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Was there intellectual exchange between Ancient Greek and Indian Philosophers?

575 upvotes • GobletOfFirewhiskey

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What did a Pharaoh actually do all day? Did he really just sit on his throne all the time like we see in fiction? If not, what did his schedule/responsibilities look like?

575 upvotes • _Cyanide_Christ_

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For almost the entire 18th century, the tricorn hat was the standard men’s headwear, for both civilian and military dress. What explains its long life, and why did it finally fall out of favor?

575 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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The wikipedia article on the battle of Dyrrhachium (links below) refers to "a force of Manichaeans which comprised 2,800 men" among the byzantine troops .How could there be Manichaeans in the byzantine army in 1081 when the religion was dead since antiquity and were can I learn more about them?

575 upvotes • WAGRAMWAGRAM

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How common were close friendships between different genders (or sexes) prior to modern times?

575 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do we know of any specific instances where a member of the Hitler Youth turned in their own parents to the Nazis for "illegal" activity? If so, do we have any post-war evidence of these children reflecting on what they did?

575 upvotes • NA_DeltaWarDog

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Donald Trump recently joked that the US should attack Russia using Chinese flag to set China and Russia into war with one another. Is there any historical example of a successful or unsuccessful false flag operation by a third country to set two countries into war with one another?

575 upvotes • Chancelor_Palpatine

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AskHistorians, Mod Macros, and YOU: An Introduction to Our New Batch of Removal Notices

575 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why do many of Europe's flags follow the simple tricolour pattern?

574 upvotes • FrancoisLemieux

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Was there every plans for Germany to include the Netherlands into the German Empire?

574 upvotes • BlueToffee89

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there intellectual exchange between Ancient Greek and Indian Philosophers?	575	GobletOfFirewhiskey
What did a Pharaoh actually do all day? Did he really just sit on his throne all the time like we see in fiction? If not, what did his schedule/responsibilities look like?	575	_Cyanide_Christ_
For almost the entire 18th century, the tricorn hat was the standard men’s headwear, for both civilian and military dress. What explains its long life, and why did it finally fall out of favor?	575	henry_fords_ghost
The wikipedia article on the battle of Dyrrhachium (links below) refers to "a force of Manichaeans which comprised 2,800 men" among the byzantine troops .How could there be Manichaeans in the byzantine army in 1081 when the religion was dead since antiquity and were can I learn more about them?	575	WAGRAMWAGRAM
How common were close friendships between different genders (or sexes) prior to modern times?	575	[deleted]
Do we know of any specific instances where a member of the Hitler Youth turned in their own parents to the Nazis for "illegal" activity? If so, do we have any post-war evidence of these children reflecting on what they did?	575	NA_DeltaWarDog
Donald Trump recently joked that the US should attack Russia using Chinese flag to set China and Russia into war with one another. Is there any historical example of a successful or unsuccessful false flag operation by a third country to set two countries into war with one another?	575	Chancelor_Palpatine
AskHistorians, Mod Macros, and YOU: An Introduction to Our New Batch of Removal Notices	575	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why do many of Europe's flags follow the simple tricolour pattern?	574	FrancoisLemieux
Was there every plans for Germany to include the Netherlands into the German Empire?	574	BlueToffee89