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Why do our hands get sweaty when anticipating strenuous activity, and are often the first things to sweat? What kind of survival situation is benefited by slippery but slightly cooler hands?

3192 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why are sheep so prominent in the Bible, which comes from a hot Mediterranean climate?

937 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In America, "middle class" is a humble term for the average family. In Britain, it's a subtly deprecating term for families with a little too much disposable income. How did this come to be?

671 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When water soaks upward into a paper towel dipped into a glass, where does the potential energy gained come from?

276 upvotes • r/askscience

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How accurate is Ken Follet's historical fiction Pillars of the Earth? I had some questions re: historical accuracy and architecture.

42 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do painkillers not work on "regular" pain? You can still feel every bit of a prick on your hand, or a slap in the face.

26 upvotes • r/askscience

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There's a lot of hand-wringing today about the decline of blue-collar manufacturing jobs in Western countries. Was there a similar angst about the rise of factory jobs at the expense of agricultural jobs during the 19th century in North America + Western Europe?

24 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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"galicia" refers to multiples places (presumably) because of how widespread celtic peoples were; iberia also refers to multiple places. what other examples are there?

12 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A bunch of questions about sex, combat, etc. regarding the historical accuracy of the History Channel's Vikings show

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did East Asian cultures never incorporate dairy into their diets? Lactose intolerance seems like an effect, not a cause

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do our hands get sweaty when anticipating strenuous activity, and are often the first things to sweat? What kind of survival situation is benefited by slippery but slightly cooler hands?	3192	askscience
Why are sheep so prominent in the Bible, which comes from a hot Mediterranean climate?	937	AskHistorians
In America, "middle class" is a humble term for the average family. In Britain, it's a subtly deprecating term for families with a little too much disposable income. How did this come to be?	671	AskHistorians
When water soaks upward into a paper towel dipped into a glass, where does the potential energy gained come from?	276	askscience
How accurate is Ken Follet's historical fiction Pillars of the Earth? I had some questions re: historical accuracy and architecture.	42	AskHistorians
Why do painkillers not work on "regular" pain? You can still feel every bit of a prick on your hand, or a slap in the face.	26	askscience
There's a lot of hand-wringing today about the decline of blue-collar manufacturing jobs in Western countries. Was there a similar angst about the rise of factory jobs at the expense of agricultural jobs during the 19th century in North America + Western Europe?	24	AskHistorians
"galicia" refers to multiples places (presumably) because of how widespread celtic peoples were; iberia also refers to multiple places. what other examples are there?	12	AskHistorians
A bunch of questions about sex, combat, etc. regarding the historical accuracy of the History Channel's Vikings show	11	AskHistorians
Why did East Asian cultures never incorporate dairy into their diets? Lactose intolerance seems like an effect, not a cause	8	AskHistorians