/u/BatCountryTourist's posts in /r/AskHistorians
"Black Syphilis" - Tales are rife of a horrific unknown STD infecting US soldiers in Vietnam, causing genitals to turn black and decay. Is there any truth to that? NSFW
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A medieval nun is raped. Would church or secular authorities handle it? Theologically, did it disrupt vows of chastity/virginity?
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How did Muslims initially react to photography given the widespread taboos against depicting people and animals in Islamic art?
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Could a slave owner arbitrarily confiscate the wealth of a slave saving up to buy their freedom? (Scope: Antebellum US, British & French Caribbean, Roman Republic/Empire)
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South Africa's apartheid regime seemed terrified of a "Race War" between the white minority and disenfranchised black majority. What plans did the apartheid military make for fighting such a conflict?
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What did the Japanese medical response to Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like? How long did it take to figure out they were dealing with radiation injuries?
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Were Mao Zedong's forces "the cleanest allied army second only to the US" in conduct towards civilians?
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Say I'm a communist or anarchist engaged in street fighting against fascists in Weimar Germany. How would these clashes typically go down? How are the sides organized, what are they armed with, and what role does the local government play?
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