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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit
How did the famous spiritual “Go Down Moses”, sung by black slaves in the South, make its way to modern Jewish pre-K and middle schools? Is this due to the intermingling of Black and Jewish cultures/religions during the Civil Rights Movement?	60	AskHistorians
What would a meal eaten by someone of Jesus’s class look like? Did the class of someone affect how they ate? What class was Jesus? Were meals eaten sitting up? Were there chairs? What (if any) prayers were said before drinking and eating? What utensils would be used?	58	AskHistorians
Magnus Hirchfeld was the most amazing person I’ve ever heard of; he did so many incredible things, from inventing the word “homosexual” to being a Jewish homosexual himself. I’d love it if someone went into detail just about his life, but if that’s too broad what about the institution he founded?	54	AskHistorians
My great uncle-in-law escaped Aushwitz just as they started the death marches. He ran into the woods and someone stumbled into soldiers who I believe were American. One of these soldiers was the first black man he ever saw. What stereotypes or media exposure to black people would he have had?	52	AskHistorians
Where did the trope of an otherwise “crazy” beggar having spiritual insight or teaching a lesson to someone of a higher social standing come from? Examples include the Ides of March dude, any homeless person in a Hallmark Christmas movie, or little Tim from A Christmas Carol	51	AskHistorians
[WP] “ Okay Grandma; now you’re gonna right-click the triangle that will override the villain’s code to launch all the nukes.” “Hold on, how do I right click again?	48	WritingPrompts
Because of the one drop rule, many people who were enslaved looked completely white. Generally, what did having white people as slaves do for optics? What measure did slave owners and society do to make sure people knew they were enslaved, especially when they escaped?	47	AskHistorians
When did “pssst” and “sh!” come to mean “I stealthy want your attention” and “quiet”?	44	AskHistorians
The wiki orthography page refers to ‘efforts to introduce variability for the sake of national identity, as seen in Noah Webster's efforts to introduce easily noticeable differences between American and British spelling (e.g., "honor" and "honour").’ Is there evidence for this being Websters intent?	42	AskHistorians
A Star Trek press booklet from the 60s (link below) states Sulu is an only child due to “Japanese population control laws.” What was happening during the 60s to lead whoever wrote this to believe Japan would practice population control centuries later?	39	AskHistorians

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