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2737 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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I've recently learned that most 'dungeons' I've seen while visiting castles in my homeland Spain were actually water deposits decorated with fake racks. When did the obsession with imagined dungeons start and why? And did castles have real dungeons at all?

2737 upvotes • katzenpflanzen

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At he time of its publication (1924), was the twist in "The Most Dangerous Game" considered shocking/surprising?

2736 upvotes • Kuiperdolin

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At what point in western history did certain foods like cereals, pancakes, muffins and other stuff become "breakfast food;" why were these chosen over other food items?

2735 upvotes • wellplayedsirs

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[META?] "The Nazis improved the economy", "Clean Wehrmacht", "The Wehrmacht had the best tanks and was a highly mechanised army" ... are but some of the popular history falsehoods that seem to just not want to die. How do historians deal with that?

2732 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Why does Belgium exist?

2731 upvotes • HistoryLord

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King Charles XII of Sweden was only 18 years old when he led his army at the decisive Battle of Narva. How much control over the troops and tactics did he actually have?

2731 upvotes • Dtnoip30

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Mesoamerica was accepting of "Xochihuas", men who identified as women and even served as concubines to kings and were "children" of multiple gay gods, but the Tlatoani of Texcoco banned sodomy and homosexuality. Why is this?

2731 upvotes • Chicano_Ducky

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NSFW: Condoms suitable for use as birth control have been available since the 17th century. Then why did the Sexual Revolution only occur with the development of the 'pill'?

2731 upvotes • Timely_Jury

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Why is the city of Babylon uninhabited?

2730 upvotes • Kansas_Nationalist

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Tired of missing AskHistorians content? Want to always have some excellent history to read? Look no further! Sign up NOW for the AskHistorians Weekly Roundup and Newsletter!	2737	Georgy_K_Zhukov
I've recently learned that most 'dungeons' I've seen while visiting castles in my homeland Spain were actually water deposits decorated with fake racks. When did the obsession with imagined dungeons start and why? And did castles have real dungeons at all?	2737	katzenpflanzen
At he time of its publication (1924), was the twist in "The Most Dangerous Game" considered shocking/surprising?	2736	Kuiperdolin
At what point in western history did certain foods like cereals, pancakes, muffins and other stuff become "breakfast food;" why were these chosen over other food items?	2735	wellplayedsirs
[META?] "The Nazis improved the economy", "Clean Wehrmacht", "The Wehrmacht had the best tanks and was a highly mechanised army" ... are but some of the popular history falsehoods that seem to just not want to die. How do historians deal with that?	2732	Pashahlis
Why does Belgium exist?	2731	HistoryLord
King Charles XII of Sweden was only 18 years old when he led his army at the decisive Battle of Narva. How much control over the troops and tactics did he actually have?	2731	Dtnoip30
Mesoamerica was accepting of "Xochihuas", men who identified as women and even served as concubines to kings and were "children" of multiple gay gods, but the Tlatoani of Texcoco banned sodomy and homosexuality. Why is this?	2731	Chicano_Ducky
NSFW: Condoms suitable for use as birth control have been available since the 17th century. Then why did the Sexual Revolution only occur with the development of the 'pill'?	2731	Timely_Jury
Why is the city of Babylon uninhabited?	2730	Kansas_Nationalist