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[WP] Humans and aliens have had contact for several years now and peace between species has flourished. The first Earth-trained alien artist reveals their portrait of a human on international television, to show the world how they see humans. However, the portrait looks nothing like a human...

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When Grover Cleveland was president it was said that he opposed annexation of Hawaii, ignoring the calls from the Hawaiian government that there were fears that Japan would annex the islands if the US showed no interest. Was there ever any legitimate threat of Japan wanting to annex Hawaii?

140 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In a TIME article talking about the historical symbolism of Montero by Lil Nas X, there's a section talking about Christianity in the Middle Ages. It states that Christianity was more ambivalent than it is now towards queerness. So what caused that to change as time progressed?

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Supposedly the first bank robbery happened in March 1831 in New York. However the history of banking is much older than this, so were there just not any bank robberies at all up until 1831?

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So did cod pieces come in a "one size fit all" or were they customely designed for each wearer of armor?

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When did New Year's celebrations start to become a thing that is so widespread in the Western world? Were such celebrations common in medieval Europe for example?

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Supposedly Madagascar was pretty close to industrialization prior to European colonialism. Is this true? If not, were there any other places that were close to industrialization?

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Is it true that after ancient Egyptian military campaigns, they'd collect the foreskins of those killed? If so, why?

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Were there any Sub Saharan Africans that traveled outside of Africa prior to colonialism?

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[WP] Elon Musk has done it, Neuralink is finally available to the populace and many sign on for the chip installment plan. However, tampering with something as complex as the human brain is a risk. And something ominous begins to stir in the brains of those with the chip.

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[WP] Humans and aliens have had contact for several years now and peace between species has flourished. The first Earth-trained alien artist reveals their portrait of a human on international television, to show the world how they see humans. However, the portrait looks nothing like a human...	2414	WritingPrompts
When Grover Cleveland was president it was said that he opposed annexation of Hawaii, ignoring the calls from the Hawaiian government that there were fears that Japan would annex the islands if the US showed no interest. Was there ever any legitimate threat of Japan wanting to annex Hawaii?	140	AskHistorians
In a TIME article talking about the historical symbolism of Montero by Lil Nas X, there's a section talking about Christianity in the Middle Ages. It states that Christianity was more ambivalent than it is now towards queerness. So what caused that to change as time progressed?	104	AskHistorians
Supposedly the first bank robbery happened in March 1831 in New York. However the history of banking is much older than this, so were there just not any bank robberies at all up until 1831?	30	AskHistorians
So did cod pieces come in a "one size fit all" or were they customely designed for each wearer of armor?	16	AskHistorians
When did New Year's celebrations start to become a thing that is so widespread in the Western world? Were such celebrations common in medieval Europe for example?	16	AskHistorians
Supposedly Madagascar was pretty close to industrialization prior to European colonialism. Is this true? If not, were there any other places that were close to industrialization?	10	AskHistorians
Is it true that after ancient Egyptian military campaigns, they'd collect the foreskins of those killed? If so, why?	9	AskHistorians
Were there any Sub Saharan Africans that traveled outside of Africa prior to colonialism?	9	AskHistorians
[WP] Elon Musk has done it, Neuralink is finally available to the populace and many sign on for the chip installment plan. However, tampering with something as complex as the human brain is a risk. And something ominous begins to stir in the brains of those with the chip.	5	WritingPrompts