/u/sunagainstgold's posts in /r/askhistorians
Tuesday Trivia: Peasants in medieval England often slept in the same underwear they wore all week; sources indicate that in southern France they mostly just slept naked. Tell a story about sleep and sleeping habits in your era!
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Lights, camera…what was Hitler’s reaction to APRIL FOOL’S 2021? Welcome to /r/HistoriansAskTheMovies!
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Tuesday Trivia: Telling History Through Memes! This thread has relaxed standards, and we hope everyone will participate!
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Traversing the American frontier in a covered wagon, how likely were you to *actually* die of dysentery?
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Why did Enlightenment philosophers try so hard to "redeem" Machiavelli's The Prince as republican satire? Were they right?
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Tuesday Trivia: In 1511, Brussels conquered apocalyptic levels of snow through a civic arts project! They built 100+ elaborate snowmen all over the city, depicting biblical and mythological scenes as well as obscene poses. How did people in your era handle wacky weather?
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Tuesday Trivia: Eric Clapton's wonderful "Layla" gets its name from the medieval Arabic romance "Layla and Majnun," whose star-crossed lovers bear some resemblance to the western Tristan and Isolde. What are some surprising historical references in modern pop culture?
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