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Did mercury actually do anything helpful when used as a treatment for disease, like with syphilis? If not, why was it used and why did people think that it worked?

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Did mercury actually do anything helpful when used as a treatment for disease, like with syphilis? If not, why was it used and why did people think that it worked?

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Did the beaks on birds and on squid evolve independently from each other?

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At present, almost everyone in the world is literate to some degree -- something like 85% of the population. What was the first country where almost everyone could read and write? When and why did that skill become so prominent?

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Why are humans most comfortable at room temperature? (About 70*) Do other animals have different preferred temperatures?

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What's the history of divorce in Europe and America? When did it become legal to divorce a cheating or abusive spouse? When could you divorce someone without blame?

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When and why did the New York Times become such a prestigious newspaper?

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Can autoimmune diseases be transmitted through blood transfusions?

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When did people begin to believe that a woman's place is in the home? Where did these tightly constrained gender roles come from?

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What happens when two cultures meet but don't have a common language? How do they communicate?

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Did mercury actually do anything helpful when used as a treatment for disease, like with syphilis? If not, why was it used and why did people think that it worked?	1	askscience
Did mercury actually do anything helpful when used as a treatment for disease, like with syphilis? If not, why was it used and why did people think that it worked?	1	askscience
Did the beaks on birds and on squid evolve independently from each other?	0	askscience
At present, almost everyone in the world is literate to some degree -- something like 85% of the population. What was the first country where almost everyone could read and write? When and why did that skill become so prominent?	0	AskHistorians
Why are humans most comfortable at room temperature? (About 70*) Do other animals have different preferred temperatures?	0	askscience
What's the history of divorce in Europe and America? When did it become legal to divorce a cheating or abusive spouse? When could you divorce someone without blame?	0	AskHistorians
When and why did the New York Times become such a prestigious newspaper?	0	AskHistorians
Can autoimmune diseases be transmitted through blood transfusions?	0	askscience
When did people begin to believe that a woman's place is in the home? Where did these tightly constrained gender roles come from?	0	AskHistorians
What happens when two cultures meet but don't have a common language? How do they communicate?	0	AskHistorians