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Is there a historical consensus as to why Gandhi was so obsessed with nuclear warheads?

2668 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Old generations complain about the next one since at least Socrates, but do we have similar evidence from ancient history of the reverse: younger generations complaining that old people "just don't get it"?

680 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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We all know about trilobites, dinosaurs, pterodactyls and other animals that have gone extinct, but have we discovered any extinct plants with unique features not seen in plants today?

472 upvotes • r/askscience

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Was dropping a handkerchief to get a man's attention actually a thing women used to do?

247 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do the many "political labels" - left/right/socialism/capitalism/etc - seem to mean such different things in the US and Europe? What is the history behind that?

77 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What did Karl Marx mean when he said "if anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist"?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the late eighties, a number of Dutch and Belgian comic books were adapted into Japanese animations. What lead to this AFAIK) unique (collaboration?

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In World War 2, did the Netherlands surrender to Germany in response to the bombing of Rotterdam?

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Should period pieces include more singing?

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How, if at all, did the Unification of Germany affect the language(s) spoken in that region?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there a historical consensus as to why Gandhi was so obsessed with nuclear warheads?	2668	AskHistorians
Old generations complain about the next one since at least Socrates, but do we have similar evidence from ancient history of the reverse: younger generations complaining that old people "just don't get it"?	680	AskHistorians
We all know about trilobites, dinosaurs, pterodactyls and other animals that have gone extinct, but have we discovered any extinct plants with unique features not seen in plants today?	472	askscience
Was dropping a handkerchief to get a man's attention actually a thing women used to do?	247	AskHistorians
Why do the many "political labels" - left/right/socialism/capitalism/etc - seem to mean such different things in the US and Europe? What is the history behind that?	77	AskHistorians
What did Karl Marx mean when he said "if anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist"?	41	AskHistorians
In the late eighties, a number of Dutch and Belgian comic books were adapted into Japanese animations. What lead to this AFAIK) unique (collaboration?	30	AskHistorians
In World War 2, did the Netherlands surrender to Germany in response to the bombing of Rotterdam?	18	AskHistorians
Should period pieces include more singing?	17	AskHistorians
How, if at all, did the Unification of Germany affect the language(s) spoken in that region?	17	AskHistorians