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When/why did bathroom mirrors become ubiquitous?

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In the television show "The Knick" set in a NYC hospitable in the year 1900, white characters are openly, viciously hostile to black characters. Was it really common for whites to openly slur at blacks in turn of the century New York?

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Between 1895 and 1908 Percival Lowell published three books arguing for the existence of intelligent life on Mars, bolstered by evidence from the best telescope ever constructed at the time. How wide spread was public knowledge/acceptance of these theories?

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When did they stop using the rack as a method of torture in France?

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Is modern rabbinic Judaism contiguous with ancient priestly Judaism, or are they essentially separate faiths?

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Is there any good evidence that Rorschach ink blot tests actually work?

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How does my skin "know" when to start sweating?

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Why is momentum conserved?

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In the book "Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas" Jennifer Raff describes ancient ice sheets as "taller than the wall from game of thrones" and speculates that this might have felt like "the edge of the world" to indigenous people. What would these ice sheets have looked like on the ground?

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Because men have a longer period of fertility than women, does evolution work differently for them?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When/why did bathroom mirrors become ubiquitous?	2	AskHistorians
In the television show "The Knick" set in a NYC hospitable in the year 1900, white characters are openly, viciously hostile to black characters. Was it really common for whites to openly slur at blacks in turn of the century New York?	2	AskHistorians
Between 1895 and 1908 Percival Lowell published three books arguing for the existence of intelligent life on Mars, bolstered by evidence from the best telescope ever constructed at the time. How wide spread was public knowledge/acceptance of these theories?	1	AskHistorians
When did they stop using the rack as a method of torture in France?	1	AskHistorians
Is modern rabbinic Judaism contiguous with ancient priestly Judaism, or are they essentially separate faiths?	1	AskHistorians
Is there any good evidence that Rorschach ink blot tests actually work?	1	askscience
How does my skin "know" when to start sweating?	1	askscience
Why is momentum conserved?	1	askscience
In the book "Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas" Jennifer Raff describes ancient ice sheets as "taller than the wall from game of thrones" and speculates that this might have felt like "the edge of the world" to indigenous people. What would these ice sheets have looked like on the ground?	1	askscience
Because men have a longer period of fertility than women, does evolution work differently for them?	1	askscience