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Both 'A Little Match Girl' and 'A Dog of Flanders' feature children freezing to death. Was this a significant problem in 19th Century Europe?

290 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What actually is balding?

210 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did "Platinum" become the precious metal to represent surpassing Gold as opposed to other rare metals?

174 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Does listening to a sound through a speaker have all the same frequencies as listening to it live, or is it just an approximation?

169 upvotes • r/askscience

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How did people learn how to drive the Model T?

71 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the origin of Hamburger + French Fries + Soft Drink combo that is the foundation of all Fast Food today?

62 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How do we know Sumer is the oldest civilization and not just the best preserved one?

49 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the average European Infantryman fair worse in the Napoleonic Wars or in First/Second World Wars?

40 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Where did the notion of all pilots must be officers originate, and how did it effect the development of national Air Forces?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Write a horror story where all the victims are traditional horror story villains and the monster is the black guy who always dies first.

34 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Both 'A Little Match Girl' and 'A Dog of Flanders' feature children freezing to death. Was this a significant problem in 19th Century Europe?	290	AskHistorians
What actually is balding?	210	askscience
Why did "Platinum" become the precious metal to represent surpassing Gold as opposed to other rare metals?	174	AskHistorians
Does listening to a sound through a speaker have all the same frequencies as listening to it live, or is it just an approximation?	169	askscience
How did people learn how to drive the Model T?	71	AskHistorians
What is the origin of Hamburger + French Fries + Soft Drink combo that is the foundation of all Fast Food today?	62	AskHistorians
How do we know Sumer is the oldest civilization and not just the best preserved one?	49	AskHistorians
Did the average European Infantryman fair worse in the Napoleonic Wars or in First/Second World Wars?	40	AskHistorians
Where did the notion of all pilots must be officers originate, and how did it effect the development of national Air Forces?	39	AskHistorians
[WP] Write a horror story where all the victims are traditional horror story villains and the monster is the black guy who always dies first.	34	WritingPrompts