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How did gendered languages come to be? Who assigned genders to these random objects?

474 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did China become a permanent UN Security Council when they were an undeveloped country that had no political leverage at that time?

141 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the most common GPA scale on 4.0 scale? Why don't we use 5.0 or 10.0 scale more?

70 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did kings and leaders actually go to the battlefield and fight alongside the soldiers? How common was it?

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In The Northman movie, it's shown that vikings settled and raided in the land of Rus (possibly Russia/Ukraine). How far did vikings actually reach into mainland Europe?

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Cats and dogs have been human's friends for thousands of years. Did the origin of cats and dogs as a pet in every part of the world share a common history? Did each civilization start petting cats and dogs on their own way?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How common was the trade route between China and the rest of the world through sea (South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Bay of Bengal) before 15th century?

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Do all animals experience time the same way as human?

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How did people come up with the concept of marriage? Who first started the marriage tradition?

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If you cut the whole power of the whole city, will the city be blackout instantly or will the power goes off one by one?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did gendered languages come to be? Who assigned genders to these random objects?	474	AskHistorians
Why did China become a permanent UN Security Council when they were an undeveloped country that had no political leverage at that time?	141	AskHistorians
Why is the most common GPA scale on 4.0 scale? Why don't we use 5.0 or 10.0 scale more?	70	AskHistorians
Did kings and leaders actually go to the battlefield and fight alongside the soldiers? How common was it?	13	AskHistorians
In The Northman movie, it's shown that vikings settled and raided in the land of Rus (possibly Russia/Ukraine). How far did vikings actually reach into mainland Europe?	11	AskHistorians
Cats and dogs have been human's friends for thousands of years. Did the origin of cats and dogs as a pet in every part of the world share a common history? Did each civilization start petting cats and dogs on their own way?	8	AskHistorians
How common was the trade route between China and the rest of the world through sea (South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Bay of Bengal) before 15th century?	3	AskHistorians
Do all animals experience time the same way as human?	1	askscience
How did people come up with the concept of marriage? Who first started the marriage tradition?	1	AskHistorians
If you cut the whole power of the whole city, will the city be blackout instantly or will the power goes off one by one?	1	askscience