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How did people living around the time of Jesus clip their toenails? (A question from my 6 year old)

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Was it ever illegal to use a pillow?

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Can we identify the first bank? Is there a good book on the history of banking?

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What is the practical reason nations have chosen to have symbolic or ceremonial head of state and a separate head of government that actually governs?

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What are some historical examples historical examples of people literally or or in essence "shooting the messenger". Are there any instances of someone trying to bring goodnews or bad news to a person or a group of people and they turn on the person.

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Durring the years following the reformation how would a man being educated in Wittenberg or other areas of Germany have paid for seminary education? Did they make loans for education at this time and place? Did you just need to be wealthy enough to afford such an education?

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Hypothetical question from my five year old son. Let's say there was a volume of water equal in mass to the Sun, what would happen if they were to collide?

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Has there ever been a dictator raised to power after dubious claims of election rigging?

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Is it true that historians doubted the existence of Belshazzar until the discovery of the Nabonidus Cylinders?

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So there is significant amounts of radiation in my snow??? Link inside.

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How did people living around the time of Jesus clip their toenails? (A question from my 6 year old)	508	AskHistorians
Was it ever illegal to use a pillow?	36	AskHistorians
Can we identify the first bank? Is there a good book on the history of banking?	18	AskHistorians
What is the practical reason nations have chosen to have symbolic or ceremonial head of state and a separate head of government that actually governs?	9	AskHistorians
What are some historical examples historical examples of people literally or or in essence "shooting the messenger". Are there any instances of someone trying to bring goodnews or bad news to a person or a group of people and they turn on the person.	3	AskHistorians
Durring the years following the reformation how would a man being educated in Wittenberg or other areas of Germany have paid for seminary education? Did they make loans for education at this time and place? Did you just need to be wealthy enough to afford such an education?	2	AskHistorians
Hypothetical question from my five year old son. Let's say there was a volume of water equal in mass to the Sun, what would happen if they were to collide?	1	askscience
Has there ever been a dictator raised to power after dubious claims of election rigging?	1	AskHistorians
Is it true that historians doubted the existence of Belshazzar until the discovery of the Nabonidus Cylinders?	1	AskHistorians
So there is significant amounts of radiation in my snow??? Link inside.	1	askscience