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When the Yayoi people, the major of the two ancestors of the Japanese, began their mass migrations from the mainland to Japan, were the early Han dynasty authorities aware of that?

767 upvotes • sadasianbear

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How common was "Horse Theft" in the Old American West?

767 upvotes • oldtoasty

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Hitler was an artist. Mussolini was a schoolteacher. Do we have accounts from people who knew them during their days as private citizens? What did these accounts say about their personalities.

767 upvotes • mowshowitz

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AMA - Eunuchs and Castrati NSFW

767 upvotes • caffarelli

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How accurate is the claim that the U.S. government is responsible for the flood of crack cocaine into urban areas during the 1980's?

767 upvotes • CJ1517

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How is/was World War II History Taught in Germany and Japan (and Russia), and how has it changed in the past 70 years?

767 upvotes • DJMoShekkels

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'What's the deal with airline food?'. If I were to be watching a play in Elizabethian England, what joke would be their counter part to the cliche bad joke that will instantly produce groans like the one I mentioned?

767 upvotes • sunnymentoaddict

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Were there any pre-1492 events (celestial or meteorological or others) that were experienced and recorded by both the new world and the old world civilizations?

767 upvotes • cpsg1995

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50 years ago today the Mai Lai Massacre occurred during the Vietnam War where American soldiers murdered over 300 civilians due to conflicting orders. Why didn't any officer or enlisted trooper face serious jail time afterward?

767 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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Do you have a job working with history? Help me put together an AMA panel to visit /r/teenagers on Sept. 7th and talk about careers in history!

766 upvotes • caffarelli

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When the Yayoi people, the major of the two ancestors of the Japanese, began their mass migrations from the mainland to Japan, were the early Han dynasty authorities aware of that?	767	sadasianbear
How common was "Horse Theft" in the Old American West?	767	oldtoasty
Hitler was an artist. Mussolini was a schoolteacher. Do we have accounts from people who knew them during their days as private citizens? What did these accounts say about their personalities.	767	mowshowitz
AMA - Eunuchs and Castrati NSFW	767	caffarelli
How accurate is the claim that the U.S. government is responsible for the flood of crack cocaine into urban areas during the 1980's?	767	CJ1517
How is/was World War II History Taught in Germany and Japan (and Russia), and how has it changed in the past 70 years?	767	DJMoShekkels
'What's the deal with airline food?'. If I were to be watching a play in Elizabethian England, what joke would be their counter part to the cliche bad joke that will instantly produce groans like the one I mentioned?	767	sunnymentoaddict
Were there any pre-1492 events (celestial or meteorological or others) that were experienced and recorded by both the new world and the old world civilizations?	767	cpsg1995
50 years ago today the Mai Lai Massacre occurred during the Vietnam War where American soldiers murdered over 300 civilians due to conflicting orders. Why didn't any officer or enlisted trooper face serious jail time afterward?	767	Ciscoblue113
Do you have a job working with history? Help me put together an AMA panel to visit /r/teenagers on Sept. 7th and talk about careers in history!	766	caffarelli