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AMA Request: Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, creators of The Venture Bros.

451 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Did Shakespeare really "invent" all of the words and phrases he purportedly did, or did his work just contain the first written record of them?

229 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Bertrand Russell, in his book “The History of Western Philosophy,” states that “nothing of importance to the world came out of Constantinople except an artistic tradition and Justininian's Codes of Roman Law.” I find that hard to believe; how valid is his assertation?

25 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What happened to theatre during the Dark Ages, and why is there such a large absence of notable playwrights from that period?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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AMA Request: Madeon, AKA the kid who made the viral "Pop Culture" mashup.

16 upvotes • r/IAmA

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In his piece “The Conquest of Paradise,” Kirkpatrick Sale refers to a concept he calls “the problem of description,” through which early New World explorers such as Columbus and Vespucci had extraordinary difficulty describing their natural surroundings during their travels. Why was this the case?

15 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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AMA Request: Someone who survived a passenger airplane crash.

15 upvotes • r/IAmA

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What was the first known example of consistent meter in poetry, and how did it differ from the meter of poetry to follow?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How does high-level programming work? How is a high-level language converted into assembly, how is assembly converted to binary, and how does that translate into instructions for the hardware?

11 upvotes • r/askscience

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AMA Request: Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions and head designer of Psychonauts, Grim Fandango and Brütal Legend.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AMA Request: Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, creators of The Venture Bros.	451	IAmA
Did Shakespeare really "invent" all of the words and phrases he purportedly did, or did his work just contain the first written record of them?	229	AskHistorians
Bertrand Russell, in his book “The History of Western Philosophy,” states that “nothing of importance to the world came out of Constantinople except an artistic tradition and Justininian's Codes of Roman Law.” I find that hard to believe; how valid is his assertation?	25	AskHistorians
What happened to theatre during the Dark Ages, and why is there such a large absence of notable playwrights from that period?	17	AskHistorians
AMA Request: Madeon, AKA the kid who made the viral "Pop Culture" mashup.	16	IAmA
In his piece “The Conquest of Paradise,” Kirkpatrick Sale refers to a concept he calls “the problem of description,” through which early New World explorers such as Columbus and Vespucci had extraordinary difficulty describing their natural surroundings during their travels. Why was this the case?	15	AskHistorians
AMA Request: Someone who survived a passenger airplane crash.	15	IAmA
What was the first known example of consistent meter in poetry, and how did it differ from the meter of poetry to follow?	14	AskHistorians
How does high-level programming work? How is a high-level language converted into assembly, how is assembly converted to binary, and how does that translate into instructions for the hardware?	11	askscience
AMA Request: Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions and head designer of Psychonauts, Grim Fandango and Brütal Legend.	10	IAmA