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When the Roman Empire gradually lost territory, was there a “postcolonial” reckoning where former dependencies actively tried to reverse Roman cultural influence and bring back their “native” culture?

618 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Of the 10 American presidents between 1837 and 1869, 8 are usually ranked by historians among the worst presidents in American history (all except Lincoln and Polk). Do historians have an explanation for why that era produced so many bad presidents?

454 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The original USB plug, first specified in 1996, is considered one of the worst mistakes in the history of industrial design, being externally symmetric but internally asymmetric. How did all the institutions involved fail to stop that absurd design from making it into a “universal” standard?

349 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The North Korean women’s football team is currently ranked 10th in the world, and has been ranked as high as 5th. By comparison, their men’s team is only ranked 112th. How did women’s football become so big in North Korea?

213 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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“The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Les Miserables”, and “Papillon” are three world-famous French novels that all feature a convict as the main character. How did this subject come to play such an outsized role in French culture?

187 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the French Revolution often considered to be “the beginning of the modern age”, rather than the American Revolution which occurred earlier and was based on similar principles?

133 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What emotions did ancient “comedies” actually evoke? Were audiences roaring with laughter? Or were they more intellectually amused?

113 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How old did the Romans think the pyramids were?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What happens when people train themselves to hold their breath longer?

29 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did the Hindenburg disaster become by far the most famous of airship disasters, despite being neither the first of its kind nor the one with the most fatalities?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When the Roman Empire gradually lost territory, was there a “postcolonial” reckoning where former dependencies actively tried to reverse Roman cultural influence and bring back their “native” culture?	618	AskHistorians
Of the 10 American presidents between 1837 and 1869, 8 are usually ranked by historians among the worst presidents in American history (all except Lincoln and Polk). Do historians have an explanation for why that era produced so many bad presidents?	454	AskHistorians
The original USB plug, first specified in 1996, is considered one of the worst mistakes in the history of industrial design, being externally symmetric but internally asymmetric. How did all the institutions involved fail to stop that absurd design from making it into a “universal” standard?	349	AskHistorians
The North Korean women’s football team is currently ranked 10th in the world, and has been ranked as high as 5th. By comparison, their men’s team is only ranked 112th. How did women’s football become so big in North Korea?	213	AskHistorians
“The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Les Miserables”, and “Papillon” are three world-famous French novels that all feature a convict as the main character. How did this subject come to play such an outsized role in French culture?	187	AskHistorians
Why is the French Revolution often considered to be “the beginning of the modern age”, rather than the American Revolution which occurred earlier and was based on similar principles?	133	AskHistorians
What emotions did ancient “comedies” actually evoke? Were audiences roaring with laughter? Or were they more intellectually amused?	113	AskHistorians
How old did the Romans think the pyramids were?	37	AskHistorians
What happens when people train themselves to hold their breath longer?	29	askscience
Why did the Hindenburg disaster become by far the most famous of airship disasters, despite being neither the first of its kind nor the one with the most fatalities?	26	AskHistorians