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/r/AskHistorians April Fools 2015 Round Up

258 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why are whites called Caucasians?

258 upvotes • camelherder_223

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Did WWII cause the extinction of any plant or animal species?

258 upvotes • Visceralrealism

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How did the concept of keeping people in prison for crimes become a worldwide standard?

258 upvotes • JaapHoop

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Why did the Tanzimat reforms fail to modernize the Ottoman Empire while the Japanese Meiji era reforms succeed?

258 upvotes • onefortytwo

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How realistic is the "slaves playing dumb as resistance" narrative in antebellum USA?

258 upvotes • elongata

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Were the Vikings that raided Britain and elsewhere all elite warriors, or were they common folk?

258 upvotes • DarthRainbows

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Today apparently marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of Athens, Tennessee - an armed insurrection led by former GI's against McMinn county that... won? What exactly happened in the aftermath? How were the "rebels" able to get off essentially scot-free?

258 upvotes • Wellzzer01

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How much would Jesus charge to make a chair?

258 upvotes • is-no-username-ok

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Despite centuries of repelled attempts to conquer them, England became united with Scotland by the “accident” of Elizabeth I’s death and James I’s ascension. How did this go over in the fiercely independent Scottish kingdom? Were there those who fought to prevent this and failed!

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
/r/AskHistorians April Fools 2015 Round Up	258	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why are whites called Caucasians?	258	camelherder_223
Did WWII cause the extinction of any plant or animal species?	258	Visceralrealism
How did the concept of keeping people in prison for crimes become a worldwide standard?	258	JaapHoop
Why did the Tanzimat reforms fail to modernize the Ottoman Empire while the Japanese Meiji era reforms succeed?	258	onefortytwo
How realistic is the "slaves playing dumb as resistance" narrative in antebellum USA?	258	elongata
Were the Vikings that raided Britain and elsewhere all elite warriors, or were they common folk?	258	DarthRainbows
Today apparently marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of Athens, Tennessee - an armed insurrection led by former GI's against McMinn county that... won? What exactly happened in the aftermath? How were the "rebels" able to get off essentially scot-free?	258	Wellzzer01
How much would Jesus charge to make a chair?	258	is-no-username-ok
Despite centuries of repelled attempts to conquer them, England became united with Scotland by the “accident” of Elizabeth I’s death and James I’s ascension. How did this go over in the fiercely independent Scottish kingdom? Were there those who fought to prevent this and failed!	258	[deleted]