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How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?

3050 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the sea level on one side of the Panama Canal higher than the other?

1772 upvotes • r/askscience

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How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?

179 upvotes • r/askscience

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When Europeans brought diseases to the new world, how come Europeans themselves didn't get sick from diseases specific to the new world?

35 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Can we tell that dinosaurs were cold blooded based of bones and fossils or is that just the popular theory?

24 upvotes • r/askscience

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In the movie the Reventant, characters are often shown walking around in rivers with their boots still on. Did frontiersmen actually do this, and were they not afraid of frost bite or foot fungus from soggy boots/socks?

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Why don't we have a Penicillin version for Virus'? What makes virus' so much harder to kill than bacteria?

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What was Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula's end goal by starting a war with Mehmed 2 and the Ottomans?

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Is it possible for a planet to rotate about two axis' at the same time?

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Has there ever been and speculation or research done regarding the hypothetical scenario of how native Americans would have ended up if the Americans weren't discovered until much later?

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How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?	3050	AskHistorians
Why is the sea level on one side of the Panama Canal higher than the other?	1772	askscience
How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?	179	askscience
When Europeans brought diseases to the new world, how come Europeans themselves didn't get sick from diseases specific to the new world?	35	AskHistorians
Can we tell that dinosaurs were cold blooded based of bones and fossils or is that just the popular theory?	24	askscience
In the movie the Reventant, characters are often shown walking around in rivers with their boots still on. Did frontiersmen actually do this, and were they not afraid of frost bite or foot fungus from soggy boots/socks?	7	AskHistorians
Why don't we have a Penicillin version for Virus'? What makes virus' so much harder to kill than bacteria?	6	askscience
What was Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula's end goal by starting a war with Mehmed 2 and the Ottomans?	6	AskHistorians
Is it possible for a planet to rotate about two axis' at the same time?	3	askscience
Has there ever been and speculation or research done regarding the hypothetical scenario of how native Americans would have ended up if the Americans weren't discovered until much later?	3	AskHistorians