/u/chikindiner's posts in /r/askhistorians
Did something somewhat similar to the WWI Christmas truce really occur at the siege of Acre prior to Richard the Lionheart's arrival?
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It just occurred to me that the Amish predate electricity and modern technology. When/why did they decide to forgo the use of these things?
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Was the Hardboiled Detective of film noir and pulp magazines an answer to some earlier trope? For example can Philip Marlowe trace his lineage to Sherlock Holmes?
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When did God start becoming interested in what's going on in an unmarried couple's bedroom? When did the warning in Genesis 38:9-10 start being heeded?
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The Nathan's website states that four immigrants started the famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island to settle an argument over who was most patriotic. Is that the case?
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For as long as I can remember, California has been due to 'break off' the continental US. Where does this exaggeration come from?
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