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Was Typhon considered a Titan?

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I've recently heard of something called "The Duel of Tarfe and Garcilasso" where a solider kills a much larger Moor warrior in battle. Where can I learn more about this?

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Geometric "meander" patterns seem to be very common in Precolumbian Mesoamerican art. What if any symbolism existed there?

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I've heard that in the context of climate change, assuming we are able to curb emsisions and actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, temperatures will gradually return to normal. Will the same be true of the sea level?

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Do all animals that sexually reproduce that have two sexes share a common ancestor where it originated from? Or did sexual reproduction with two sexes develop independently?

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Recently, I was surprised to find out that Genocide, in it's modern usage, doesn't apply to just racially/ethnically based killings, but any mass targeted killing in general. How did the shift in meaning from it's original definition occur?

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I've heard that for humans, our sensitivity to color peaks at a wavelength that roughly correlates to a lime-ish, yellow-green color. What is the exact wavelength here, and what color would this be best represented by in terms of electronic screens in RGB/HSV/Hex?

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Was Typhon considered a Titan?	2	AskHistorians
I've recently heard of something called "The Duel of Tarfe and Garcilasso" where a solider kills a much larger Moor warrior in battle. Where can I learn more about this?	2	AskHistorians
Geometric "meander" patterns seem to be very common in Precolumbian Mesoamerican art. What if any symbolism existed there?	2	AskHistorians
I've heard that in the context of climate change, assuming we are able to curb emsisions and actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, temperatures will gradually return to normal. Will the same be true of the sea level?	1	askscience
Do all animals that sexually reproduce that have two sexes share a common ancestor where it originated from? Or did sexual reproduction with two sexes develop independently?	1	askscience
Recently, I was surprised to find out that Genocide, in it's modern usage, doesn't apply to just racially/ethnically based killings, but any mass targeted killing in general. How did the shift in meaning from it's original definition occur?	1	AskHistorians
I've heard that for humans, our sensitivity to color peaks at a wavelength that roughly correlates to a lime-ish, yellow-green color. What is the exact wavelength here, and what color would this be best represented by in terms of electronic screens in RGB/HSV/Hex?	1	askscience