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In the third century CE, Porphyry estimated the date that the Bible's Book of Daniel was was written as the date that the book's prophesies stopped aligning with known history. Was this technique widely used in antiquity?

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How did American food become so much sweeter than food in the rest of the world?

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When did a background singer yelling "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay!" become a staple of Spansh language music?

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How/when did piñatas become popular at American birthday parties?

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When did professional stand-up comedians become a thing?

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When did fraternity hazing with alcohol become "a thing" at American universities? How did prohibition affect fraternity hazing rituals?

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Was there any serious opposition to American interment of Japanese in WWII?

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How/when did the Turkey Trot become a standard celebration of Thanksgiving?

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When did pharmacy become its own profession? And was there any resistance from doctors?

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When did the word "empire" get its negative connotation?

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In the third century CE, Porphyry estimated the date that the Bible's Book of Daniel was was written as the date that the book's prophesies stopped aligning with known history. Was this technique widely used in antiquity?	6	AskHistorians
How did American food become so much sweeter than food in the rest of the world?	6	AskHistorians
When did a background singer yelling "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay!" become a staple of Spansh language music?	6	AskHistorians
How/when did piñatas become popular at American birthday parties?	6	AskHistorians
When did professional stand-up comedians become a thing?	6	AskHistorians
When did fraternity hazing with alcohol become "a thing" at American universities? How did prohibition affect fraternity hazing rituals?	6	AskHistorians
Was there any serious opposition to American interment of Japanese in WWII?	5	AskHistorians
How/when did the Turkey Trot become a standard celebration of Thanksgiving?	5	AskHistorians
When did pharmacy become its own profession? And was there any resistance from doctors?	5	AskHistorians
When did the word "empire" get its negative connotation?	5	AskHistorians