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Today, many hobbies are recreational pursuits of past careers or housework - woodworking, knitting, fishing, pottery, etc. Is this a new phenomenon?

337 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The Admont Abbey has the largest monastic library in the world, with about 200 000 volumes. What's in most of these?

15 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[wp] You have a great idea for a short story, with a wonderful mood, tone, and the perfect twist, but keep getting side tracked with exposition and back stories.

6 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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When the Egyptians built the pyramids and other monuments, did they understand how long these would survive? Was there a maintenance plan or any thoughts to to the future?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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While watching a documentary on D Day, I realized that all the French beaches would have been closed during the war, which made me think "what did the common civilian do for recreation during the war?"

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[WP] "Turns out the flat earthers are correct, and world leaders have been lying all along. Outside the ice wall, the Earth's plane stretches to countless continents. And you now know why they they've been hiding it."

4 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What is the actual mechanism that makes new variants of a disease less dangerous over time? In the very long term, not killing the host is good, but in the short term, as long as the host still passes it on, it seems that it would be a minor advantage, right?

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If birds are dinosaurs because they're direct descendants, then aren't all chordates actually fish?

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If birds are actually dinosaurs because of how they evolved, why aren't all tetrapods considered fish, in a similar way?

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We have created MASSIVE manufacturing capacity for mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, including supply chain logistics for raw ingredients and similar. How well will this translate to quick production of any new mRNA vaccines?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Today, many hobbies are recreational pursuits of past careers or housework - woodworking, knitting, fishing, pottery, etc. Is this a new phenomenon?	337	AskHistorians
The Admont Abbey has the largest monastic library in the world, with about 200 000 volumes. What's in most of these?	15	AskHistorians
[wp] You have a great idea for a short story, with a wonderful mood, tone, and the perfect twist, but keep getting side tracked with exposition and back stories.	6	WritingPrompts
When the Egyptians built the pyramids and other monuments, did they understand how long these would survive? Was there a maintenance plan or any thoughts to to the future?	4	AskHistorians
While watching a documentary on D Day, I realized that all the French beaches would have been closed during the war, which made me think "what did the common civilian do for recreation during the war?"	4	AskHistorians
[WP] "Turns out the flat earthers are correct, and world leaders have been lying all along. Outside the ice wall, the Earth's plane stretches to countless continents. And you now know why they they've been hiding it."	4	WritingPrompts
What is the actual mechanism that makes new variants of a disease less dangerous over time? In the very long term, not killing the host is good, but in the short term, as long as the host still passes it on, it seems that it would be a minor advantage, right?	3	askscience
If birds are dinosaurs because they're direct descendants, then aren't all chordates actually fish?	1	askscience
If birds are actually dinosaurs because of how they evolved, why aren't all tetrapods considered fish, in a similar way?	1	askscience
We have created MASSIVE manufacturing capacity for mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, including supply chain logistics for raw ingredients and similar. How well will this translate to quick production of any new mRNA vaccines?	1	askscience