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Why was the emperor of the HRE called „Kaiser“ derived from Caesar, and not „Augustus“ wich was the official title of the emperor of the Western Roman Empire?

569 upvotes • Jocomol

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Academia in the US is often called intellectual 'Ivory towers' as an insult. What's the history behind the term 'Ivory towers' and how did it became so widespread as anti-Academia insult?

569 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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What caused the Mujahideen to schism into Al-Qaeda and the Taliban? Was it philosophical differences or otherwise?

569 upvotes • praxidikeshepard

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A lot of country songs and old rock songs talk about varieties of wine made from fruits other than grapes: cherry, strawberry, watermelon, etc. How common were these wines in the US and why do they not seem to be common today?

569 upvotes • bandswithgoats

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W.L.George in 1922: "A sight of the world today would surprise President Jefferson much more, I suspect, than the world of 2022 would surprise the little girl who sells candies at Grand Central Station." Was he correct? Was the change from 1822 to 1922 greater than the change from 1922 to 2022?

569 upvotes • wloff

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The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?

569 upvotes • t0rnap0rt

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With so many (relatively) small nations in Europe area wise, why on earth is Russia so gigantic?

568 upvotes • Hmez

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How was the Holocaust taught behind the Iron Curtain? What state were the death camps kept in? Did people visit touristically? What were they taught?

568 upvotes • [deleted]

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My history professor stated today that Columbus and his men killed between 2 and 8 million Native Americans in a 2-3 year period, and only a small portion of those deaths were from disease. Is this claim accurate? I cannot find a source to validate it.

568 upvotes • ___Spikeball___

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How do I distinguish between a good historian and a crank?

568 upvotes • Odnahc

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the emperor of the HRE called „Kaiser“ derived from Caesar, and not „Augustus“ wich was the official title of the emperor of the Western Roman Empire?	569	Jocomol
Academia in the US is often called intellectual 'Ivory towers' as an insult. What's the history behind the term 'Ivory towers' and how did it became so widespread as anti-Academia insult?	569	King_Vercingetorix
What caused the Mujahideen to schism into Al-Qaeda and the Taliban? Was it philosophical differences or otherwise?	569	praxidikeshepard
A lot of country songs and old rock songs talk about varieties of wine made from fruits other than grapes: cherry, strawberry, watermelon, etc. How common were these wines in the US and why do they not seem to be common today?	569	bandswithgoats
W.L.George in 1922: "A sight of the world today would surprise President Jefferson much more, I suspect, than the world of 2022 would surprise the little girl who sells candies at Grand Central Station." Was he correct? Was the change from 1822 to 1922 greater than the change from 1922 to 2022?	569	wloff
The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?	569	t0rnap0rt
With so many (relatively) small nations in Europe area wise, why on earth is Russia so gigantic?	568	Hmez
How was the Holocaust taught behind the Iron Curtain? What state were the death camps kept in? Did people visit touristically? What were they taught?	568	[deleted]
My history professor stated today that Columbus and his men killed between 2 and 8 million Native Americans in a 2-3 year period, and only a small portion of those deaths were from disease. Is this claim accurate? I cannot find a source to validate it.	568	___Spikeball___
How do I distinguish between a good historian and a crank?	568	Odnahc