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The Titanic carried some of the wealthiest people in the world. What impact (if any) did their deaths have on global economics, politics, and culture?

2134 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In 19th century English literature, a child (even 4-5) is often referred to as "it." At what age did children normally take "human" pronouns? When did this convention die out?

2073 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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IsItBullshit: In American Sign Language, you say "pasteurized milk" by signing "milk" past your eyes, as a pun

314 upvotes • r/IsItBullshit

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Did the first astronauts on the Moon know for sure that they wouldn't find aliens there?

87 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did the Mongol Empire keep their legal code a secret? How did this work in practice?

78 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do sleep-talkers speak sometimes normally and sometimes nonsense gibberish? Does the gibberish have any sort of "grammar"?

28 upvotes • r/askscience

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Have languages been changing more slowly due to the rise of dictionaries, standardized education, and general literacy?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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According to classical and medieval European naturalists, the crocotta was a dog-wolf hybrid who used human speech to lure victims. Today, we think this was probably a hyena. Are there any other "mythical" creatures which were based on misunderstandings of real animals?

10 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[GTM] like silent raindrops

9 upvotes • r/GuessTheMovie

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[GTM] Occasionally I'm callous and strange

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The Titanic carried some of the wealthiest people in the world. What impact (if any) did their deaths have on global economics, politics, and culture?	2134	AskHistorians
In 19th century English literature, a child (even 4-5) is often referred to as "it." At what age did children normally take "human" pronouns? When did this convention die out?	2073	AskHistorians
IsItBullshit: In American Sign Language, you say "pasteurized milk" by signing "milk" past your eyes, as a pun	314	IsItBullshit
Did the first astronauts on the Moon know for sure that they wouldn't find aliens there?	87	AskHistorians
Why did the Mongol Empire keep their legal code a secret? How did this work in practice?	78	AskHistorians
Why do sleep-talkers speak sometimes normally and sometimes nonsense gibberish? Does the gibberish have any sort of "grammar"?	28	askscience
Have languages been changing more slowly due to the rise of dictionaries, standardized education, and general literacy?	11	AskHistorians
According to classical and medieval European naturalists, the crocotta was a dog-wolf hybrid who used human speech to lure victims. Today, we think this was probably a hyena. Are there any other "mythical" creatures which were based on misunderstandings of real animals?	10	AskHistorians
[GTM] like silent raindrops	9	GuessTheMovie
[GTM] Occasionally I'm callous and strange	8	GuessTheMovie