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In the BBC/HBO show Rome, several characters make very deliberate gestures while making public remarks. Was this a real thing, and what was it about?

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Why did the North American Bison never take off as a source of beef?

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Was the cold war "Duck and Cover" Nuclear advice as non-sensical as we think of it as now?

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If we're inside the Milky Way, why does it look like it's "over there"?

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Do countries with higher taxes tend to have better quality of life?

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Why did writing take so long to be invented?

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To what extent is Rachel Plummer's account of her time with the Comanche verified or plausible?

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Is there some kind of formula for how much a dose of opiates changes how addicted someone is to that opiate?

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Is NATO the longest military alliance in the history of the world?

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How do we know when writing started, and why did it take so long?

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In the BBC/HBO show Rome, several characters make very deliberate gestures while making public remarks. Was this a real thing, and what was it about?	327	AskHistorians
Why did the North American Bison never take off as a source of beef?	168	AskHistorians
Was the cold war "Duck and Cover" Nuclear advice as non-sensical as we think of it as now?	18	AskHistorians
If we're inside the Milky Way, why does it look like it's "over there"?	17	askscience
Do countries with higher taxes tend to have better quality of life?	15	askscience
Why did writing take so long to be invented?	5	AskHistorians
To what extent is Rachel Plummer's account of her time with the Comanche verified or plausible?	4	AskHistorians
Is there some kind of formula for how much a dose of opiates changes how addicted someone is to that opiate?	4	askscience
Is NATO the longest military alliance in the history of the world?	3	AskHistorians
How do we know when writing started, and why did it take so long?	2	AskHistorians