What could you buy 200 years ago that you can't buy today?

In 1825 America you could walk into any grocer or market and find butchered squab alongside the turkey and chicken. Passenger pigeons were so plentiful that flocks darkened the sky, and were no…

Top stories for Long   What could you buy 200 years ago that you can't buy today? Robert Wade Bess, Grew up on the food of the deep (and not so deep) South. • Answered January 9 In 1825 America you could walk into any grocer or market and find butchered squab alongside the turkey and chicken. Passenger pigeons were so plentiful that flocks darkened ... Read more » 1.7K 146   How do people feel about carrying home packed lunch to work? Matthew Bates, Teacher (2009-present) • Answered December 16, 2017 I have four main tasks in the morning before I get to work: get myself ready walk the dog make lunches for the kids and me... Read more » 778 15   What do you think of Vivek Ramaswamy's statement about American culture, "A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers."? Kevin F, Mad Monster Hunter, Mild interest in politics • Answered December 28 For reference: Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) on X I can't believe Vivek Ramaswamy is 39, only 4 years older than me. That Twitter post reads like a grouchy old man who ... Read more » 174 41   How is it legal for State Farm to drop 70% of the clients in Pacific Palisades? Steven Haddock, B.A. in Political Science • Answered January 10 In 1923, a massive earthquake hit Japan. It killed over 100,000 people and tens of thousands of buildings were destroyed by the quake, fires and tsunamis. But the Japanese p... Read more » 850 79   When cooking a head of broccoli, how far down the stalk should you cook and eat, and how much should you throw out? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered December 29 If I am cooking crown broccoli, meaning whole heads of broccoli, I will trim about one half inch from the bottom of each stem and utilize the remainder. The entire vegetabl... Read more » 95 5   You are sent back in time 500 years. You only have access to the tools of the time but have all your current knowledge. What do you invent/develop that they don't have yet? J.D., Was real strong and very interested in world History • Answered January 5 500 years?…. Even if you go back to a place that speaks your language … your way of talking would bring attention to you. How would " LOL " be perceived in the 15th centur... Read more » 30 9   What's the biggest example of survivor bias most people don't notice? Colin Riegels, admitted as a lawyer in five countries • Answered January 3 There are many, but one which always bugs me personally is whenever a politician gets caught out trying to cover up something which was just mildly embarrassing the news me... Read more » 402 13   What are some of the most realistic World War II films? What sets them apart from other films about the same topic? Jay Bazzinotti, Interested in what drives men to fight in a losing situation. • Answered January 16 I would imagine "realistic" is in the eye of the beholder. From my dad's point of view, the war was hours of boredom separated by moments of stark terror. You really never ... Read more » 169 25   Why the re election of Donald Trump shouldn't be matter concern for other countries? Benjamin Murphy, I'm an interested observer of American politics, nothing more. • Answered December 25 I live in the Republic of Panama. Do I need to say more? Trump has given President Mulino an ultimatum: give him what he wants, or he will demand the return of the Canal. Pa... Read more » 12 1   How many countries with universal healthcare are in debt? Mats Andersson, Businessman at Language Industry (1991-present) • Answered January 9 All countries are in debt. Possibly excepting North Korea. There is no real connection to whether they have universal healthcare. Japan is the most indebted country, countin... Read more » 605 27   At the risk of sounding xenophobic, why is it that Chinese students seemingly have next to no spatial awareness when walking in public? Jesuan Wu, US, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Panama and China again • Answered January 11 I think I can answer that. I first went to the US in fifth grade. I was a teacher's favorite kind of kid back in China but I immediately got into detention in the US. Because... Read more » 96 14   What is something about Greenland that outsiders wouldn't know? Elsa Kristian, Born and grew up in Iceland. • Updated November 14, 2019 I've been to Greenland several times, and have spent some time in Nuuk, Qaqortoq, and several other southern Greenland towns. I've never been up to northern Greenland and I... Read more » 2.6K 85 Read more in your feed

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