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Throughout the Roman Empire, “Augustus” was generally the senior title, while “Caesar” alone was generally reserved for junior emperors. Why did Caesar end up getting adopted into so many European monarchy titles (ie Kaiser, Tsar), rather than Augustus?

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How were the bastards of noble lords typically handled in medieval England?

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[Biology] Why do dogs smell so bad when wet?

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In 1954-56, Ho Chi Minh's DRV government was dramatically more popular than the souther State of Vietnam. Yet over that same time period hundreds of thousands of refugees went from north to south. Why was there such a mass movement from the region of a more popular government to a less popular one?

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In Hamilton, New York is referred to as the "greatest city in the world" during a song set in 1776. This seems obviously anachronistic. When would New York first have been considered to be one of the greatest cultural and economic centers of the world?

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I’ve heard it said that many former Know-Nothings joined the Republican Party because the Democratic Party was viewed as the party of Catholics and Immigrants. What drew immigrant groups to the Democratic Party?

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Are there any organisms (besides insects, ants, etc.) to have evolved an unequal method of sexual determinance?

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How do we know the speed of light has been a constant for all time?

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Why does moving air cool you off?

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How did eukaryotic cells get their energy before they took up the bacteria that would become mitochondria and chloroplasts?

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Throughout the Roman Empire, “Augustus” was generally the senior title, while “Caesar” alone was generally reserved for junior emperors. Why did Caesar end up getting adopted into so many European monarchy titles (ie Kaiser, Tsar), rather than Augustus?	456	AskHistorians
How were the bastards of noble lords typically handled in medieval England?	75	AskHistorians
[Biology] Why do dogs smell so bad when wet?	42	askscience
In 1954-56, Ho Chi Minh's DRV government was dramatically more popular than the souther State of Vietnam. Yet over that same time period hundreds of thousands of refugees went from north to south. Why was there such a mass movement from the region of a more popular government to a less popular one?	27	AskHistorians
In Hamilton, New York is referred to as the "greatest city in the world" during a song set in 1776. This seems obviously anachronistic. When would New York first have been considered to be one of the greatest cultural and economic centers of the world?	8	AskHistorians
I’ve heard it said that many former Know-Nothings joined the Republican Party because the Democratic Party was viewed as the party of Catholics and Immigrants. What drew immigrant groups to the Democratic Party?	1	AskHistorians
Are there any organisms (besides insects, ants, etc.) to have evolved an unequal method of sexual determinance?	1	askscience
How do we know the speed of light has been a constant for all time?	1	askscience
Why does moving air cool you off?	1	askscience
How did eukaryotic cells get their energy before they took up the bacteria that would become mitochondria and chloroplasts?	1	askscience