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Are ancient Chinese characters still legible for the average Chinese person today? If not, how did they evolve into the characters that are used in modern China?

157 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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On June 5, 1942 the United States declared war on Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Did the US ever have a substantial clash with these nations and what impact on the war effort did a formal declaration of have?

31 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I laid there screaming as the birds circled above.

6 upvotes • r/TwoSentenceHorror

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How do we know what ancient dead languages (Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Akkadian, etc.) sounded like when spoken?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Would our understanding of mathematics be different if we had a numeric system that wasn't base 10?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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If there was a swimming pool full of a humans white blood cells and a live chicken were dropped into it, would the chicken be killed by the white blood cells or would it not even notice?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are ancient Chinese characters still legible for the average Chinese person today? If not, how did they evolve into the characters that are used in modern China?	157	AskHistorians
On June 5, 1942 the United States declared war on Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Did the US ever have a substantial clash with these nations and what impact on the war effort did a formal declaration of have?	31	AskHistorians
I laid there screaming as the birds circled above.	6	TwoSentenceHorror
How do we know what ancient dead languages (Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Akkadian, etc.) sounded like when spoken?	3	AskHistorians
Would our understanding of mathematics be different if we had a numeric system that wasn't base 10?	1	askscience
If there was a swimming pool full of a humans white blood cells and a live chicken were dropped into it, would the chicken be killed by the white blood cells or would it not even notice?	1	askscience