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Food at American restaurants before the 19th century was called, "abundant but not delicate." Foreign diners often commented on the vast quantities consumed and seemed to imply that Americans were gluttons. Was this a fair representation? Why/how were American eating habits different than European?

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Would traditional precolumbian succotash have used sweet corn as an ingredient, considering that it does not seem to have been widespread before the colonial era?

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How old are the practices underlying partner acrobatics —commonly called acroyoga today, minus the yoga veneer. Would we have seen partner acrobatic performances in the agoras of Greece and the Gymnasiums of Rome? How far back does it go?

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"King's Evil," killed 38 people in London in 1632. "Rising of the Light," did in another 98. What were these gothic-sounding ailments?

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Do we have evidence that the physical postures associated with modern yoga (asanas) are ancient? Could they be a fairly modern phenomenon?

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Coal burns longer and hotter than wood, so why wasn't it used very much before the 1800s?

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Roman Polanski's MacBeth (1971) features an awesome fight scene between Macbeth and Macduff, with both men in plate armor. Is this how men in plate armor would actually have fought?

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How did Roman public libraries work?

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How did Art Deco fit in with Neoclassical and Modernism arcitecture? As a style, it seems to have elements of both.

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Indian Buddhism was exported to China, Japan, and other Asian countries. Were these countries aware that they were practicing an Indian philosophy/religion, or were its origins obscured?

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Food at American restaurants before the 19th century was called, "abundant but not delicate." Foreign diners often commented on the vast quantities consumed and seemed to imply that Americans were gluttons. Was this a fair representation? Why/how were American eating habits different than European?	3	AskHistorians
Would traditional precolumbian succotash have used sweet corn as an ingredient, considering that it does not seem to have been widespread before the colonial era?	3	AskHistorians
How old are the practices underlying partner acrobatics —commonly called acroyoga today, minus the yoga veneer. Would we have seen partner acrobatic performances in the agoras of Greece and the Gymnasiums of Rome? How far back does it go?	3	AskHistorians
"King's Evil," killed 38 people in London in 1632. "Rising of the Light," did in another 98. What were these gothic-sounding ailments?	3	AskHistorians
Do we have evidence that the physical postures associated with modern yoga (asanas) are ancient? Could they be a fairly modern phenomenon?	3	AskHistorians
Coal burns longer and hotter than wood, so why wasn't it used very much before the 1800s?	3	AskHistorians
Roman Polanski's MacBeth (1971) features an awesome fight scene between Macbeth and Macduff, with both men in plate armor. Is this how men in plate armor would actually have fought?	3	AskHistorians
How did Roman public libraries work?	3	AskHistorians
How did Art Deco fit in with Neoclassical and Modernism arcitecture? As a style, it seems to have elements of both.	3	AskHistorians
Indian Buddhism was exported to China, Japan, and other Asian countries. Were these countries aware that they were practicing an Indian philosophy/religion, or were its origins obscured?	3	AskHistorians