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What happened to addicts in Nazi Germany?

293 upvotes • battletoasta

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How did Roman soldiers on long marches avoid debilitating foot blisters?

293 upvotes • jollygnome123

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How did the Qing Empire respond to the emigration of thousands of its subjects to the United States during the 1800s?

293 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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Before the discovery that pollens caused sneezing and "hayfever", what did people think it was caused by?

293 upvotes • nikefootbag

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/r/AskHistorians Hits 750,000 Subscribers Today! To Celebrate This Milestone, You May Post Your Frivolous, Lighthearted, and/or Witty Comments in This Thread!

293 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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In popular imagination Ivan "the Terrible" is an archetypical mad, cruel and tyrannical ruler. How warranted this reputation? How much his actions were outside of norms compared to contemporary monarchs of Europe?

293 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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How do historians decide if someone was really LGBT (if they didn't openly declare themselves as such)?

293 upvotes • nezumipi

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In 1881, US president Chester A. Arthur held a yard sale at the White House. What sort of items were sold at this yard sale?

293 upvotes • kaisersoze77

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In many media portrayels of time travel, saving JFK from being assassinated most often results in the United States engaging Russia in nuclear war soon thereafter. Is there any actual evidence that shows JFK and/or his administration would have pursued war if he had not been killed?

293 upvotes • canissilvestris

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What were the logistics of Viking weaponry? If a Norseman wanted an metal weapon to go raiding with, then how did he acquire it? Who made it? Where did the smith buy the metal? Where was the ore mined? Was the supply chain local, regional or global?

293 upvotes • Qwernakus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to addicts in Nazi Germany?	293	battletoasta
How did Roman soldiers on long marches avoid debilitating foot blisters?	293	jollygnome123
How did the Qing Empire respond to the emigration of thousands of its subjects to the United States during the 1800s?	293	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
Before the discovery that pollens caused sneezing and "hayfever", what did people think it was caused by?	293	nikefootbag
/r/AskHistorians Hits 750,000 Subscribers Today! To Celebrate This Milestone, You May Post Your Frivolous, Lighthearted, and/or Witty Comments in This Thread!	293	Georgy_K_Zhukov
In popular imagination Ivan "the Terrible" is an archetypical mad, cruel and tyrannical ruler. How warranted this reputation? How much his actions were outside of norms compared to contemporary monarchs of Europe?	293	Kerkinitis
How do historians decide if someone was really LGBT (if they didn't openly declare themselves as such)?	293	nezumipi
In 1881, US president Chester A. Arthur held a yard sale at the White House. What sort of items were sold at this yard sale?	293	kaisersoze77
In many media portrayels of time travel, saving JFK from being assassinated most often results in the United States engaging Russia in nuclear war soon thereafter. Is there any actual evidence that shows JFK and/or his administration would have pursued war if he had not been killed?	293	canissilvestris
What were the logistics of Viking weaponry? If a Norseman wanted an metal weapon to go raiding with, then how did he acquire it? Who made it? Where did the smith buy the metal? Where was the ore mined? Was the supply chain local, regional or global?	293	Qwernakus