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What's up with those gelatinous American recipes from the '50s? Were aspics a status symbol of sorts? Did anyone actually make them or were they just flashy advertisements from companies trying to suggest uses for their canned tuna/mayonnaise/etc.? What's the story?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did under-clothing become distinct from over-clothing as it is currently?

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Was the practice of kissing the same in antiquity as it is today?

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Are the prices of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits) over time usable as an index of economic prosperity? Given the ubiquity of alcohol consumption, can this information be used to compare the values of modern and historical currency?

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Do individual winged insects (say dragonflies) of the same species have matching vasculature in their wings?

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[Biology] Does human testicular volume change throughout adulthood?

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What mechanism prevents hernias from healing on their own and necessitating surgery?

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Why do certain beverages (e.g. milk, orange juice) cause excess mucus production in the mouth?

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Are certain locations on Earth more likely to be hit by meteorites than others or is the distribution essentially uniform?

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Is it possible to design acoustic "distributed-element filters" using a similar approach to that employed in the RF and Microwave electronic field?

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What's up with those gelatinous American recipes from the '50s? Were aspics a status symbol of sorts? Did anyone actually make them or were they just flashy advertisements from companies trying to suggest uses for their canned tuna/mayonnaise/etc.? What's the story?	17	AskHistorians
When did under-clothing become distinct from over-clothing as it is currently?	17	AskHistorians
Was the practice of kissing the same in antiquity as it is today?	15	AskHistorians
Are the prices of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits) over time usable as an index of economic prosperity? Given the ubiquity of alcohol consumption, can this information be used to compare the values of modern and historical currency?	14	AskHistorians
Do individual winged insects (say dragonflies) of the same species have matching vasculature in their wings?	11	askscience
[Biology] Does human testicular volume change throughout adulthood?	10	askscience
What mechanism prevents hernias from healing on their own and necessitating surgery?	9	askscience
Why do certain beverages (e.g. milk, orange juice) cause excess mucus production in the mouth?	8	askscience
Are certain locations on Earth more likely to be hit by meteorites than others or is the distribution essentially uniform?	7	askscience
Is it possible to design acoustic "distributed-element filters" using a similar approach to that employed in the RF and Microwave electronic field?	7	askscience