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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?

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

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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?

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

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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?

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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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Was Yasuke a Samurai in title, or was he "just a retainer" as some people claim?

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How exactly did the stereotype of cops loving donuts come about?

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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	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
What exactly happened to cause the superstition that one should never say “Macbeth” in the theater?	131
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
Was Sherman’s march to the sea really as destructive as Confederate apologists make it out to be?	26
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
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
Was Yasuke a Samurai in title, or was he "just a retainer" as some people claim?	1
How exactly did the stereotype of cops loving donuts come about?	1
How exactly did the "Jolly Roger" (AKA the skull and crossbones) become the flag to represent piracy?	1