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Greek gods are often referred to as being "the God of X" (War, Love, Revenge). Did the Greeks themselves actually catalogue their gods this specifically, or is this a simplification applied by historians?

2011 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The majority of modern everyday shoes do not have a so-called "natural foot shape" (wider toe boxes) advertised by more niche manufacturers. Why historically do shoes had such narrow toe boxes that do not match the foot, and why is it still this way?

872 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The Grapes of Wrath depicts terrible conditions and miniscule demand for migrates arriving in California. Is this depiction accurate? If so, how did California manage to stabilize?

89 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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It's talked about a lot the impact of Europeans on Native Americans, but what impact did encountering Native Americans have on western culture?

69 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Have shoes always had a narrow toe box? Have there been trends with different shapes across history?

63 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I've seen Heinz's 1983 squeezable bottle hailed as a major innovation over glass bottles. Did squeeze bottle technology not exist prior to this time, was it simply not applied to liquid condiments, or is this view inaccurate?

51 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I found a short film of people in the 1930s constructing a skyscraper. Nobody is wearing a safety harness of any kind. Were tall buildings actually built this way?

35 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did people begin sleeping on elevated beds? What prompted this change?

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There are convincing explanations that Voynich manuscript is hoax from the period it was purported to be written. Do any other hoax manuscripts from this period survive, and are they as strange as the Voynich?

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Getting ChatGPT to help calibrate my phase waveguide reducer, it suggests Q particle quality is the root cause?

13 upvotes • r/VXJunkies

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Greek gods are often referred to as being "the God of X" (War, Love, Revenge). Did the Greeks themselves actually catalogue their gods this specifically, or is this a simplification applied by historians?	2011	AskHistorians
The majority of modern everyday shoes do not have a so-called "natural foot shape" (wider toe boxes) advertised by more niche manufacturers. Why historically do shoes had such narrow toe boxes that do not match the foot, and why is it still this way?	872	AskHistorians
The Grapes of Wrath depicts terrible conditions and miniscule demand for migrates arriving in California. Is this depiction accurate? If so, how did California manage to stabilize?	89	AskHistorians
It's talked about a lot the impact of Europeans on Native Americans, but what impact did encountering Native Americans have on western culture?	69	AskHistorians
Have shoes always had a narrow toe box? Have there been trends with different shapes across history?	63	AskHistorians
I've seen Heinz's 1983 squeezable bottle hailed as a major innovation over glass bottles. Did squeeze bottle technology not exist prior to this time, was it simply not applied to liquid condiments, or is this view inaccurate?	51	AskHistorians
I found a short film of people in the 1930s constructing a skyscraper. Nobody is wearing a safety harness of any kind. Were tall buildings actually built this way?	35	AskHistorians
When did people begin sleeping on elevated beds? What prompted this change?	17	AskHistorians
There are convincing explanations that Voynich manuscript is hoax from the period it was purported to be written. Do any other hoax manuscripts from this period survive, and are they as strange as the Voynich?	15	AskHistorians
Getting ChatGPT to help calibrate my phase waveguide reducer, it suggests Q particle quality is the root cause?	13	VXJunkies