American history education has a quirk where it "jumps" from the earliest settler colonies (Jamestown, Plymouth, etc.) to the Colonial Era and the Revolutionary War. What exactly happened in between these two major "episodes"? Explanations on native peoples, slaves, etc. are greatly appreciated. (old.reddit.com)
If my partner calls me "Daddy", what should be said back? Is it Mommy or Hun or Bubba or Bae? What is the female version of "Daddy" too exactly?!?!?! (old.reddit.com)
The Romans usually stopped expanding when the lands on their border were of low value (Germania) or the cost to hold them would be too high (Mesopotamia). So why did Augustus merely repel the invaders from the rich land of Nubia instead of seizing its mines and other resources? (old.reddit.com)
Is it okay to not have friends ? Is it okay to just work, come home read book and go to sleep? What are your thoughts about life this? (old.reddit.com)
When people talk about celts, they are generally referring to british, Irish or gallic cultures, forgetting the other celtic peoples. How much do we know about the celtic iberian peoples, and how did their culture differ from its northern counterparts? (old.reddit.com)
The lightbulb conspiracy (in Europe and the US) engineered planned obsolescence into their bulbs. Did the same thing occur in the Soviet Union? (old.reddit.com)
It is widely known here that the mediaeval aversion to bathing is a myth. But what was mediaeval bathhouse culture like? How common were baths? How affordable were they? Were they merely places to wash, or were they also places for socialising (like the Roman baths of olden days)? (old.reddit.com)
I work with this woman in her early 30s who farts all day long at work and it is ruining the air quality in our office. A bunch of us are tired of it. Our boss tells us it is no big deal but he is not in the middle of all her toxic gas. Should we go to HR and complain? (old.reddit.com)
Do you ever *feel* an obsession coming on? Not in a creepy way but do you ever hear a song or consume a piece of media and you can feel your brain re-wiring itself and a full on obsession forming? (old.reddit.com)
Coinage is believed to have been invented by the Lydians. Why are there no coins found older than the Lydians from the time of Croesus(circa 500-550BC)? What did older Mesopotamian civilizations such as the Neo-Assyrians or Babylonians use as currency? (old.reddit.com)
In the past people would have milk delivered in glass jars and I believe the used old jars would be picked up, cleaned and then reused again. Isn't the old way of doing things as far as milk goes, much more environmentally friendly than using plastic milk containers? (old.reddit.com)
During the Cold War John F Kennedy received two puppies from the Soviet Union that were decedents of Strelka, one the first creatures to enter earth's orbit and come back alive. One of those dogs later had puppies with another White House dog. Do they have any known descendants? (old.reddit.com)
a question for men of reddit: Have you ever heard a delusional statement about men's anatomy coming from a girl? If yes, then what was it? (old.reddit.com)
Americans moved west in the 19th century, often fleeing eroded and exhausted farmsteads and searching for new land to cultivate. You don't hear about farmers ruining land in Asia, even over dozens of generations. Why were colonial Americans so destructive to the land? (old.reddit.com)
Quick! There’s a murderer in your house, the only think you have to defend yourself is the first object to your right, how fucked are you ? (old.reddit.com)
Why is it okay for black people to make fun of white people and call all white people racist, but when a white person quietly talks about how someone of a different color was racist to them, suddenly everyone gets upset? (old.reddit.com)
Why does a third dose of mRNA vaccine decrease the infection risk with omicron if the vaccine was developed for another variant and the first two doses offer limited protection against omicron? (old.reddit.com)
How did the Parker Sun Probe manage to broadcast video, telemetry and other data to Earth, without being affected by solar flares or noise from the radiation? (old.reddit.com)
In Stan Rogers' song "Barrett's Privateers," a royal letter of marque is issued to the captain of a sloop barely fit to cross a pond, never mind sea serious naval action. How lax were standards for getting a license to privateer in the American Revolutionary War? (old.reddit.com)
In Europe it was common for monarchs and popes to have regnal numbers (ex Louis the 18th), while in China and Japan they were hardly if ever used. Is there a specific reason these countries monarchs rarely used regnal numbers? (old.reddit.com)
How long does it take a star to turn on? That is, during formation of a planetary system, the mass in the center condenses and eventually nuclear processes are started. How long does it take until the entire mass is “lit“, and the star begins to shine? (old.reddit.com)
The ancient God Yahweh was originally considered to be the God of Thunder like Zeus and Odin, and was one of many Gods. How influential were Greek and Norse mythology in pre-Christian ideology? When did "God" in Christianity become the sole God? (old.reddit.com)
The Imperial Japanese Army was notorious for its brutality towards enemy soldiers and civilians alike. Post-WWII, were there societal issues with domestic abuse, violent behaviour, etc against their own people that were linked to these wartime behaviours? (old.reddit.com)
How can Americans actually make real change to their governance, when the "elected officials" are the ones holding the keys to change? If they are unwilling or unable to act, what can we do? (old.reddit.com)
What kind thing have you done for yourself and your mental health today? If you haven’t done it yet, what is a good plan for you to take care of yourself today? (old.reddit.com)
Why is "Muhammad" such a common name among Muslims but "Jesus" isn't among Christians. Even though both are equally important in their religions. (old.reddit.com)
