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What authentic artifact from your era of study is still so common even today that it's virtually valueless?

23 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Have people always known that beheading was an effective method of execution? Did it come from instinctual knowledge or did it develop from a better understanding of human anatomy?

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The tungsten lightbulb very closely matches the color temperature of candle and oil light. Many of the complaints of early CFL and LED light bulbs was the poor quality of the color. Was the Edison bulb designed specifically to match natural light sources? or is that a coincidence?

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AMA request: someone whose business was actually screwed by internet filesharing.

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Did Renaissance painters expect their paintings to be around 600 years later? What about earlier artists?

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Before the compass was invented, did maps still have compass roses? Was there a common way to orient a map?

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How does a body know how old it is?

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Were STDs always a thing?

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I'm a Junior at MIT, ask me something.

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When discussing new technology disrupting old business models, the example of ice delivery being replaced by home refrigeration often comes up. Did the ice delivery industry ever attempt to stifle refrigerator sales?

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What authentic artifact from your era of study is still so common even today that it's virtually valueless?	23	AskHistorians
Have people always known that beheading was an effective method of execution? Did it come from instinctual knowledge or did it develop from a better understanding of human anatomy?	19	AskHistorians
The tungsten lightbulb very closely matches the color temperature of candle and oil light. Many of the complaints of early CFL and LED light bulbs was the poor quality of the color. Was the Edison bulb designed specifically to match natural light sources? or is that a coincidence?	18	AskHistorians
AMA request: someone whose business was actually screwed by internet filesharing.	18	IAmA
Did Renaissance painters expect their paintings to be around 600 years later? What about earlier artists?	15	AskHistorians
Before the compass was invented, did maps still have compass roses? Was there a common way to orient a map?	14	AskHistorians
How does a body know how old it is?	12	askscience
Were STDs always a thing?	12	AskHistorians
I'm a Junior at MIT, ask me something.	11	IAmA
When discussing new technology disrupting old business models, the example of ice delivery being replaced by home refrigeration often comes up. Did the ice delivery industry ever attempt to stifle refrigerator sales?	10	AskHistorians