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There’s a trope involving disgruntled people throwing tomatoes at people, such as bad comedians and people in stocks. Was this a common thing to happen? And why tomatoes?

173 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What exactly happened to cause the superstition that one should never say “Macbeth” in the theater?

131 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A Dragon Quest player shows off all the Metal Slimes he's managed to kill over the course of the series history. (1989 - 2018)

71 upvotes • r/fakehistoryporn

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Who exactly was the “Marquess of Queensbury”, and why were their rules so important to sports that they would become the standard vs other rules?

70 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In honor of the final issue of My Hero Academia, Eiichiro Oda redrew the fanart Horikoshi sent him 22 years ago when he was only 15.

47 upvotes • r/Toonami

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Discotek Media will be releasing several classic Tokusatsu shows, including Android Kikaider, in the original Japanese with English subtitles.

29 upvotes • r/Toonami

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Was Sherman’s march to the sea really as destructive as Confederate apologists make it out to be?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did Barbers come to cut hair and do surgery? And when exactly did this change to Barbers and Surgeons being separate jobs again?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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There's an old superstition that a groom shouldn't see the bride in their wedding dress before the wedding. Is there a historical basis for this belief?

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How exactly did the "Jolly Roger" (AKA the skull and crossbones) become the flag to represent piracy?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
There’s a trope involving disgruntled people throwing tomatoes at people, such as bad comedians and people in stocks. Was this a common thing to happen? And why tomatoes?	173	AskHistorians
What exactly happened to cause the superstition that one should never say “Macbeth” in the theater?	131	AskHistorians
A Dragon Quest player shows off all the Metal Slimes he's managed to kill over the course of the series history. (1989 - 2018)	71	fakehistoryporn
Who exactly was the “Marquess of Queensbury”, and why were their rules so important to sports that they would become the standard vs other rules?	70	AskHistorians
In honor of the final issue of My Hero Academia, Eiichiro Oda redrew the fanart Horikoshi sent him 22 years ago when he was only 15.	47	Toonami
Discotek Media will be releasing several classic Tokusatsu shows, including Android Kikaider, in the original Japanese with English subtitles.	29	Toonami
Was Sherman’s march to the sea really as destructive as Confederate apologists make it out to be?	26	AskHistorians
How did Barbers come to cut hair and do surgery? And when exactly did this change to Barbers and Surgeons being separate jobs again?	11	AskHistorians
There's an old superstition that a groom shouldn't see the bride in their wedding dress before the wedding. Is there a historical basis for this belief?	7	AskHistorians
How exactly did the "Jolly Roger" (AKA the skull and crossbones) become the flag to represent piracy?	1	AskHistorians