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I'm Kevin Kruse, co-editor of Myth America, here to talk about modern American history!

1494 upvotes • KevinMKruse

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Is the Military "Worship" of the Spartans Really Justified?

1493 upvotes • coyoteslinger

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Was the music of Bach and Beethoven originally performed in a much slower or faster tempo, compared to what is considered standard performance practice today?

1493 upvotes • wundzun

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I’m Dr. Rachel Herrmann. I’ll be back today (March 11th) at 1PM EST/5PM GMT to talk about my edited collection, To Feast on Us as Their Prey: Cannibalism and the Early Modern Atlantic. It's time to start asking your questions about histories of cannibalism, food, and hunger. AMA!

1493 upvotes • raherrmann

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How much credence should I put in the "Santa Claus = Siberian mushroom shaman" story I hear every year?

1493 upvotes • GSV_No_Fixed_Abode

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Why do Plague Doctors have a totally different reputation in Italy?

1493 upvotes • [deleted]

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Dr Bettany Hughes states "women have always been 50% of the population, but only occupy around 0.5% of recorded history." - how accurate is the 0.5% statistic?

1492 upvotes • PMagnemite

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How did French cuisine become the pinnacle of all cooking?

1490 upvotes • Tricky_Shit

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When the Soviet Union collapsed, was there any truly surprising information about their capabilities that came out?

1489 upvotes • karmanaut

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What was the "haute cuisine" of Nazi Germany? To what extent did the Nazi regime promote traditional German dishes? How did the Nazi ideology impact attitudes toward foreign or "ethnic" cuisines?

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I'm Kevin Kruse, co-editor of Myth America, here to talk about modern American history!	1494	KevinMKruse
Is the Military "Worship" of the Spartans Really Justified?	1493	coyoteslinger
Was the music of Bach and Beethoven originally performed in a much slower or faster tempo, compared to what is considered standard performance practice today?	1493	wundzun
I’m Dr. Rachel Herrmann. I’ll be back today (March 11th) at 1PM EST/5PM GMT to talk about my edited collection, To Feast on Us as Their Prey: Cannibalism and the Early Modern Atlantic. It's time to start asking your questions about histories of cannibalism, food, and hunger. AMA!	1493	raherrmann
How much credence should I put in the "Santa Claus = Siberian mushroom shaman" story I hear every year?	1493	GSV_No_Fixed_Abode
Why do Plague Doctors have a totally different reputation in Italy?	1493	[deleted]
Dr Bettany Hughes states "women have always been 50% of the population, but only occupy around 0.5% of recorded history." - how accurate is the 0.5% statistic?	1492	PMagnemite
How did French cuisine become the pinnacle of all cooking?	1490	Tricky_Shit
When the Soviet Union collapsed, was there any truly surprising information about their capabilities that came out?	1489	karmanaut
What was the "haute cuisine" of Nazi Germany? To what extent did the Nazi regime promote traditional German dishes? How did the Nazi ideology impact attitudes toward foreign or "ethnic" cuisines?	1489	buddythebear