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Is there a historical reason for coast-hugging countries like Vietnam, Chile, and Norway?

157 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is there any evidence that Christopher Columbus (and other 15th century explorers) knew of Lief Erickson's travels and the Viking settlements in the New World?

38 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[AMA Request] A Syrian refugee who is now in Europe

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What are the fundamentals of Esperanto? Why was it created? Did any nation endorse/use it? Why did it fail?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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As found in the below article, is there any real historical connection between the game "Simon Says" and Marcus Tulius Cicero?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What percentage of our urine is water? Why do we not hold/process more water and then simply pee thicker urine?

14 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why was the US ignorant about the frosty state of relations between the Soviet Union and China during the 1960s and 1970s?

12 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do we (English-speakers) call countries different names than what the country calls itself in its own language?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What currently existant species has been around the longest?

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My sister was born without her entire corpus callosum. What can you tell me about her condition? How common is this? What caused it?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there a historical reason for coast-hugging countries like Vietnam, Chile, and Norway?	157	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence that Christopher Columbus (and other 15th century explorers) knew of Lief Erickson's travels and the Viking settlements in the New World?	38	AskHistorians
[AMA Request] A Syrian refugee who is now in Europe	26	IAmA
What are the fundamentals of Esperanto? Why was it created? Did any nation endorse/use it? Why did it fail?	26	AskHistorians
As found in the below article, is there any real historical connection between the game "Simon Says" and Marcus Tulius Cicero?	14	AskHistorians
What percentage of our urine is water? Why do we not hold/process more water and then simply pee thicker urine?	14	askscience
Why was the US ignorant about the frosty state of relations between the Soviet Union and China during the 1960s and 1970s?	12	AskHistorians
Why do we (English-speakers) call countries different names than what the country calls itself in its own language?	7	AskHistorians
What currently existant species has been around the longest?	1	askscience
My sister was born without her entire corpus callosum. What can you tell me about her condition? How common is this? What caused it?	1	askscience