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Why did the Adena people and the Olmecs both deform their skulls? Were the two peoples in contact or related somehow, or is this just a "thing" for folks living 3,000 years ago or so?

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Where's the best place to find (images of) a full 1914 wall calendar? How about 1925 or 1942?

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Was growing a beard in the mid 19th-century a sign of holding abolitionist sympathies?

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Over in /r/ChineseHistory, someone posted a link to the discovery of a Song Dynasty ship. It has a pointed bow and what looks like... well, a European profile, pretty much. Why isn't it shaped like a junk? (More questions within!)

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Were I to plan an absolutely authentic Viking funeral, what would I need?

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In the Netflix show THE LAST KINGDOM, characters are often seen eating apples. Were there edible apples in Great Britain in the late 9th century?

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How did red become the color of Communism?

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Did pirates drink."pumpkin spice" rum?

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Has there been a battle that pitted slings against firearms?

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[Natural Disasters] How many people really died in the Great Famine of China? And what were the long-term social and political effects?

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Why did the Adena people and the Olmecs both deform their skulls? Were the two peoples in contact or related somehow, or is this just a "thing" for folks living 3,000 years ago or so?	7	AskHistorians
Where's the best place to find (images of) a full 1914 wall calendar? How about 1925 or 1942?	6	AskHistorians
Was growing a beard in the mid 19th-century a sign of holding abolitionist sympathies?	6	AskHistorians
Over in /r/ChineseHistory, someone posted a link to the discovery of a Song Dynasty ship. It has a pointed bow and what looks like... well, a European profile, pretty much. Why isn't it shaped like a junk? (More questions within!)	6	AskHistorians
Were I to plan an absolutely authentic Viking funeral, what would I need?	4	AskHistorians
In the Netflix show THE LAST KINGDOM, characters are often seen eating apples. Were there edible apples in Great Britain in the late 9th century?	4	AskHistorians
How did red become the color of Communism?	4	AskHistorians
Did pirates drink."pumpkin spice" rum?	4	AskHistorians
Has there been a battle that pitted slings against firearms?	4	AskHistorians
[Natural Disasters] How many people really died in the Great Famine of China? And what were the long-term social and political effects?	4	AskHistorians