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Prior to obtaining the "scientific answer" for seeing your breath in the cold, what did people used to think was happening during the winter?

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Why do a lot of meteorological records around the world start in the 1880's? Was there an explosion of interest in the weather around that period in time?

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Why was the Library at Alexandria burned down? And why was it never "rebuilt"?

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What occured in the 1870's/1880's that allowed for a preponderance of businesses and sporting clubs to form?

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Why/how did both the Austrian Empire and the Prussians both have land simultaneously inside and outside the German Confederation during the course of the 19th century?

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What was the seminal work in Economics prior to Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations?

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Would a major "throughfare" historically have looked all that different from ones we have nowadays? (Of course without the cars and whatnot)

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Why did Romania not boycott the 1984 Olympics like the rest of the Eastern Bloc?

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Why was Vienna/Austria divided up after WWII?

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When did the Eastern Roman Empire start to be referred to as the Byzantine Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Prior to obtaining the "scientific answer" for seeing your breath in the cold, what did people used to think was happening during the winter?	145
Why do a lot of meteorological records around the world start in the 1880's? Was there an explosion of interest in the weather around that period in time?	38
Why was the Library at Alexandria burned down? And why was it never "rebuilt"?	20
What occured in the 1870's/1880's that allowed for a preponderance of businesses and sporting clubs to form?	14
Why/how did both the Austrian Empire and the Prussians both have land simultaneously inside and outside the German Confederation during the course of the 19th century?	14
What was the seminal work in Economics prior to Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations?	7
Would a major "throughfare" historically have looked all that different from ones we have nowadays? (Of course without the cars and whatnot)	6
Why did Romania not boycott the 1984 Olympics like the rest of the Eastern Bloc?	6
Why was Vienna/Austria divided up after WWII?	4
When did the Eastern Roman Empire start to be referred to as the Byzantine Empire?	3