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Based on its function, I presume the dustpan was invented after the broom. What did people do with the things they'd swept up before someone came up with the dustpan?

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"Women hold up half the sky." Was this a known Chinese proverb that would have resonated with the people, or was it a saying that Mao/his administration came up with?

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In Albania and a few other Mediterranean countries, nodding up and down means "no" and shaking side to side means "yes". How did that gesture develop differently from most of the world?

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How was poor vision described before terms like nearsighted were coined?

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How did people who had never seen or heard of Aurora Borealis react when first told about it?

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Where did breakfast cereal as we know it get its start?

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What did people use before soap to make sure things were completely clean?

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It's 1503 and I'm an English peasant who happens to be really, really good at singing. What are the odds I'll ever be discovered and make a career out of music?

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How did the average Nazi or Nazi sympathizer react when confronted with the accusation that their sources and materials were propaganda and likely false/manipulated?

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What internal conflicts did the Partition of Africa cause in the individual nations?

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Based on its function, I presume the dustpan was invented after the broom. What did people do with the things they'd swept up before someone came up with the dustpan?	2	AskHistorians
"Women hold up half the sky." Was this a known Chinese proverb that would have resonated with the people, or was it a saying that Mao/his administration came up with?	2	AskHistorians
In Albania and a few other Mediterranean countries, nodding up and down means "no" and shaking side to side means "yes". How did that gesture develop differently from most of the world?	2	AskHistorians
How was poor vision described before terms like nearsighted were coined?	2	AskHistorians
How did people who had never seen or heard of Aurora Borealis react when first told about it?	2	AskHistorians
Where did breakfast cereal as we know it get its start?	2	AskHistorians
What did people use before soap to make sure things were completely clean?	2	AskHistorians
It's 1503 and I'm an English peasant who happens to be really, really good at singing. What are the odds I'll ever be discovered and make a career out of music?	1	AskHistorians
How did the average Nazi or Nazi sympathizer react when confronted with the accusation that their sources and materials were propaganda and likely false/manipulated?	1	AskHistorians
What internal conflicts did the Partition of Africa cause in the individual nations?	1	AskHistorians