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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit
When perusing Wikipedia's list of Confederate monuments, I notice that an overwhelming number were constructed in the period of 1900-1920. Why is this?	2442	AskHistorians
I have read here before that Medieval families would generally share a bed and it was not uncommon for sex to occur with children present. Which makes me wonder...would someone of the period have ANY expectation of privacy at all?	2357	AskHistorians
The Opium Wars of the 19th century, fought between China and Britain and won by the latter, was perhaps the first time China was exposed to a vastly superior military force in its history. How did this affect the historically dominant Chinese psyche in the years following the wars?	2230	AskHistorians
One of today's top reddit posts suggests the Dutch East India company was worth nearly 7.9 trillion dollars, more than the value of 20 of the world's most valuable companies today. Is this the largest private accumulation of wealth in history, and what assets made the company so valuable?	1942	AskHistorians
Would a young private in the Second World War have "preferred" deployment to the European theater or the Pacific? Was one more likely than the other?	242	AskHistorians
The French Republican Calendar, developed and by the French government from 1793-1805, implemented radically different units of time, including 10 hour days, 100 minute hours, 100 seconds per minute, and new secular names for the months. What havoc, if any, did this cause in France?	148	AskHistorians
The Wikipedia section about Privacy's 'history' gives the briefest mention of Aristotle before jumping straight to the information age. How old is the "expectation of privacy" as we understand it in the West? Would a Greek, Roman, or Ancient Egyptian have had a reasonable expectation of it?	147	AskHistorians
How rampant was alcoholism in medieval England, and what, if any, were the available/accepted practices for getting sober? Were there other widely used intoxicants, and was addiction a major problem?	84	AskHistorians
How common were extreme sexual escapades like those of the Marquis de Sade in late 18th century France, and what scandals did such things cause? NSFW	54	AskHistorians
Over 80% of Nevada land belongs to the US government. Why and how did this happen?	43	AskHistorians

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