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Do any descriptions of historical "poisonings" more closely resemble allergic reactions?

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Was salting the earth a real practice after military conquest in Ancient times? And if so how did they get salt in large enough quantities?

112 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the earliest record of human contact with radioactive material?

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How exactly did Thomas-Alexandre Dumas break the siege of Cairo?

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How did trench warfare come to be the way the Western Front was fought during WWI?

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Cliff Robertson, best known as Uncle Ben in the original Spiderman movie, was flying over the Twin Towers when the first plane struck on 9/11

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do any descriptions of historical "poisonings" more closely resemble allergic reactions?	326	AskHistorians
Was salting the earth a real practice after military conquest in Ancient times? And if so how did they get salt in large enough quantities?	112	AskHistorians
What is the earliest record of human contact with radioactive material?	60	AskHistorians
How exactly did Thomas-Alexandre Dumas break the siege of Cairo?	13	AskHistorians
How did trench warfare come to be the way the Western Front was fought during WWI?	4	AskHistorians
Cliff Robertson, best known as Uncle Ben in the original Spiderman movie, was flying over the Twin Towers when the first plane struck on 9/11	1	todayilearned