/u/tropicaldutch's posts in /r/askhistorians
What was Canada’s plan for connecting the Maritime provinces with the rest of Canada, as well as connecting the inner provinces to the ocean, if Quebec had voted for independence?
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How did Ancient Greek wrestlers deal with fungal skin infections, which are very common amongst wrestlers?
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Clarence Clearwater Revival’s music involves a sound particular to the American south, and uses a lot of Southern imagery (for example, the song Born on the Bayou). However, the band is from North California. Did they ever face backlash for “stealing” the Southern style of music?
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Why does English have separate words for cow and beef, pig and pork, sheep and mutton, deer and venison, but chicken is just chicken?
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What was the average nutritional intake in the eastern Mediterranean in 1000 BCE? I’m interested in knowing what kinds of foods they ate and how much they ate.
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