/r/AskHistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
What impact did the release of the movie "Space Jam" have on the trade between the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire?	3802	AlanSnooring
Muhammad died in 632 AD. The Green Dome in which he is supposedly entombed was built in 1279 AD, almost 650 years after his death. Is there any reason to believe his body is actually in there?	3801	I_BUST_WHEN_COPS_DIE
In the Netflix series "Godless", we meet a family of Norwegians all the way out in the American frontier in the 1800s. What would make a family from so far away go to such a far distance, especially in such an unbuilt land?	3800	fathercthulu
It's 1900 or so, and I'm a "proper," accredited historian with a thorough education and an extensive knowledge of the sources available to me. What's the biggest misconception I have about the past, from a modern perspective?	3796	Pale_Chapter
Why did Albert Einstein become a cultural phenomenon, rather than other groundbreaking physicists of his time? For instance, we never say "Oh wow, that guy is a total Planck!". How did the name Einstein come to be synonymous with genius in the popular consciousness?	3796	[deleted]
A 1944 comic in which Lex Luthor uses an atomic bomb was delayed until 1946 upon request by the War Department to protect the secrecy of the Manhattan Project. How would the US government know what comic storylines were in the works?	3794	beenoc
I speak modern english. Hypothetically, how far could I travel back in time and still be able to have a meaningful conversation with an english speaker?	3793	Angry_Beansprout
Poisoning wells was a common practice in times of war, but then, at which point the well becomes drinkable again?, are there well still poisoned from past wars?	3793	Frigorifico
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 regulated the railroads, forced consistent cargo rates and eliminated price discrimination between long and short haul fares. Would it be fair to describe the law as enforcing a kind of "rail neutrality"? What was the impact of the law?	3783	F_Scott_Shitzgerald
Why do most ancient Indian structures have so much nudity despite being so conservative in modern days? We don't see much of nudity in other architectures, so I was curious why Indian architecture was so progressive in ancient eras.	3783	ineptnoob

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