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"The Most Dangerous Game" -- has there ever been a society or person who hunted humans for the sole purpose of sport?

177 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP][EU] Dexter targets Walter White.

160 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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For how long has Japan been ethnically homogenous? It seems through all Japanese history I know the island is composed of basically the same "people" culturally and ethnically. What are the reasons behind this?

143 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What are the earliest accounts of 'roleplaying'? I assume children always played pretend but what did adults have any kind of pseudo-D&D in the past? When did these hobbies start to become 'a thing', basically?

137 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Cato accuses Caesar of waging an "illegal war" in Gaul in HBO's Rome. Did Romans really have a defined concept of just/legal war or was this phrase anachronistic?

113 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the largest pre-Christopher Columbus war between Native Americans we know of?

107 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is there a mathematical proof/justification for x^-1 = 1/x? Or is it just conjecture/nonclemature?

103 upvotes • r/askscience

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In many faux-medieval video games characters wear hoods in crowded areas. Would this have been at all common in reality?

86 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the original Native Hawaiians find Hawaii in the first place?

71 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was there punishment if a Roman cavalryman post-Marian if he were to fall off and lose his horse during a battle? If the soldier were to survive the battle, what would be the process like to requisition a new horse?

61 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
"The Most Dangerous Game" -- has there ever been a society or person who hunted humans for the sole purpose of sport?	177	AskHistorians
[WP][EU] Dexter targets Walter White.	160	WritingPrompts
For how long has Japan been ethnically homogenous? It seems through all Japanese history I know the island is composed of basically the same "people" culturally and ethnically. What are the reasons behind this?	143	AskHistorians
What are the earliest accounts of 'roleplaying'? I assume children always played pretend but what did adults have any kind of pseudo-D&D in the past? When did these hobbies start to become 'a thing', basically?	137	AskHistorians
Cato accuses Caesar of waging an "illegal war" in Gaul in HBO's Rome. Did Romans really have a defined concept of just/legal war or was this phrase anachronistic?	113	AskHistorians
What was the largest pre-Christopher Columbus war between Native Americans we know of?	107	AskHistorians
Is there a mathematical proof/justification for x^-1 = 1/x? Or is it just conjecture/nonclemature?	103	askscience
In many faux-medieval video games characters wear hoods in crowded areas. Would this have been at all common in reality?	86	AskHistorians
How did the original Native Hawaiians find Hawaii in the first place?	71	AskHistorians
Was there punishment if a Roman cavalryman post-Marian if he were to fall off and lose his horse during a battle? If the soldier were to survive the battle, what would be the process like to requisition a new horse?	61	AskHistorians