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If one calorie, when burned produces enough energy to raise the temp of a litre of water by one degree. If I burn 100 calories, could I boil that same litre?

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I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?

190 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Dia Dhuit is the Irish for 'Hello', it literally means 'God be with you', was there a greeting in Ireland before Christianity apart from Maidin Maith (good morning) etc.?

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"Dia dhuit" meaning 'God be with you' is the Irish word for hello, how did Irish people greet each other before Christianity arrived?

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How stable was Jerusalem and the surrounding areas prior to WW2?

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AMA request- a contestant on the British or Irish version of Take me out.

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Let's say I'm really rich in the middle ages in Europe. Would i almost automatically have a title? Do i keep all my cash in a big chest in my house or is there some other way to keep/transfer assets?

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Question about the Shabaka stone

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Question about the Shabaka stone, Ancient Egypt, Nubian Dynasty, Assyrians.

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AMA request: Someone who enjoys the show Two and a half men

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If one calorie, when burned produces enough energy to raise the temp of a litre of water by one degree. If I burn 100 calories, could I boil that same litre?	816	askscience
I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?	190	AskHistorians
Dia Dhuit is the Irish for 'Hello', it literally means 'God be with you', was there a greeting in Ireland before Christianity apart from Maidin Maith (good morning) etc.?	29	AskHistorians
"Dia dhuit" meaning 'God be with you' is the Irish word for hello, how did Irish people greet each other before Christianity arrived?	18	AskHistorians
How stable was Jerusalem and the surrounding areas prior to WW2?	13	AskHistorians
AMA request- a contestant on the British or Irish version of Take me out.	12	IAmA
Let's say I'm really rich in the middle ages in Europe. Would i almost automatically have a title? Do i keep all my cash in a big chest in my house or is there some other way to keep/transfer assets?	10	AskHistorians
Question about the Shabaka stone	3	AskHistorians
Question about the Shabaka stone, Ancient Egypt, Nubian Dynasty, Assyrians.	3	AskHistorians
AMA request: Someone who enjoys the show Two and a half men	3	IAmA