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What is the history behind the piggy bank? Why not a cow bank? Or a snake bank? And were piggy banks always meant to hold coins?

477 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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What was the Young Men's Christian Association's reaction to the 1978 song by Village People?

477 upvotes • vladesko

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How disruptive was radio to established political systems, and how does its rise parallel and influence the rise of Fascism?

477 upvotes • kublahkoala

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How did soldiers in Europe react when guns started to be used on the battlefields? Do we have diary enteries or letters describing their impressions?

476 upvotes • efischerSC2

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What was Asian cuisine like before the Colombian exchange?

476 upvotes • fathan

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What did 2 Samurai armies fighting look like?

476 upvotes • armykidbran

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AMA - History of the Andes

476 upvotes • Qhapaqocha

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In their diaries, journals, or memoirs, did any Wehrmacht General or Field Marshal discuss their realization of Germany's bleak prospects for victory of the 2nd World War before it came to an end (assuming they had that realization)?

476 upvotes • DrCapitalism

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Stand up and be counted! It's AskHistorians' fourth census!

476 upvotes • caffarelli

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According to Wikipedia, the Transcontinental Railroad cost about $100,000,000 ($2,000,000,000 today.) What was the fight over this bill like in 1862, considering the cost of war also had to be taken into account?

476 upvotes • chikindiner

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the history behind the piggy bank? Why not a cow bank? Or a snake bank? And were piggy banks always meant to hold coins?	477	Mictlantecuhtli
What was the Young Men's Christian Association's reaction to the 1978 song by Village People?	477	vladesko
How disruptive was radio to established political systems, and how does its rise parallel and influence the rise of Fascism?	477	kublahkoala
How did soldiers in Europe react when guns started to be used on the battlefields? Do we have diary enteries or letters describing their impressions?	476	efischerSC2
What was Asian cuisine like before the Colombian exchange?	476	fathan
What did 2 Samurai armies fighting look like?	476	armykidbran
AMA - History of the Andes	476	Qhapaqocha
In their diaries, journals, or memoirs, did any Wehrmacht General or Field Marshal discuss their realization of Germany's bleak prospects for victory of the 2nd World War before it came to an end (assuming they had that realization)?	476	DrCapitalism
Stand up and be counted! It's AskHistorians' fourth census!	476	caffarelli
According to Wikipedia, the Transcontinental Railroad cost about $100,000,000 ($2,000,000,000 today.) What was the fight over this bill like in 1862, considering the cost of war also had to be taken into account?	476	chikindiner