/u/SmallerButton's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Why do we wrap christmas gifts? How did a tradition like that start

10 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How/when did public opinion on prostitution change so that after being at least tolerated for most of human history, it started being outlawed in most countries?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was the deadliest day ever? Is the answer the same if we consider number of deaths versus the percentage of world population?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

We often imagine that most if not all significant technological advances were met with at least some misinformation/fear mongering, how accurate is this? Do we have reasons to think people acted like that in the past or is it something new to the 21st century?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What’s the evolutionary explanation for men having beards? Or even hair? Why did humans loose less of their fur in those areas?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

We often imagine that most if not all significant technological advances were met with at least some pushback from the public, how accurate is this? Is it unique to the 21st century or do we have older records? and if we do, how far back do we see this kind of behaviour?

0 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do we wrap christmas gifts? How did a tradition like that start	10
How/when did public opinion on prostitution change so that after being at least tolerated for most of human history, it started being outlawed in most countries?	4
What was the deadliest day ever? Is the answer the same if we consider number of deaths versus the percentage of world population?	3
We often imagine that most if not all significant technological advances were met with at least some misinformation/fear mongering, how accurate is this? Do we have reasons to think people acted like that in the past or is it something new to the 21st century?	2
What’s the evolutionary explanation for men having beards? Or even hair? Why did humans loose less of their fur in those areas?	1
We often imagine that most if not all significant technological advances were met with at least some pushback from the public, how accurate is this? Is it unique to the 21st century or do we have older records? and if we do, how far back do we see this kind of behaviour?	0