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How did the American sailors in 1944/45 know to call Japanese suicide attacks "Kamikaze"?

596 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the attitude in the antebellum South of the wives of slave owners towards their husbands when they forced the slaves to perform sexual favors?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During the Pacific War, to what extent were Japanese leaders aware of their pilots' tendency to exaggerate kill counts and was it a big problem?

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Does the Earth have any ammonia ice like the planets and other bodies in the outer parts of the Solar System?

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Is there a qualitative or quantitative difference in the way the brain processes listening to loud music versus quiet music?

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Are there any examples of animals encouraging their offspring to procreate?

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is it true that the formation of the Himalayan mountains removed large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere?

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Is it true that the formation of the Himalayas removed large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere?

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How do archaeologists detect and unearth ancient earthworks like ditches,?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the American sailors in 1944/45 know to call Japanese suicide attacks "Kamikaze"?	596	AskHistorians
What was the attitude in the antebellum South of the wives of slave owners towards their husbands when they forced the slaves to perform sexual favors?	32	AskHistorians
During the Pacific War, to what extent were Japanese leaders aware of their pilots' tendency to exaggerate kill counts and was it a big problem?	6	AskHistorians
Does the Earth have any ammonia ice like the planets and other bodies in the outer parts of the Solar System?	4	askscience
Is there a qualitative or quantitative difference in the way the brain processes listening to loud music versus quiet music?	1	askscience
Are there any examples of animals encouraging their offspring to procreate?	1	askscience
is it true that the formation of the Himalayan mountains removed large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere?	1	askscience
Is it true that the formation of the Himalayas removed large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere?	1	askscience
How do archaeologists detect and unearth ancient earthworks like ditches,?	1	askscience