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I have heard that people before the 20th century drank huge amounts of alcohol from an early age because water was not safe to drink otherwise. If this is true, how did teetotal groups (most obviously, Muslims) survive?

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Representations of medieval Europe often include the office of court fool/jester. How widespread/important was this job in actual history? What was its purpose?

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What did the Ottomans/Mamluks/other mediaeval Muslims think of the pyramids?

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What was the solar system called before the discovery of the heliocentric model? For that matter, was it difficult for the phrase "solar system" (or the equivalent in other languages) to take off, given clerical opposition to the theory?

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After Columbus' first voyage to the New World, why did the Spanish crown allow other countries to find out about his discoveries? Was there any attempt to keep the existence of a new continent (or "India" anyway) to the West a secret?

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In the days when it took weeks or months to cross the Atlantic by ship, what did passengers do for entertainment en route?

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What was America's biggest missed opportunity?

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I have heard that the human scrotum hangs outside the body because the optimal temperature for sperm is slightly below body temperature. If this is true, why can some warm-blooded animals (most obviously birds) have internal testicles without ill effect?

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What, if anything, do we know about the life of people with Tourette's Syndrome before the modern era?

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If Earth were in tidal lock relative to the sun, how wide would the habitable zone be? Would it be more on the "day" side or the "night" side?

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I have heard that people before the 20th century drank huge amounts of alcohol from an early age because water was not safe to drink otherwise. If this is true, how did teetotal groups (most obviously, Muslims) survive?	5	AskHistorians
Representations of medieval Europe often include the office of court fool/jester. How widespread/important was this job in actual history? What was its purpose?	4	AskHistorians
What did the Ottomans/Mamluks/other mediaeval Muslims think of the pyramids?	3	AskHistorians
What was the solar system called before the discovery of the heliocentric model? For that matter, was it difficult for the phrase "solar system" (or the equivalent in other languages) to take off, given clerical opposition to the theory?	3	AskHistorians
After Columbus' first voyage to the New World, why did the Spanish crown allow other countries to find out about his discoveries? Was there any attempt to keep the existence of a new continent (or "India" anyway) to the West a secret?	3	AskHistorians
In the days when it took weeks or months to cross the Atlantic by ship, what did passengers do for entertainment en route?	2	AskHistorians
What was America's biggest missed opportunity?	2	AskHistorians
I have heard that the human scrotum hangs outside the body because the optimal temperature for sperm is slightly below body temperature. If this is true, why can some warm-blooded animals (most obviously birds) have internal testicles without ill effect?	1	askscience
What, if anything, do we know about the life of people with Tourette's Syndrome before the modern era?	1	AskHistorians
If Earth were in tidal lock relative to the sun, how wide would the habitable zone be? Would it be more on the "day" side or the "night" side?	1	askscience