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I’m the captain of a pirate ship in 1725. Where do I dock my ship when it needs repairs? Who repairs it? What’s the land based pirate support network and infrastructure look like? Do I rely on food/resources from plundered ships?

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I am a 17th century English baker. Do I understand why/how my bread is rising? What’s the baking process look like? Is there “magic” or witchcraft” involved?

299 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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My great uncle passed away recently, and he was a spy for the US government in Berlin (not sure which side) during the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. He took all his secrets to the grave. What is it likely he did while there?

284 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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It’s 1954, and I’m a 10 year old boy listening to The Chordettes’ Mr. Sandman. I hear Pagliacci referenced. Do I know who/what that is?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner was attacked and injured by Rep. Preston Brooks following a deeply anti slavery speech. What were the consequences, if any, for Rep. Brooks?

31 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I am a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. I've just bought a parrot ashore and would love to name my new companion. What would a typical pirate's parrot be called?

27 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What did English industrialists in the 19th century know/theorize about coal’s origins? Was it just another mineral or did they have any understanding of how it came to be?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do prions primarily/entirely impact brain cells?

8 upvotes • r/askscience

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Did the 1991 IMF bailout and subsequent economic boom in India change popular perspective/exposure of India to the US?

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I’m a style minded Jewish woman in Warsaw, 1941. Do I make any effort to integrate the armband into a look or into fashion?

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I’m the captain of a pirate ship in 1725. Where do I dock my ship when it needs repairs? Who repairs it? What’s the land based pirate support network and infrastructure look like? Do I rely on food/resources from plundered ships?	3992	AskHistorians
I am a 17th century English baker. Do I understand why/how my bread is rising? What’s the baking process look like? Is there “magic” or witchcraft” involved?	299	AskHistorians
My great uncle passed away recently, and he was a spy for the US government in Berlin (not sure which side) during the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. He took all his secrets to the grave. What is it likely he did while there?	284	AskHistorians
It’s 1954, and I’m a 10 year old boy listening to The Chordettes’ Mr. Sandman. I hear Pagliacci referenced. Do I know who/what that is?	37	AskHistorians
In 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner was attacked and injured by Rep. Preston Brooks following a deeply anti slavery speech. What were the consequences, if any, for Rep. Brooks?	31	AskHistorians
I am a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. I've just bought a parrot ashore and would love to name my new companion. What would a typical pirate's parrot be called?	27	AskHistorians
What did English industrialists in the 19th century know/theorize about coal’s origins? Was it just another mineral or did they have any understanding of how it came to be?	22	AskHistorians
Why do prions primarily/entirely impact brain cells?	8	askscience
Did the 1991 IMF bailout and subsequent economic boom in India change popular perspective/exposure of India to the US?	8	AskHistorians
I’m a style minded Jewish woman in Warsaw, 1941. Do I make any effort to integrate the armband into a look or into fashion?	6	AskHistorians