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Spices were an expensive luxury food that Europeans put great effort to trade for. Were there foods grown in Europe that were considered expensive delicacies elsewhere?

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If Greek was almost as widespread as Latin during the Roman empire, why are there so few Greek-derived languages compared to Romance languages?

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How would classical music composers react to modern orchestral music (such as music by John Williams)?

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How common was it for muskets to be used for self-defense? If not, what weapons were used instead?

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Have there been any serious political movements in the USA that wanted to abolish the constitution and return to the Articles of Confederation?

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According to miasma theory, disease spread through bad air. Did people who believed this realize that some diseases spread through physical contact, and if yes, how did they explain it?

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Would it be possible for a completely logical sentient species (such as the Vulcans) to evolve, or are there too many evolutionary advantages of cognitive biases for that to happen?

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Why are wet socks so much more uncomfortable than just having wet feet?

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Spices were an expensive luxury food that Europeans put great effort to trade for. Were there foods grown in Europe that were considered expensive delicacies elsewhere?	465	AskHistorians
If Greek was almost as widespread as Latin during the Roman empire, why are there so few Greek-derived languages compared to Romance languages?	57	AskHistorians
How would classical music composers react to modern orchestral music (such as music by John Williams)?	4	AskHistorians
How common was it for muskets to be used for self-defense? If not, what weapons were used instead?	4	AskHistorians
Have there been any serious political movements in the USA that wanted to abolish the constitution and return to the Articles of Confederation?	2	AskHistorians
According to miasma theory, disease spread through bad air. Did people who believed this realize that some diseases spread through physical contact, and if yes, how did they explain it?	2	AskHistorians
Would it be possible for a completely logical sentient species (such as the Vulcans) to evolve, or are there too many evolutionary advantages of cognitive biases for that to happen?	1	askscience
Why are wet socks so much more uncomfortable than just having wet feet?	1	askscience