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Here They Are, The Winners of the 'Best of AskHistorians 2020' Contest!

3019 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Jack Sparrow from 'Pirates of the Caribbean' once quoted "People aren't cargo, mate" and Porthos from BBC's 'The Musketeers' once quoted "A man is not a commodity." Did anyone between the 1600s - 1800s ever had a perspective like this on the transatlantic slave trade?

3014 upvotes • NikKerk

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Did slave owners actually eat slaves and black people during the Atlantic slave trade? There’s a tiktok that cites the Delectable Negro by Vincent Woodward talking about it. Did this actually happen? NSFW

3013 upvotes • Haaaaaaaveyoumet

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How did Timbuktu become one of the go-to "far away/exotic" places to reference in Western/Anglo popular consciousness?

3012 upvotes • DGBD

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My Grandfather served with the Rhodesian SAS in Malaya from 1951-53. He described the men as being "trigger-happy illiterate hicks who's sole qualification for life was that they could kill the coloureds without loosing sleep over it." Was his description of the SAS truthful in their tour?

3011 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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Why did the US Government abandon the US Army Camel Corps program when by all accounts the animals out performed mules in every way and the army suggested the purchase of a 1000 new animals?

3010 upvotes • corruptrevolutionary

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Ireland had a huge population in 1821 relative to its size — 6.8 million. Egypt only had only 4.3 million. Scotland: 2.1 million. Austria 3.1 million. USA 9.1 million. Mexico: 6.5 million. Why was Ireland so populous? Did it come down to early adoption of the potato?

3010 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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How were the children of the Hitler Youth Denazified? Was there any fear that they may, with their childhood indoctrination, try to reinstate Nazism?

3009 upvotes • llcucf80

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Ancient Romans collected incredibly expensive tables made from African citrus wood — a craze called, "mensarum insania." Cicero paid a million sestertii for one, — enough to purchase a huge estate. What was so special about these tables? What started the craze? Why were they so expensive?

3008 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why did so many survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre become guards in Skyrim?

3007 upvotes • DrSpaceUnicorn

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Here They Are, The Winners of the 'Best of AskHistorians 2020' Contest!	3019	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Jack Sparrow from 'Pirates of the Caribbean' once quoted "People aren't cargo, mate" and Porthos from BBC's 'The Musketeers' once quoted "A man is not a commodity." Did anyone between the 1600s - 1800s ever had a perspective like this on the transatlantic slave trade?	3014	NikKerk
Did slave owners actually eat slaves and black people during the Atlantic slave trade? There’s a tiktok that cites the Delectable Negro by Vincent Woodward talking about it. Did this actually happen? NSFW	3013	Haaaaaaaveyoumet
How did Timbuktu become one of the go-to "far away/exotic" places to reference in Western/Anglo popular consciousness?	3012	DGBD
My Grandfather served with the Rhodesian SAS in Malaya from 1951-53. He described the men as being "trigger-happy illiterate hicks who's sole qualification for life was that they could kill the coloureds without loosing sleep over it." Was his description of the SAS truthful in their tour?	3011	Ciscoblue113
Why did the US Government abandon the US Army Camel Corps program when by all accounts the animals out performed mules in every way and the army suggested the purchase of a 1000 new animals?	3010	corruptrevolutionary
Ireland had a huge population in 1821 relative to its size — 6.8 million. Egypt only had only 4.3 million. Scotland: 2.1 million. Austria 3.1 million. USA 9.1 million. Mexico: 6.5 million. Why was Ireland so populous? Did it come down to early adoption of the potato?	3010	RusticBohemian
How were the children of the Hitler Youth Denazified? Was there any fear that they may, with their childhood indoctrination, try to reinstate Nazism?	3009	llcucf80
Ancient Romans collected incredibly expensive tables made from African citrus wood — a craze called, "mensarum insania." Cicero paid a million sestertii for one, — enough to purchase a huge estate. What was so special about these tables? What started the craze? Why were they so expensive?	3008	RusticBohemian
Why did so many survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre become guards in Skyrim?	3007	DrSpaceUnicorn