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I own a decent pair of $300 beginner binoculars, 8x magnification, 42mm lens. How would my ability to stargaze have compared with Galileo?

426 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Give that occupational names - Smith, Baker, Carpenter, Butcher, etc - come from ancestors who did those jobs, how did "King" become a relatively common surname?

389 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Content warning for child sexual abuse. In 1871, Delaware lowered its age of consent from 10 to 7. Why? Why was it so low to begin with, there and everywhere else? What's the point of having such a low age of consent? NSFW

383 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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It's generally accepted by mainstream historians that Robert E. Lee was not actually a genteel anti-slavery advocate who was compelled by reluctant honor to choose his homeland, but did Lee himself work to build this image, or was it built for him by Lost Cause advocates after he died?

375 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] The first sentient species to land on Earth was neither war-mongering nor peace-bringing, offering neither religion nor medicine. Instead, they landed for five minutes, shouted "YOU'VE BEEN LIVING NEAR WHAT???" and flew off as fast as possible.

327 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Was Paul Revere a good silversmith? Do we have any extant reviews of his products?

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When did a few seconds of harp music become associated with dreaming or memories?

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0 is often called a "late addition" to math. We may like to imagine a guy seeing the last apple being taken from a bowl and having an existential crisis, but this seems unlikely. For the average person, did daily life or the way of thinking change because of the introduction of the 0?

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When and how did dive watches, a pretty specific tool for a pretty specific activity, become the standard high-end watch?

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Is The ACME Corporation parodying or referencing anything, or is it just a funny plot device conceived of by the Looney Tunes people?

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I own a decent pair of $300 beginner binoculars, 8x magnification, 42mm lens. How would my ability to stargaze have compared with Galileo?	426	AskHistorians
Give that occupational names - Smith, Baker, Carpenter, Butcher, etc - come from ancestors who did those jobs, how did "King" become a relatively common surname?	389	AskHistorians
Content warning for child sexual abuse. In 1871, Delaware lowered its age of consent from 10 to 7. Why? Why was it so low to begin with, there and everywhere else? What's the point of having such a low age of consent? NSFW	383	AskHistorians
It's generally accepted by mainstream historians that Robert E. Lee was not actually a genteel anti-slavery advocate who was compelled by reluctant honor to choose his homeland, but did Lee himself work to build this image, or was it built for him by Lost Cause advocates after he died?	375	AskHistorians
[WP] The first sentient species to land on Earth was neither war-mongering nor peace-bringing, offering neither religion nor medicine. Instead, they landed for five minutes, shouted "YOU'VE BEEN LIVING NEAR WHAT???" and flew off as fast as possible.	327	WritingPrompts
Was Paul Revere a good silversmith? Do we have any extant reviews of his products?	283	AskHistorians
When did a few seconds of harp music become associated with dreaming or memories?	272	AskHistorians
0 is often called a "late addition" to math. We may like to imagine a guy seeing the last apple being taken from a bowl and having an existential crisis, but this seems unlikely. For the average person, did daily life or the way of thinking change because of the introduction of the 0?	218	AskHistorians
When and how did dive watches, a pretty specific tool for a pretty specific activity, become the standard high-end watch?	198	AskHistorians
Is The ACME Corporation parodying or referencing anything, or is it just a funny plot device conceived of by the Looney Tunes people?	197	AskHistorians