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I read that John Paul Jones retired in France with a pension from the Imperial Russian Navy... But how did he actually collect his pension? It's not like he had direct deposit. More generally, how did people in Revolutionary/circa 1800 times collect salary or pension from "remote" employers?

2165 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How and when did the modern (Western?) bedding arrangement (fitted sheet, top sheet,.blanket or comforter, some pillows) become the dominant way of "making" a bed?

271 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Mozart was a man during the time of the American Revolution. Beethoven was a boy. Did they or any of the other European Classical or early Romantic composers comment on the birth of the USA?

141 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If I hang upside down for a few minutes, my head pounds so much I can't stand it. How can a fetus remain upside down for over a month without harm?

40 upvotes • r/askscience

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In this video, some teenage indigenous women explain the "real" story that a "Thanksgiving" was to commemorate a slaughter. Is this true?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the transition like from black&white to color television? Did some shows or networks "hold out"? Did the changes go by show, or network, or station?

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Teach me about the development of the snow plow as I sit here buried to my neck in it, /r/AskHistorians.

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How did early European explorers of the Chesapeake Bay (and similar inland waterways) not constantly run aground?

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Was there any resistance in non-Western countries to adoption of the Gregorian calendar and/or the "A.D." numbering?

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/r/AskHistorians, where did shepherds sleep in "Biblical" times?

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I read that John Paul Jones retired in France with a pension from the Imperial Russian Navy... But how did he actually collect his pension? It's not like he had direct deposit. More generally, how did people in Revolutionary/circa 1800 times collect salary or pension from "remote" employers?	2165	AskHistorians
How and when did the modern (Western?) bedding arrangement (fitted sheet, top sheet,.blanket or comforter, some pillows) become the dominant way of "making" a bed?	271	AskHistorians
Mozart was a man during the time of the American Revolution. Beethoven was a boy. Did they or any of the other European Classical or early Romantic composers comment on the birth of the USA?	141	AskHistorians
If I hang upside down for a few minutes, my head pounds so much I can't stand it. How can a fetus remain upside down for over a month without harm?	40	askscience
In this video, some teenage indigenous women explain the "real" story that a "Thanksgiving" was to commemorate a slaughter. Is this true?	32	AskHistorians
What was the transition like from black&white to color television? Did some shows or networks "hold out"? Did the changes go by show, or network, or station?	28	AskHistorians
Teach me about the development of the snow plow as I sit here buried to my neck in it, /r/AskHistorians.	25	AskHistorians
How did early European explorers of the Chesapeake Bay (and similar inland waterways) not constantly run aground?	21	AskHistorians
Was there any resistance in non-Western countries to adoption of the Gregorian calendar and/or the "A.D." numbering?	10	AskHistorians
/r/AskHistorians, where did shepherds sleep in "Biblical" times?	9	AskHistorians