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What is the oldest example of someone saying "These darn kids are screwing everything up."

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Is Moses, like Jesus, an accepted historical figure, or is there some debate over his existence?

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Were there serial killers in antiquity?

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You can't really do traditional math with roman numerals, so how did the ancient Romans do math?

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In modern times, we have the expectation that technology will be completely different in 30 years, and will change how we live in minor (and sometimes major) ways. When did this idea start?

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The 3 divisibility rule is if you add up the digits of any number, and the sum you get is divisible why 3, then the larger number is too. Why is this?

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Why do people think Walt Disney was anti-semitic?

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What is the oldest reference to a barber (i.e. a person who cuts hair for a living) we have?

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When did societies in antiquity change over from the barter system to the monetary system? Do we know of the earliest civilization to use money instead of strict bartering?

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Is there any truth to the idea that body language is correlated with emotions (thereby allowing an astute person to 'read' another through their body language) or is it all pseudoscience?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest example of someone saying "These darn kids are screwing everything up."	38	AskHistorians
Is Moses, like Jesus, an accepted historical figure, or is there some debate over his existence?	22	AskHistorians
Were there serial killers in antiquity?	14	AskHistorians
You can't really do traditional math with roman numerals, so how did the ancient Romans do math?	9	AskHistorians
In modern times, we have the expectation that technology will be completely different in 30 years, and will change how we live in minor (and sometimes major) ways. When did this idea start?	9	AskHistorians
The 3 divisibility rule is if you add up the digits of any number, and the sum you get is divisible why 3, then the larger number is too. Why is this?	8	askscience
Why do people think Walt Disney was anti-semitic?	5	AskHistorians
What is the oldest reference to a barber (i.e. a person who cuts hair for a living) we have?	4	AskHistorians
When did societies in antiquity change over from the barter system to the monetary system? Do we know of the earliest civilization to use money instead of strict bartering?	3	AskHistorians
Is there any truth to the idea that body language is correlated with emotions (thereby allowing an astute person to 'read' another through their body language) or is it all pseudoscience?	1	askscience