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How is food poisoning tracked back to a common source?

17 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did we not see super high security for heads of state, etc. until after the JFK assassination?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the German military find qualified officers after WWII amidst de-nazification efforts?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What typically happened to Medieval and Renaissance torture victims who were not subsequently executed? Were they given medical care?

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Who was the first European king to set the trend of NOT leading armies in battle as a of a matter of chosen policy (ie not due to age, health, unusual circumstances, etc.)? What did other monarchs think of him? Did they consider him a coward?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What happened to all the "von" names in Germany? Why did they largely disappear after WWII?

10 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How were low skill free workers in the South able to maintain employment if their employers could just as well buy a slave to do the same work?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did trade companies (EIC,VOC, etc) become so wealthy trading largely luxury discretionary goods?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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We hear how the “American Dream” has died in recent years. How hard was it in the early-mid 20th century to become a self made inflation adjusted millionaire or 1%er?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were major construction projects able to be completed so fast during the 1930's compared to today?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How is food poisoning tracked back to a common source?	17	askscience
Why did we not see super high security for heads of state, etc. until after the JFK assassination?	16	AskHistorians
How did the German military find qualified officers after WWII amidst de-nazification efforts?	13	AskHistorians
What typically happened to Medieval and Renaissance torture victims who were not subsequently executed? Were they given medical care?	12	AskHistorians
Who was the first European king to set the trend of NOT leading armies in battle as a of a matter of chosen policy (ie not due to age, health, unusual circumstances, etc.)? What did other monarchs think of him? Did they consider him a coward?	11	AskHistorians
What happened to all the "von" names in Germany? Why did they largely disappear after WWII?	10	AskHistorians
How were low skill free workers in the South able to maintain employment if their employers could just as well buy a slave to do the same work?	8	AskHistorians
How did trade companies (EIC,VOC, etc) become so wealthy trading largely luxury discretionary goods?	8	AskHistorians
We hear how the “American Dream” has died in recent years. How hard was it in the early-mid 20th century to become a self made inflation adjusted millionaire or 1%er?	7	AskHistorians
Why were major construction projects able to be completed so fast during the 1930's compared to today?	6	AskHistorians