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Is Dr. Watson's marriage a wild outlier in Victorian Britain?

550 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did women in the past really faint from seeing mice? Did people get frightened into permanent institutionalization by seeing criminals? Why was everyone so sensitive?

487 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were mentally ill people stereotyped as believing themselves to be Napoleon?

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What does it mean for a dimension to be "curled up"?

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Why and since when do we use first-person plural in academic writing?

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Did "magic" feature in any African liberation movements or civil wars other than in the Kongo, and how was it syncretized with Marxism?

18 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are gauge bosons called "gauge bosons"?

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How did the United States government and judiciary determine the difference between the Indian Wars, and mere criminality?

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Why does South Africa have such a large domestic military industry?

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Yezidi Immigration to the United States in the early 20th Century

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is Dr. Watson's marriage a wild outlier in Victorian Britain?	550	AskHistorians
Did women in the past really faint from seeing mice? Did people get frightened into permanent institutionalization by seeing criminals? Why was everyone so sensitive?	487	AskHistorians
Why were mentally ill people stereotyped as believing themselves to be Napoleon?	208	AskHistorians
What does it mean for a dimension to be "curled up"?	26	askscience
Why and since when do we use first-person plural in academic writing?	22	AskHistorians
Did "magic" feature in any African liberation movements or civil wars other than in the Kongo, and how was it syncretized with Marxism?	18	AskHistorians
Why are gauge bosons called "gauge bosons"?	12	askscience
How did the United States government and judiciary determine the difference between the Indian Wars, and mere criminality?	12	AskHistorians
Why does South Africa have such a large domestic military industry?	9	AskHistorians
Yezidi Immigration to the United States in the early 20th Century	7	AskHistorians