

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How recent of a concept is having a different dinner every day (or even a different dish at every meal)?

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Is the parchment paper I use in my kitchen the same stuff used in antiquity, or has “parchment” changed over time to what it is today?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Looking for 120+ gsm graph/isometric graph/polar coordinate graph paper.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What caused the guitar, an instrument not found in a typical orchestra, to become the de-facto popular music instrument?	291	AskHistorians
I am unable to even	73	Qult_Headquarters
Uhhh… Olive that seems wildly personal	42	AnimalCrossing
Clowns have been regarded recently as creepy more than funny. Is this a modern idea, or have clowns been regarded as creepy historically as well (including things like court jesters and traveling theatrical troupes)?	39	AskHistorians
Some news sources are reporting Irma is strong enough to measure on seismometers: is this atypical?	11	askscience
A small plane crashed at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon August 4 around 1:15.	10	Sacramento
Have there been any other population booms as dramatic as Los Angeles? Detailed question in body.	7	AskHistorians
How recent of a concept is having a different dinner every day (or even a different dish at every meal)?	5	AskHistorians
Is the parchment paper I use in my kitchen the same stuff used in antiquity, or has “parchment” changed over time to what it is today?	2	AskHistorians
Looking for 120+ gsm graph/isometric graph/polar coordinate graph paper.	2	arttools