StoryNote logo

/u/HippocleidesCaresNot's posts

How did bankers like the Medici enforce collection on their massive loans to foreign rulers?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

Romans liked to look on Gauls as "noble savages." Did ancient Chinese sources ever describe the Xiongnu or other "Western barbarians" in a similar way?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

What's the straight dope on the Ismaili sect? In practice, are they extremists, or just misunderstood?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

When did the practice of christening (naming) ships become common?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

What does /r/AskHistorians think of Julien d'Huy's "mytheme" research?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

Did Neanderthals (or other hominids) ever domesticate any animals?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

Why can many invertebrates' limbs keep reacting and moving after they've been severed - and why can't vertebrates' limbs do this (or can they)?

1 upvotes • r/askscience
Mark as read:
Add to a list

What are some of the latest surprising discoveries about stone age technology, society, etc.?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians
Mark as read:
Add to a list

Why does carbonation "burn" my throat, but milk foam doesn't?

1 upvotes • r/askscience
Mark as read:
Add to a list

When I eat hot soup on a cold day, does my body gain any energy directly from the heat itself?

1 upvotes • r/askscience
Mark as read:
Add to a list
« < > »
Page of 4

StoryNote©

About Contact Terms Privacy Cookie

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.