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Bob Beamon made a guest appearance at the Olympics to open the athletics session!

227 upvotes • r/Jon_Bois

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Where did the Western trope of a woman tied to a train track come from? Did it ever happen in real life?

73 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did lobster turn from a poor person's food into a delicacy?

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Before the union in 1707, did Germanic-speaking people in Scotland call their language "English"?

63 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When Constantinople fell to the Turks, why didn't traders just go north of the Black Sea and through Russia instead of sailing west?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When Islam first became a thing, how did Christians of the time view it?

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A lot of names for places on the Swahili Coast (including the word 'Swahili' itself) come from Arabic or Persian. Do we know the previous names?

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What if the Islamic community completely collapsed after Muhammad's death?

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During the Middle Ages and renaissance, why were countries like Spain, France, and the UK mostly united while Germany was a mess?

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How much do we know about the Diquis, the culture in modern-day Costa Rica famous for their large stone balls?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Bob Beamon made a guest appearance at the Olympics to open the athletics session!	227	Jon_Bois
Where did the Western trope of a woman tied to a train track come from? Did it ever happen in real life?	73	AskHistorians
How did lobster turn from a poor person's food into a delicacy?	73	AskHistorians
Before the union in 1707, did Germanic-speaking people in Scotland call their language "English"?	63	AskHistorians
When Constantinople fell to the Turks, why didn't traders just go north of the Black Sea and through Russia instead of sailing west?	19	AskHistorians
When Islam first became a thing, how did Christians of the time view it?	14	AskHistorians
A lot of names for places on the Swahili Coast (including the word 'Swahili' itself) come from Arabic or Persian. Do we know the previous names?	13	AskHistorians
What if the Islamic community completely collapsed after Muhammad's death?	12	HistoryWhatIf
During the Middle Ages and renaissance, why were countries like Spain, France, and the UK mostly united while Germany was a mess?	12	AskHistorians
How much do we know about the Diquis, the culture in modern-day Costa Rica famous for their large stone balls?	11	AskHistorians