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Jim Jones and his wife left everything they owned to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Were their wills honored?

121 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[JUN22] Curiosity killed the cat.

111 upvotes • r/TwoSentenceHorror

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How on Earth could Ireland go from less than 3 million people in the late 18th c, to more than 8 just before the Famine?

110 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's the origin of the racist stereotype that black people like watermellon and fried chicken?

106 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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At one point, the Byzantines owned a thin, but uninterrupted stretch of land from Rome to Ravenna, while their Lombards enemies had lands both north and south of it. How did this work?

101 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What happened to Hannibal's wife Imilce after he was defeated and marched into exile?

100 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[SEP21] Her lifeless body lied spreadeagled on the table while the crowd looked at her exposed organs.

82 upvotes • r/TwoSentenceHorror

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Cracked mentioned in an article an Ottoman executioneer named "Souflikar", and said that he killed 5000 people with his bare hands. Is this person real?

67 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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My left knee has sounded funny since I fell from my bike when I was 12.

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Did Nazi Germany have diplomatic relations with Liechtenstein?

62 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Jim Jones and his wife left everything they owned to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Were their wills honored?	121	AskHistorians
[JUN22] Curiosity killed the cat.	111	TwoSentenceHorror
How on Earth could Ireland go from less than 3 million people in the late 18th c, to more than 8 just before the Famine?	110	AskHistorians
What's the origin of the racist stereotype that black people like watermellon and fried chicken?	106	AskHistorians
At one point, the Byzantines owned a thin, but uninterrupted stretch of land from Rome to Ravenna, while their Lombards enemies had lands both north and south of it. How did this work?	101	AskHistorians
What happened to Hannibal's wife Imilce after he was defeated and marched into exile?	100	AskHistorians
[SEP21] Her lifeless body lied spreadeagled on the table while the crowd looked at her exposed organs.	82	TwoSentenceHorror
Cracked mentioned in an article an Ottoman executioneer named "Souflikar", and said that he killed 5000 people with his bare hands. Is this person real?	67	AskHistorians
My left knee has sounded funny since I fell from my bike when I was 12.	65	TwoSentenceHorror
Did Nazi Germany have diplomatic relations with Liechtenstein?	62	AskHistorians