Why did Bill Clinton lie about smoking weed saying "he did not inhale"? Was marijuana use so looked down upon in 1992 that he had to come up with that awful lie? (old.reddit.com)
A complete stranger offers you $1,000,000 if you can recommend them 3 movies they haven't seen before and they end up rating at least one of them a 5/5. What movies will you recommend? (old.reddit.com)
It's been almost 2 years that we've been living w the pandemic, so why the hell are people still wearing masks in a way that doesn't cover their nose? (old.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: We're experts working on the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever built. It's ready to launch. Ask us anything! (old.reddit.com)
Why is Romania so "Roman"? They are the only country in the area to speak a Romance language and their name literally means "Roman", yet their actual territory was ruled by Rome for a relatively short period of time. What led to them becoming so Romanized compared to the surrounding area? (old.reddit.com)
Everything I've read about sieges of castles has said that once the walls were breached, defeat was inevitable. Were any sieges defeated at a castle's secondary defensive positions? (old.reddit.com)
In 1991, a court ruled that McVitie's Jaffa Cakes were cakes rather than biscuits, thus classed as food rather than luxury items, and thus subject to lower tax. What prompted this case? Were Jaffa Cakes in legal limbo beforehand? And why were chocolatey cakes food, but chocolatey biscuits luxuries? (old.reddit.com)
Why did Albert Einstein become a cultural phenomenon, rather than other groundbreaking physicists of his time? For instance, we never say "Oh wow, that guy is a total Planck!". How did the name Einstein come to be synonymous with genius in the popular consciousness? (old.reddit.com)
How do you reconcile the two facts that on the one side you are litteraly the center of your reality and on the other side you are barely a speck in an unimaginably large cosmos not even worth mentioning in the grand scheme of things? (old.reddit.com)
when talking about the spread of misinformation on health and politics, why do media outlets only talk about online cults and social media, but not the fact that many reputable news sources and online papers are paywalled? (old.reddit.com)
Redditors with intentionally misspelled names like "Soosin" or "Mykel", how has it affected you? Do you regret your parents' decision? (old.reddit.com)
My professor mentioned the argument that romantic love wasn't truly a concept until the invention of the (romance) novel in the 1700s. Does that argument hold weight? How does it reconcile earlier depictions of romantic love, such as Hermia and Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream? (old.reddit.com)
In polygamous societies where men marry multiple women, such as Zulu's and Mormons. Are there a large group of men who have no one left to marry, as for every extra wife there is another male who has no wife? (old.reddit.com)
What is the most discreete and seemingly harmless thing/question you can say to a man, in order to find out how he views women/masculinity etc? (old.reddit.com)
When different breeds of cats reproduce indiscriminately, the offspring return to a “base cat” appearance. What does the “base dog” look like? (old.reddit.com)
If Omicron can infect people who have had Delta, can Delta then carry on infecting people who have had Omicron, and both strains co-exist? (old.reddit.com)
Are most Americans unaware that by definition Left is not always synonymous with liberal and Right is not always synonymous with conservative and this is only relevant to their own two party system and is not a global phenomenon? (old.reddit.com)
My female friend is leaving incarceration after 11 months, and she asked me to hook her up with a guy so she can get laid on Dec 17, her first day of unsupervised leave from the halfway house. How the hell do I even go about this? Friends and co-workers are off-limits for obv reasons. (old.reddit.com)
During the American and French Revolution, salons were gathering places for intellectual discussion. They were often run by women, such as Madame Roland who ran a salon for the Jacobins. How did women in France and the US use their influence and social skills to affect the Revolutions? (old.reddit.com)
I realise I’m generalising with a broad brush here but, why do left leaning people always seem go out of their way to defend Islam when it’s teachings and beliefs are the polar opposite of being liberal? Especially when the left seem more than happy to call many Christian beliefs outdated and wrong? (old.reddit.com)
Redditors who have ‘died’ and been resuscitated, what was your experience? Did you see bright lights? Nothing? Do you remember anything about it? (old.reddit.com)
If a random person has the resources available and decides to build a rocket in their backyard to permanently move to the moon, building a home there and sending resupply ships at regular intervals, would any government try to stop them? How would a situation like this be handled? (old.reddit.com)
If carbon and nitrogen are more electronegative than hydrogen (C = 2.55 and N = 3.04 while H = 2.2), why are methane and ammonia hydrides? (old.reddit.com)
Is it possible that the Bible is nothing other than a Fictional story that was misinterpreted and later rebranded as a religious book? (old.reddit.com)
England had no problem filling its 13 North American colonies with settlers, but Spaniards and Frenchmen seemed reluctant to emigrant to the New World in any great numbers. Was government policy holding back settlement, or cultural reluctance/economic conditions? (old.reddit.com)
I found out as I am a boring person, have not a lot of stories to tell, not many jokes to crack, just dull in content to spit out in conversations. Any advice how to become better? (old.reddit.com)
Do other people sometimes have extremely romantic or sexual dreams about some random person you know and then wake up the next day with a subconscious infatuation with them that slowly goes away throughout the day? (old.reddit.com)