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How did ancient cities like Rome not consume all available nearby trees for fuel?

2024 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did the name "Indians" for native Americans stick after they realized the geographic error?

155 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did Catholic kings do confession weekly? Who took their confession, and was this information ever used against them?

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How did countries that use the U.S. dollar as currency get their supply of that currency in the first place?

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Is there a reason that multiple religions seemed to have coexisted better in Asian than in other parts of the world?

49 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What happened to the children born of rape during the Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe?

34 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How can the universe be infinite if it started from a finite point?

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Catherine the Great bought Diderot's library for 16,000 pounds. How would she have paid?

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What was the reaction of French people in Louisiana to the Louisiana Purchase?

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Is there a common thread why some societies did not have primogeniture succession for their rulers?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did ancient cities like Rome not consume all available nearby trees for fuel?	2024	AskHistorians
Why did the name "Indians" for native Americans stick after they realized the geographic error?	155	AskHistorians
Did Catholic kings do confession weekly? Who took their confession, and was this information ever used against them?	75	AskHistorians
How did countries that use the U.S. dollar as currency get their supply of that currency in the first place?	59	AskHistorians
Is there a reason that multiple religions seemed to have coexisted better in Asian than in other parts of the world?	49	AskHistorians
What happened to the children born of rape during the Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe?	34	AskHistorians
How can the universe be infinite if it started from a finite point?	32	askscience
Catherine the Great bought Diderot's library for 16,000 pounds. How would she have paid?	3	AskHistorians
What was the reaction of French people in Louisiana to the Louisiana Purchase?	3	AskHistorians
Is there a common thread why some societies did not have primogeniture succession for their rulers?	1	AskHistorians