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What was the study of ancient Egypt like before the discovery of King Tut's tomb?

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Why did western and Eastern animation styles diverge so dramatically?

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How would theatrical credits have worked in a Shakespeare-era production? Would the viewers be able to find out who the production designer was? Would they have even known the actors names?

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How did Utah end up doing their addresses so weird in comparison to every other state?

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Given how efficient net fishing is, how did rod fishing become common? Was it entirely as sport?

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Where did we get the image of a zombie specifically trying to eat brains? As I think about it, I don't know if I've actually seen a piece of zombie media treating it seriously.

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As noted in a popular TIL thread by u/benjaneson, from 1513 to 1972 the Danish kings were an alternating series of kings named Christian and Frederick, all the way to Christian X and Frederick IX, despite being made up of different dynasties. Was this planned, respect for tradition, or coincidence?

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Most of the famed abolitionists and abolitionist movements we think of in the pre-American Civil War era were religious in nature. Were there any notable secular abolitionist strains in the time before the American Civil War?

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How accurate is it to say that Native Americans "used every part of the buffalo"? Is it just noble savage myth-making? Did it vary from culture to culture?

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Was there any tension between Hitler/Germany and Mussolini/Italy over the fact that they both considered themselves the heirs of Rome, a mutually exclusive proposition?

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What was the study of ancient Egypt like before the discovery of King Tut's tomb?	3	AskHistorians
Why did western and Eastern animation styles diverge so dramatically?	3	AskHistorians
How would theatrical credits have worked in a Shakespeare-era production? Would the viewers be able to find out who the production designer was? Would they have even known the actors names?	3	AskHistorians
How did Utah end up doing their addresses so weird in comparison to every other state?	3	AskHistorians
Given how efficient net fishing is, how did rod fishing become common? Was it entirely as sport?	3	AskHistorians
Where did we get the image of a zombie specifically trying to eat brains? As I think about it, I don't know if I've actually seen a piece of zombie media treating it seriously.	2	AskHistorians
As noted in a popular TIL thread by u/benjaneson, from 1513 to 1972 the Danish kings were an alternating series of kings named Christian and Frederick, all the way to Christian X and Frederick IX, despite being made up of different dynasties. Was this planned, respect for tradition, or coincidence?	2	AskHistorians
Most of the famed abolitionists and abolitionist movements we think of in the pre-American Civil War era were religious in nature. Were there any notable secular abolitionist strains in the time before the American Civil War?	2	AskHistorians
How accurate is it to say that Native Americans "used every part of the buffalo"? Is it just noble savage myth-making? Did it vary from culture to culture?	2	AskHistorians
Was there any tension between Hitler/Germany and Mussolini/Italy over the fact that they both considered themselves the heirs of Rome, a mutually exclusive proposition?	2	AskHistorians