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Who was the first to notice that summer and winter in the northern and southern hemisphere are opposite each other? Was this a surprise or was this already theorized?

338 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is it possible there was a Roman emperor we don't know about because of damnatio memoriae?

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Why are labor unions viewed much more negatively in the U.S. compared to Western Europe?

69 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How do historians view The Evolution of God by Robert Wright?

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Did people comment on the Great Vowel Shift while it was happening? Did any language purists try to stop it?

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How do I calculate the chance that after 100 coin throws I'll have exactly 50 heads and 50 tails?

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Is there evidence of people in pre modern times avoiding pregnancy beacuse it was so dangerous?

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Does every object exert gravity on all other objects within the (visible) universe?

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At what point in earth's history did the first life appear that could theoretically be used as food by a time traveller?

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Did the Christian emperors of the later Roman and Byzantine empires acknowledge the great pagan Romans of the past? Or was the pagan past of the empire seen more as an embarrassment?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who was the first to notice that summer and winter in the northern and southern hemisphere are opposite each other? Was this a surprise or was this already theorized?	338	AskHistorians
Is it possible there was a Roman emperor we don't know about because of damnatio memoriae?	94	AskHistorians
Why are labor unions viewed much more negatively in the U.S. compared to Western Europe?	69	AskHistorians
How do historians view The Evolution of God by Robert Wright?	36	AskHistorians
Did people comment on the Great Vowel Shift while it was happening? Did any language purists try to stop it?	29	AskHistorians
How do I calculate the chance that after 100 coin throws I'll have exactly 50 heads and 50 tails?	16	askscience
Is there evidence of people in pre modern times avoiding pregnancy beacuse it was so dangerous?	7	AskHistorians
Does every object exert gravity on all other objects within the (visible) universe?	5	askscience
At what point in earth's history did the first life appear that could theoretically be used as food by a time traveller?	4	askscience
Did the Christian emperors of the later Roman and Byzantine empires acknowledge the great pagan Romans of the past? Or was the pagan past of the empire seen more as an embarrassment?	3	AskHistorians