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In an interview with Dick Cavett, Richard Burton described a coal seam called "the Great Atlantic fault," that goes from Spain through Wales under the Atlantic to Pennsylvania. Was he full of it?

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In a Wendy's commercial from the '80s, a Soviet fashion show is shown as the same grey dress for all occasions. What was the fashion industry really like in the USSR?

201 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Modern English is as far as I'm aware the only European language that uses the Latin alphabet without any diacritical marks. Is there a historical reason for this?

200 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During the US Civil War, Confederates weren't shy about saying they were fighting for slavery. After the war, apologists said the Confederates were fighting for states' rights. Was there a transition period after the war where Confederates still said "Of course we were fighting to protect slavery"?

183 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I mostly know the "Magic Bullet" theory of the JFK assassination from the Seinfeld parody. What is the conspiracy theorists' claim, and why is it wrong?

169 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In a Roman legion during the empire, would you be likely to have a man from Sicilia bunking with a man from Hispania or someone from Britain serving alongside someone from Syria? Or would each legion be fairly geographically segregated?

159 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I often read that police forces were first created in the 19th century. So in the U.S. Bill of Rights, who were the people engaged in searches and seizures that would be limited by the 4th Amendment?

153 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was a typical day like in the life of Louis XIV?

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The official residence of the vice president of the United States is the U.S. Naval Observatory. Why there out of all possible locations?

145 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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As far as I know, English is unique among European languages for having no diacritics. Is there a reason in the history of English why this happened?

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In an interview with Dick Cavett, Richard Burton described a coal seam called "the Great Atlantic fault," that goes from Spain through Wales under the Atlantic to Pennsylvania. Was he full of it?	203	askscience
In a Wendy's commercial from the '80s, a Soviet fashion show is shown as the same grey dress for all occasions. What was the fashion industry really like in the USSR?	201	AskHistorians
Modern English is as far as I'm aware the only European language that uses the Latin alphabet without any diacritical marks. Is there a historical reason for this?	200	AskHistorians
During the US Civil War, Confederates weren't shy about saying they were fighting for slavery. After the war, apologists said the Confederates were fighting for states' rights. Was there a transition period after the war where Confederates still said "Of course we were fighting to protect slavery"?	183	AskHistorians
I mostly know the "Magic Bullet" theory of the JFK assassination from the Seinfeld parody. What is the conspiracy theorists' claim, and why is it wrong?	169	AskHistorians
In a Roman legion during the empire, would you be likely to have a man from Sicilia bunking with a man from Hispania or someone from Britain serving alongside someone from Syria? Or would each legion be fairly geographically segregated?	159	AskHistorians
I often read that police forces were first created in the 19th century. So in the U.S. Bill of Rights, who were the people engaged in searches and seizures that would be limited by the 4th Amendment?	153	AskHistorians
What was a typical day like in the life of Louis XIV?	151	AskHistorians
The official residence of the vice president of the United States is the U.S. Naval Observatory. Why there out of all possible locations?	145	AskHistorians
As far as I know, English is unique among European languages for having no diacritics. Is there a reason in the history of English why this happened?	131	AskHistorians