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[Meta] When and why did historians start using terms like "enslaver" and "colonizer"?

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I suffer from a degenerative eye condition called keratoconus. This week, I had an artificial lens implanted in my eye. Next week I'm getting one in the other eye. AMA!

49 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Human wave attacks were decisively repulsed in both World Wars. But they made a resurgence in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. What changed to make them effective again?

29 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Cool Hand Luke (1967) an accurate representation of '50s chain gang life?

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What did Hindenburg actually do during WWI?

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Why was nationalism on the rise in Europe prior to WWI?

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Why did Newton have three laws of motion, and not two?

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How do eddy currents differ in ferromagnetic vs. non-ferromagnetic materials?

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Which is more important for "cold to the touch": specific heat or thermal conductivity?

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Linear velocity is relative, but rotational velocity isn't?

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[Meta] When and why did historians start using terms like "enslaver" and "colonizer"?	233	AskHistorians
I suffer from a degenerative eye condition called keratoconus. This week, I had an artificial lens implanted in my eye. Next week I'm getting one in the other eye. AMA!	49	IAmA
Human wave attacks were decisively repulsed in both World Wars. But they made a resurgence in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. What changed to make them effective again?	29	AskHistorians
Was Cool Hand Luke (1967) an accurate representation of '50s chain gang life?	13	AskHistorians
What did Hindenburg actually do during WWI?	9	AskHistorians
Why was nationalism on the rise in Europe prior to WWI?	8	AskHistorians
Why did Newton have three laws of motion, and not two?	5	askscience
How do eddy currents differ in ferromagnetic vs. non-ferromagnetic materials?	5	askscience
Which is more important for "cold to the touch": specific heat or thermal conductivity?	4	askscience
Linear velocity is relative, but rotational velocity isn't?	3	askscience