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What does the way classical antiquity was viewed during the Renaissance, compared to what we now know about classical antiquity, tell us about the Renaissance

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Is there any historical event we can point to where America's gun culture really started to diverge from the rest of the world, or was it more of a gradual process?

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Did Tolkien's hobby of writing conlangs result in any novel insights that he used in his work as a philologist?

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We all know the story of Archimedes allegedly running home naked shouting "Eureka!", but how would his fellow citizens in ancient Syracuse have reacted to a naked man running through the streets?

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Did Aristotle's theories of five elements influence cooking and understanding of nutrition in Europe?

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Why is the water molecule a dipole in the first place?

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Just how many dirty jokes are there in Shakespeare's works anyway?

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What do we know about the oral traditions of children?

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When I read, I hear the words in my head. What's the difference between that and synesthesia? Isn't that an auditory sensation triggered by vision?

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How has baldness been viewed throughout the ages?

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What does the way classical antiquity was viewed during the Renaissance, compared to what we now know about classical antiquity, tell us about the Renaissance	16	AskHistorians
Is there any historical event we can point to where America's gun culture really started to diverge from the rest of the world, or was it more of a gradual process?	15	AskHistorians
Did Tolkien's hobby of writing conlangs result in any novel insights that he used in his work as a philologist?	13	AskHistorians
We all know the story of Archimedes allegedly running home naked shouting "Eureka!", but how would his fellow citizens in ancient Syracuse have reacted to a naked man running through the streets?	8	AskHistorians
Did Aristotle's theories of five elements influence cooking and understanding of nutrition in Europe?	8	AskHistorians
Why is the water molecule a dipole in the first place?	7	askscience
Just how many dirty jokes are there in Shakespeare's works anyway?	6	AskHistorians
What do we know about the oral traditions of children?	5	AskHistorians
When I read, I hear the words in my head. What's the difference between that and synesthesia? Isn't that an auditory sensation triggered by vision?	5	askscience
How has baldness been viewed throughout the ages?	5	AskHistorians