/r/askhistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
What's up with Ragnarok? Did it already happen? Does it still have to happen? Or both, and did the Norse believe we were in some timeloop? How else would they know that Thor has to fight Jormungandr, for example?	1372	lgmdnss
Why were Spanish and Portuguese colonisers of the New World more eager to mix with the local population compared to the British and Irish?	1371	supposedbrit
How did Alexander the Great actually feed his armies while they invaded the Persian Empire and elsewhere?	1371	Sun_King97
The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299 to 1923. When did they first begin to have a comprehensive understanding of the "New World"? Are there any Ottoman maps of the Americas? When, if ever, did they establish diplomatic ties with North/South American nations?	1371	George_S_Patton_III
Why was evolution considered so radical when dogs have been selectively bred for all of recorded history?	1371	Lumpy-Spot
Did meth withdrawals occur in Nazi fighting forces that experienced siege like conditions such as the encirclement at Stalingrad? If so is there any evidence of commanders concerned about that specific supply shortage?	1371	Chrispeedoff
The ancient greeks idealized the small penis a sign of masculinity, as opposed to a big dick, which they ascribed to barbarians as uncivilized and lustful. When did this change and the big dick became a symbol of masculinity? NSFW	1371	Grey-Bot
You hear all the time in books and movies about incredible heists and resale on the black market. In modern times has their actually been documented cases where a very wealthy individual paid a highly trained team to steal a priceless artificial or gem for their private collection?	1370	mandalorian222
My great grandfather was in the SAS, serving in Norway in WW2. He brought back a polar bear skin coat, which according to family legend came from a U-boat captain. Is this plausible? Can anyone identify it? (Image in text)	1370	irobert239
How, why and when did India change from a culture that produced the Kama Sutra and even had carvings of sex positions on temples, to one in which sex is such a huge taboo to the point where it is so repressed?	1369	kingtz

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