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Why did Mexico have such a hard time during the Mexican-American War?

1643 upvotes • Anarcho-Totalitarian

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[META] Even MORE Changes in Policies and Rules Please read

1642 upvotes • whitesock

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Does Mario's willingness to fight alongside, and play sports with, his main enemies propagate the idea that Italians switch sides?

1642 upvotes • GaudiumInfinitus

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In 1956 My grandmother was fined for buying a tin soup on Sunday, which was apparently illegal in the England at the time. she got a pardon from the Queen in 1961 as (according to her) they repealed the law she broke. Any idea what that law was and why it existed in the first place?

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Did any civilizations inhabit the Sahara before it became a desert?

1642 upvotes • Legendtamer47

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Introducing The AskHistorians Podcast & Episode 001 Discussion Thread

1641 upvotes • TasfromTAS

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If knitting is a relatively recent invention, how did people in Siberia, Scandinavia, Mongolia and other cold climates make heavy socks prior to adopting knitting?

1639 upvotes • jurble

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Did the use Metric vs Imperial system cause confusion for the allies during WW2 in terms of logistics and in combat?

1638 upvotes • faundaybillings

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When did women shaving their armpits become a widespread trend?

1638 upvotes • thatlongnameguy

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How common were jokes about President Taft's weight in the early 1900s?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Mexico have such a hard time during the Mexican-American War?	1643	Anarcho-Totalitarian
[META] Even MORE Changes in Policies and Rules Please read	1642	whitesock
Does Mario's willingness to fight alongside, and play sports with, his main enemies propagate the idea that Italians switch sides?	1642	GaudiumInfinitus
In 1956 My grandmother was fined for buying a tin soup on Sunday, which was apparently illegal in the England at the time. she got a pardon from the Queen in 1961 as (according to her) they repealed the law she broke. Any idea what that law was and why it existed in the first place?	1642	grapp
Did any civilizations inhabit the Sahara before it became a desert?	1642	Legendtamer47
Introducing The AskHistorians Podcast & Episode 001 Discussion Thread	1641	TasfromTAS
If knitting is a relatively recent invention, how did people in Siberia, Scandinavia, Mongolia and other cold climates make heavy socks prior to adopting knitting?	1639	jurble
Did the use Metric vs Imperial system cause confusion for the allies during WW2 in terms of logistics and in combat?	1638	faundaybillings
When did women shaving their armpits become a widespread trend?	1638	thatlongnameguy
How common were jokes about President Taft's weight in the early 1900s?	1638	Didicet