/u/MonkeyVsPigsy's posts
Is it now consensus that high levels of myopia in some populations (eg Taiwan, Hong Kong) is due to insufficient exposure to sunlight? Or is that a fringe theory?
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Why were the great cathedrals of Europe built with such extreme opulence and so massive (especially in the height department)? Was it solely to show glory to God or was it more political? Do we know what ordinary people thought about so much money being spent on their construction?
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Why did the automatic gearbox (transmission) become the norm in the US but not other countries such as the U.K.?
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How long did it take the germ theory of disease to be accepted by (1) medical professionals and (2) the general public?
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The Economist reports that legal marijuana in Canada is struggling to compete with illegal marijuana because the latter pays no tax and does not abide by strict regulations. Did alcohol have the same problem when it was legalised after prohibition?
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“A Charlie Brown Christmas” laments the commercialization of the holiday season and reminds viewers of its Christian origins, AKA “The true meaning of Christmas”. However it only existed due to sponsorship by the Coca Cola company. Was this irony remarked upon at the time?
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Why did improvisation disappear from orchestral music? I’ve read that Zach, Beethoven and Mozart would improvise but few “classical” musicians improvise freely today.
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