/r/AskHistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
What was the public reaction when, in 1924, Hubble discovered that our galaxy was not the entire universe, but rather one minute component of a vastly larger cosmos?	3835	Kurma-the-Turtle
A quick cursory glance at Wikipedia shows there is a debate on the historicity of Jesus, but not Muhammad among scholars. Is this simply because there are more contemporary non-Islam records of Muhammad versus non-Christians records of Jesus?	3834	mangafan96
Neo-Nazis are often heavily tattooed. But what did Hitler and the Nazis think of tattoos?	3828	kuromajutsu
I'm a mid-late 19th century urban teenager and I'm feeling rebellious. My parents are squares and 'the man' is keeping me down. What are my outlets? What am I wearing? Where do I go to find like minded people? Do I have music? Alcohol or drugs?	3828	BigVikingBeard
In the original Star Wars: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi instructs R2-D2 to connect to the Imperial network to gain access to the whole system. Did the concept of an interconnected vast computer network exist in 1977? What were the largest government and corporate computer systems used for in 1977?	3826	imnotgonnakillyou
How did ancient/medieval people explain the mechanisms of sexual reproduction prior to the discovery and understanding of sperm cells, egg cells, and fertilization? What did they think what was going on in a woman's body during pregnancy? NSFW	3824	A_Very_Quick_Questio
[Les Misérables] Was Jean Valjean's punishment of 19 years of prison and forced labor for stealing a loaf of bread (and his subsequent escape attempts) an accurate punishment for that crime in that time period? Or was it exaggerated in the book/play?	3823	Korean_Pathfinder
In the 1864 Presidential Election, Lincoln won nearly every state, except Kentucky, where he lost to McClellan by 40 points. Lincoln won nearly 80% of votes in the Army, except in Kentucky, where McClellan won 70% of the Army vote. Why did Lincoln do so poorly in Kentucky?	3821	CockMyBratwurst
Ea-Nasir famously tried to sell sub-par copper ingot to Nanni, even though he promised fine quality ones. How would was the quality of copper ingot determined in c. 1750 BC Mesopotamia?	3821	TanktopSamurai
The Internet Archive is in danger of being shut down, and Is this a modern concern?	3821	dr-doc-phd

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