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Did the idea of "catching" germs from others exist in Classical Greece and Rome?

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Napolean excelled on the battlefield but had few major diplomatic successes. Did he default to war because he was not particularly adroit or successful at international diplomacy?

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Was Jesus ever depicted without a beard and/or with short hair? When did the long hair and beard motif begin?

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Native American tribes had a taboo against mouth breathing, believing it sapped spiritual and physical strength. Do we know the source/reasoning for this taboo, and how nose breathing was enforced/taught on a community level? How universal was this practice among Native Americans?

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What's the history of the all-you-can-eat buffet?

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Was it usual to lock your daughters inside at night to keep them safe in 19th century Texas?

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Modern product advertisements are dominated by celebrity endorsements, but those from the 19th and early 20th centuries often focused on the attributes of the product. When and why did celebrities become sales drivers?

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When New York was a decaying hellscape in the 1980s, the Guardian Angels promised to protect the vulnerable from crime. How'd they do?

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Why didn't Virgil want his masterpiece, the Aneid, to be published? His own emperor was keen to preserve it, so what did he fear?

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The Antonine emperors famously adopted talented heirs rather than relying on their biological children, to good effect. Was this really a conscious policy decision, or a necessity forced on them by a lack of surviving offspring?

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Did the idea of "catching" germs from others exist in Classical Greece and Rome?	15	AskHistorians
Napolean excelled on the battlefield but had few major diplomatic successes. Did he default to war because he was not particularly adroit or successful at international diplomacy?	15	AskHistorians
Was Jesus ever depicted without a beard and/or with short hair? When did the long hair and beard motif begin?	15	AskHistorians
Native American tribes had a taboo against mouth breathing, believing it sapped spiritual and physical strength. Do we know the source/reasoning for this taboo, and how nose breathing was enforced/taught on a community level? How universal was this practice among Native Americans?	15	AskHistorians
What's the history of the all-you-can-eat buffet?	15	AskHistorians
Was it usual to lock your daughters inside at night to keep them safe in 19th century Texas?	15	AskHistorians
Modern product advertisements are dominated by celebrity endorsements, but those from the 19th and early 20th centuries often focused on the attributes of the product. When and why did celebrities become sales drivers?	15	AskHistorians
When New York was a decaying hellscape in the 1980s, the Guardian Angels promised to protect the vulnerable from crime. How'd they do?	15	AskHistorians
Why didn't Virgil want his masterpiece, the Aneid, to be published? His own emperor was keen to preserve it, so what did he fear?	15	AskHistorians
The Antonine emperors famously adopted talented heirs rather than relying on their biological children, to good effect. Was this really a conscious policy decision, or a necessity forced on them by a lack of surviving offspring?	15	AskHistorians