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With slavery in Mexico abolished in 1829, was there anything like the railroad underground going to Mexico? Did slaves ever escape there?

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How did the crips start?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did Phibun & his fascist government survive WW2 even though it was part of the axis?

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Snoop and Tupac, in their early careers (1996 and earlier) often talked about their ties to the crips and bloods respectively. Did they actually come from those gangs?

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Was the 'brazen bull' torture/execution device said to exist in ancient Greece actually real?

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Is it true that troops during the Napoleonic Wars used gunpowder as seasoning on food due to salt shortages?

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Are magnetic metals still magnetic when molten?

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How did the KKK become anti-semitic? I've read before that older members of the KKK claim that it wasn't anti-semitic initially, but that became part of the organisation's ideology over time. How and when did this happen?

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I recently found that there are some (highly controversial) claims that Jesus (of christianity) was fathered by a Roman Legionary named Panthera/Pantera/Pandera. What is the modern perspective on this and if it's bogus, who do historians think was the real father?

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When/how did the colours red & blue become associated with police?

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With slavery in Mexico abolished in 1829, was there anything like the railroad underground going to Mexico? Did slaves ever escape there?	70	AskHistorians
How did the crips start?	41	AskHistorians
How did Phibun & his fascist government survive WW2 even though it was part of the axis?	40	AskHistorians
Snoop and Tupac, in their early careers (1996 and earlier) often talked about their ties to the crips and bloods respectively. Did they actually come from those gangs?	35	AskHistorians
Was the 'brazen bull' torture/execution device said to exist in ancient Greece actually real?	33	AskHistorians
Is it true that troops during the Napoleonic Wars used gunpowder as seasoning on food due to salt shortages?	32	AskHistorians
Are magnetic metals still magnetic when molten?	30	askscience
How did the KKK become anti-semitic? I've read before that older members of the KKK claim that it wasn't anti-semitic initially, but that became part of the organisation's ideology over time. How and when did this happen?	20	AskHistorians
I recently found that there are some (highly controversial) claims that Jesus (of christianity) was fathered by a Roman Legionary named Panthera/Pantera/Pandera. What is the modern perspective on this and if it's bogus, who do historians think was the real father?	19	AskHistorians
When/how did the colours red & blue become associated with police?	14	AskHistorians