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TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location

6624 upvotes • r/todayilearned

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In the period you specialise in, what was the discovery that came closest to requiring you to "rewrite" the book, and what was discovered?

297 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there other notable people who claimed to be sons or daughters of God who lived around the same time as Jesus? What do we know about them?

160 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Do we have any record of how women regarded duels among men in the 17th and 18th centuries?

65 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's the earliest record of a tirade against "the young generation"?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did the Bible get “stable” enough to resemble what we read today? What are the significant changes / removals / additions compared to a specific older version you studied?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did painters reacted to the introduction of photography?

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What lead England to stray from the rest of continental Europe and develop what's knows today as the Common Law system, while most of continental Europe developed the Civil Law system?

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During the Roman Empire how would people prove they were citizens?

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In the time and place you specialise in, what are some notable examples of exploits similar to the fabled Trojan horse?

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TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location	6624	todayilearned
In the period you specialise in, what was the discovery that came closest to requiring you to "rewrite" the book, and what was discovered?	297	AskHistorians
Are there other notable people who claimed to be sons or daughters of God who lived around the same time as Jesus? What do we know about them?	160	AskHistorians
Do we have any record of how women regarded duels among men in the 17th and 18th centuries?	65	AskHistorians
What's the earliest record of a tirade against "the young generation"?	32	AskHistorians
When did the Bible get “stable” enough to resemble what we read today? What are the significant changes / removals / additions compared to a specific older version you studied?	26	AskHistorians
How did painters reacted to the introduction of photography?	19	AskHistorians
What lead England to stray from the rest of continental Europe and develop what's knows today as the Common Law system, while most of continental Europe developed the Civil Law system?	18	AskHistorians
During the Roman Empire how would people prove they were citizens?	18	AskHistorians
In the time and place you specialise in, what are some notable examples of exploits similar to the fabled Trojan horse?	8	AskHistorians