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Why did kissing on the cheek as a greeting never really catch on in American custom?

725 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The names Serge, Sergio, Sergei, and other variants are rather common in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, etc. Why is it not a common name in England or the United States?

370 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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IAMA Request: Michael C. Hall

222 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Cptn_Janeway is a black male who lives in Honolulu, and has seen every episode of Star Trek ever. AHA

55 upvotes • r/IAmA

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Why did English speakers decide upon calling the capital of Egypt Cairo, when the city's name in Arabic is actually Al-Qahira? Why didn't English speakers just call it it Caira? Or Cahara?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How/from where did the newly created and heavily Kemal-aligned Turkish Grand National Assembly derive the authority to abolish the Sultanate in 1922?

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Did Aztec emperors throughout history wear normally the same general type of headgear or can they be distinguished from one another by what they wore?

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Episode ‘The End’ — Coolio and the kid at the airport are buffoons

13 upvotes • r/SearchEnginePodcast

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Is there scholarly consensus on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the Three Secrets of Fatima?

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Did the Bolsheviks honor the Tsar's treaties?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did kissing on the cheek as a greeting never really catch on in American custom?	725	AskHistorians
The names Serge, Sergio, Sergei, and other variants are rather common in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, etc. Why is it not a common name in England or the United States?	370	AskHistorians
IAMA Request: Michael C. Hall	222	IAmA
Cptn_Janeway is a black male who lives in Honolulu, and has seen every episode of Star Trek ever. AHA	55	IAmA
Why did English speakers decide upon calling the capital of Egypt Cairo, when the city's name in Arabic is actually Al-Qahira? Why didn't English speakers just call it it Caira? Or Cahara?	16	AskHistorians
How/from where did the newly created and heavily Kemal-aligned Turkish Grand National Assembly derive the authority to abolish the Sultanate in 1922?	16	AskHistorians
Did Aztec emperors throughout history wear normally the same general type of headgear or can they be distinguished from one another by what they wore?	13	AskHistorians
Episode ‘The End’ — Coolio and the kid at the airport are buffoons	13	SearchEnginePodcast
Is there scholarly consensus on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the Three Secrets of Fatima?	11	AskHistorians
Did the Bolsheviks honor the Tsar's treaties?	7	AskHistorians