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Why didn't the original use of chopsticks spread further than the Far East since they predate the modern table fork by centuries ?

459 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are so many flags of nations simply bicolor or tricolor? Many are seemingly boring compared to older flags.

36 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[AMA request] White citizen of Zimbabwe, Africa

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AMA Request: male gynecologist

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In space, is there a concept of direction? ie north, south, east, west? Is the galaxy divided at the earth's equator and poles for reference?

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I noticed many Turks are fair skinned while many Greeks are dark skinned, sometimes they can be confused for each other. Are many of these people ethnic Greeks and vice versa? How common was forced conversions to Orthodox Christianity in the end days of the Roman empire and afterwards?

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It is commonly thought most laymen could not read or write in the dark ages? How did one learn a foreign language while maintaining illiteracy?

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In the middle ages, what was the social status of wives of clerics (Rabbis, Priests, Imams)? Were the wives given special privilege other women did not have?

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IAMA man who pretended to be a woman for 7 years on World of Warcraft and got away with it. AMA

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AMA Request: someone who has served in the Wehrmacht or Waffen SS during WWII

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't the original use of chopsticks spread further than the Far East since they predate the modern table fork by centuries ?	459	AskHistorians
Why are so many flags of nations simply bicolor or tricolor? Many are seemingly boring compared to older flags.	36	AskHistorians
[AMA request] White citizen of Zimbabwe, Africa	12	IAmA
AMA Request: male gynecologist	11	IAmA
In space, is there a concept of direction? ie north, south, east, west? Is the galaxy divided at the earth's equator and poles for reference?	11	askscience
I noticed many Turks are fair skinned while many Greeks are dark skinned, sometimes they can be confused for each other. Are many of these people ethnic Greeks and vice versa? How common was forced conversions to Orthodox Christianity in the end days of the Roman empire and afterwards?	7	AskHistorians
It is commonly thought most laymen could not read or write in the dark ages? How did one learn a foreign language while maintaining illiteracy?	6	AskHistorians
In the middle ages, what was the social status of wives of clerics (Rabbis, Priests, Imams)? Were the wives given special privilege other women did not have?	6	AskHistorians
IAMA man who pretended to be a woman for 7 years on World of Warcraft and got away with it. AMA	6	IAmA
AMA Request: someone who has served in the Wehrmacht or Waffen SS during WWII	4	IAmA