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How do ancient Indian sources describe the Greek invaders that came with Alexander’s campaign?

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Famous Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo had many students. How exactly did they teach? Were there classes, curricula? And what did it take to be accepted as a student by a great master in the first place?

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During the Cold War, NATO used their own “reporting names” to identify Soviet military equipment (such as “Foxbat” for the MiG-25). Did the Soviet Union have an equivalent system of internal names for NATO arms?

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Why didn’t Roman seafarers explore the west coast of Africa?

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Is there a connection between Abraham/Sarah from Christianity/Judaism/Islam and Brahma/Saraswati from Hinduism?

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When 1000 dollars/pounds/etc were sufficient to make a person rich, was there a word like “thousandaire” for someone who had that much money, similar to the modern millionaire?

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Did ancient engineers systematically experiment with different materials and processes, or was technological progress mostly driven by serendipitous discovery?

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Since magnetic declination changes over time, is it just a coincidence that currently, magnetic north and true north are roughly the same?

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Can the human body develop an allergy against a substance it needs in order to survive, such as a vitamin?

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The musical “Evita” contains a line that compares Eva Perón’s appearance with that of Francisco Franco. Was Franco considered particularly ugly by his contemporaries, or what else is being hinted at here?

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How do ancient Indian sources describe the Greek invaders that came with Alexander’s campaign?	23	AskHistorians
Famous Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo had many students. How exactly did they teach? Were there classes, curricula? And what did it take to be accepted as a student by a great master in the first place?	21	AskHistorians
During the Cold War, NATO used their own “reporting names” to identify Soviet military equipment (such as “Foxbat” for the MiG-25). Did the Soviet Union have an equivalent system of internal names for NATO arms?	21	AskHistorians
Why didn’t Roman seafarers explore the west coast of Africa?	19	AskHistorians
Is there a connection between Abraham/Sarah from Christianity/Judaism/Islam and Brahma/Saraswati from Hinduism?	15	AskHistorians
When 1000 dollars/pounds/etc were sufficient to make a person rich, was there a word like “thousandaire” for someone who had that much money, similar to the modern millionaire?	12	AskHistorians
Did ancient engineers systematically experiment with different materials and processes, or was technological progress mostly driven by serendipitous discovery?	10	AskHistorians
Since magnetic declination changes over time, is it just a coincidence that currently, magnetic north and true north are roughly the same?	8	askscience
Can the human body develop an allergy against a substance it needs in order to survive, such as a vitamin?	7	askscience
The musical “Evita” contains a line that compares Eva Perón’s appearance with that of Francisco Franco. Was Franco considered particularly ugly by his contemporaries, or what else is being hinted at here?	7	AskHistorians