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Canadians have the day off. Most of them are celebrating Victoria Day, in honor of Queen Victoria, but in Quebec it's National Patriots' Day, in honor of a French Canadian war of independence against the British monarchy. Why did the Rebellions of 1837 fail where the American Revolution succeeded?

21 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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"The [Ku Klux] Klan in some areas of the country tried to be a means of reform, fighting the decline in morality and using the symbol of the cross... In some communities it achieved a certain respectability as it worked with politicians." How accurate is this statement from a history textbook?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why don't CPUs have dedicated instruction sets for compression?

11 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is there a way to tell from a DNA sample whether it came from a live or dead animal?

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How did music become songs?

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[Sponsored Content] How many people will be saved from starvation by the recently passed Farmer Assurance Provision to US House bill 933?

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Which gloves pick up less static electricity: latex or nitrile?

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How well does the film "Gone with the Wind" represent the Antebellum South, and how is its representation connected to contemporary views of that era?

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Philipp Scharwenka - Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, op. 106 [1899]

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The extremely controversial psychologist Arthur Jensen died recently. How is his work on intelligence and genetics regarded by the field nowadays?

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Canadians have the day off. Most of them are celebrating Victoria Day, in honor of Queen Victoria, but in Quebec it's National Patriots' Day, in honor of a French Canadian war of independence against the British monarchy. Why did the Rebellions of 1837 fail where the American Revolution succeeded?	21	AskHistorians
"The [Ku Klux] Klan in some areas of the country tried to be a means of reform, fighting the decline in morality and using the symbol of the cross... In some communities it achieved a certain respectability as it worked with politicians." How accurate is this statement from a history textbook?	13	AskHistorians
Why don't CPUs have dedicated instruction sets for compression?	11	askscience
Is there a way to tell from a DNA sample whether it came from a live or dead animal?	10	askscience
How did music become songs?	9	AskHistorians
[Sponsored Content] How many people will be saved from starvation by the recently passed Farmer Assurance Provision to US House bill 933?	8	askscience
Which gloves pick up less static electricity: latex or nitrile?	6	askscience
How well does the film "Gone with the Wind" represent the Antebellum South, and how is its representation connected to contemporary views of that era?	5	AskHistorians
Philipp Scharwenka - Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, op. 106 [1899]	4	ElitistClassical
The extremely controversial psychologist Arthur Jensen died recently. How is his work on intelligence and genetics regarded by the field nowadays?	4	askscience