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Do historians actually consider the last successful invasion of England to have happened in 1066?

164 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Old 3D video games rendered circles as visibly crude polygons. Modern games have them perfectly circular. Did we just increase polygon count until its too high to notice, or have rendering algorithms changed to allow "true" circles?

123 upvotes • r/askscience

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Rabies is a disease with (untreated) near-100% fatality and a prolonged transmissible period. How is it contained in the animal kingdom?

108 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did it take the printing press so long to get invented?

93 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During the Reformation, were there any serious voices to adopt Orthodox rites in place of Catholicism? And, what was the stance of Luther or Calvin on Orthodox Christianity?

90 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If an object accelerated fast enough, would it eventually start colliding with the Cosmic Microwave Background (pair production), effectively making the maximum speed limit lower than the speed of light?

86 upvotes • r/askscience

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What are some interesting finite numerical sequences?

77 upvotes • r/askscience

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In c. 200 BC, Rome gave generous peace terms to its defeated enemies (Carthage, Greece); by 150 BC, Rome was ruthlessly exterminating the same enemies. What caused the shift in attitude?

77 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm a wealthy 17th century Frenchman who wants to live in central Paris. Can I just go and buy an "apartment"?

73 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Religious societies usually took a long time to secularize, often following modernization or industrialization. How did a deeply religious and agrarian Russia so quickly accept a formally atheist Soviet government?

68 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Do historians actually consider the last successful invasion of England to have happened in 1066?	164	AskHistorians
Old 3D video games rendered circles as visibly crude polygons. Modern games have them perfectly circular. Did we just increase polygon count until its too high to notice, or have rendering algorithms changed to allow "true" circles?	123	askscience
Rabies is a disease with (untreated) near-100% fatality and a prolonged transmissible period. How is it contained in the animal kingdom?	108	askscience
Why did it take the printing press so long to get invented?	93	AskHistorians
During the Reformation, were there any serious voices to adopt Orthodox rites in place of Catholicism? And, what was the stance of Luther or Calvin on Orthodox Christianity?	90	AskHistorians
If an object accelerated fast enough, would it eventually start colliding with the Cosmic Microwave Background (pair production), effectively making the maximum speed limit lower than the speed of light?	86	askscience
What are some interesting finite numerical sequences?	77	askscience
In c. 200 BC, Rome gave generous peace terms to its defeated enemies (Carthage, Greece); by 150 BC, Rome was ruthlessly exterminating the same enemies. What caused the shift in attitude?	77	AskHistorians
I'm a wealthy 17th century Frenchman who wants to live in central Paris. Can I just go and buy an "apartment"?	73	AskHistorians
Religious societies usually took a long time to secularize, often following modernization or industrialization. How did a deeply religious and agrarian Russia so quickly accept a formally atheist Soviet government?	68	AskHistorians