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I am Gabriel Rosenfeld, Professor at Fairfield University, and I write about the cultural memory of Nazism and the Holocaust as well as counter-factual history. AMA!

979 upvotes • GavrielDRosenfeld

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How did the Chinese respond to the US using atomic bombs on the Japanese? Was there a sense of vengeance?

979 upvotes • CrixusTheCreature

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It’s 1810, I’m a member of the US Senate, and nature calls. Do I really just…. wander outside and use an outhouse? How did wealthy Americans use the bathroom before flush toilets.

979 upvotes • [deleted]

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How many bastards did a european noble typically have?

978 upvotes • SigurdZS

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If you fell into a coma in the Middle Age, what would happen to you?

978 upvotes • Lunappy

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It's 1991 and I just bought a house in Sarajevo, Bosnia with a typical mortgage through a retail bank. War breaks out and the city is under siege for years. Without any means to contact my bank, will I be foreclosed on as soon as the war is over?

977 upvotes • jeffcrabs

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I heard the voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet during the Russo-Japanese war was a hilarious disaster. What happened to it?

976 upvotes • Khundes

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In the 'year without a summer' of 1816, did people realize that the phenomenon was caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora at the time, at least in Europe?

976 upvotes • Khwarezm

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Why were white slaves more expensive than black slaves during the Islamic slave trade? Is it only because the "rarity" (around 1 million white slaves vs 15-17 million blacks) or were there other factors?

976 upvotes • videki_man

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Is the removal of pubic hair a recent practice? Or have people always trimmed their nethers? NSFW

976 upvotes • CFL_lightbulb

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I am Gabriel Rosenfeld, Professor at Fairfield University, and I write about the cultural memory of Nazism and the Holocaust as well as counter-factual history. AMA!	979	GavrielDRosenfeld
How did the Chinese respond to the US using atomic bombs on the Japanese? Was there a sense of vengeance?	979	CrixusTheCreature
It’s 1810, I’m a member of the US Senate, and nature calls. Do I really just…. wander outside and use an outhouse? How did wealthy Americans use the bathroom before flush toilets.	979	[deleted]
How many bastards did a european noble typically have?	978	SigurdZS
If you fell into a coma in the Middle Age, what would happen to you?	978	Lunappy
It's 1991 and I just bought a house in Sarajevo, Bosnia with a typical mortgage through a retail bank. War breaks out and the city is under siege for years. Without any means to contact my bank, will I be foreclosed on as soon as the war is over?	977	jeffcrabs
I heard the voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet during the Russo-Japanese war was a hilarious disaster. What happened to it?	976	Khundes
In the 'year without a summer' of 1816, did people realize that the phenomenon was caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora at the time, at least in Europe?	976	Khwarezm
Why were white slaves more expensive than black slaves during the Islamic slave trade? Is it only because the "rarity" (around 1 million white slaves vs 15-17 million blacks) or were there other factors?	976	videki_man
Is the removal of pubic hair a recent practice? Or have people always trimmed their nethers? NSFW	976	CFL_lightbulb