England and France both began their civilian nuclear programmse roughly the same time. Yet today France produced ~70% of their electricity from nuclear, while England is 15-20%. What caused this discrepancy? (www.reddit.com)
In the new Netflix adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front, a German charge was ordered in the last hours of the war - is this an accurate depiction? (www.reddit.com)
Why did nazis write death certificates for the victims in concentration camps? It seems like a waste of time for as long as they are in power and a hindrance if they were ever discovered. (www.reddit.com)
Before the formation of Germany, did German-speaking Prussians think of themselves as Prussians? Prussian Germans? Just Germans living in Prussia? Or something else? (www.reddit.com)
women who have seen their dads cheat on their moms, how do you not let that trauma affect your current relationship? And how did you heal from it? (www.reddit.com)
Women who have had a relationship where nothing was wrong, it just didn’t feel “right”, when did you know it was over and how did you end it? (www.reddit.com)
Everybody - not just historians - knows about Columbus, Cleopatra, Da Vinci and Lincoln. They're the celebrities of history. What are come examples of such historical "Celebrities" that used to be globally known, but faded away from collective memory? (www.reddit.com)
The Roman state, be it in the form of Kingdom, Republic or empire stood for hundreds of years. During that time, it must have built up a national identity within its many subjects. How long after it's collapse did people continue to identify as Roman, and when did the last "Romans" finally die off? (www.reddit.com)
The aftermath of Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric has again sparked debate that Black Americans are the original Israelites/Hebrews. Why is this myth still so prevalent within the Black community? (www.reddit.com)
The concept of mirror neurons are well-known -- roughly speaking, if you see someone in pain, your brain feels the pain -- can your mirror system become desensitized? Can you lose the ability to empathize with people after seeing a lot of people in pain? (www.reddit.com)
Have you ever made love to your partner when they were feeling sad? Has a partner ever made love to you when you were sad? Why? Under what circumstances? (www.reddit.com)
The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" is estimated to have first been published in 18th century England; why would a well be built atop a hill? Was this common engineering at the time? (www.reddit.com)
AskHistorians has hit 1.5 million subscribers! To celebrate, we’re giving away 1.5 million historical facts. Join us HERE to claim your free fact! (www.reddit.com)
Ships in the Royal Navy have the prefix HMS ("His Majesty's Ship"). The US uses USS ("United States Ship"), Portugal uses NRP ("Navio da República Portuguesa"), and the Netherlands uses Zr.Ms. ("Zijner Majesteits"). What is the origin of this naming convention? (www.reddit.com)
We all know that if a massive asteroid struck earth it would be catastrophic for the species, but what if one hit the moon, or Mars? Could an impact there be so large that it would make earth less inhabitable? (www.reddit.com)
[Examples in Text Body] What are some interesting examples of early records describing/depicting something seemingly so fantastical that reviewers viewed these depictions as myth, only for more recent review to suggest that these records may hold some credibility? (www.reddit.com)
Movies in the 1940s-1960s often displayed male "persistence" of courting behavior in the face of female disinterest/rejection that was rewarded by the eventual "capitulation" of the woman and the start of happily-ever-after scenarios. Was this "persistence" seen as extreme then? (www.reddit.com)
I'm the fifth son of a relatively empoverished german baron in the 14th century. Assuming I'm getting kicked out what are my best chances of making it in the big, mean world ? (www.reddit.com)
In the Quran, Mohammed's family are referred to as "Hanifs" - members of a sect of monotheists, who were neither Jewish nor Christian. What were the beliefs of these Hanifs, and how were they different from Jews and Christians? (www.reddit.com)
The scientific discovery of "deep time" during the 19th century posed many problems for Christian intellectuals, but how did Hindu and Buddhist thinkers react, given that their religions teach that the world is very old? (www.reddit.com)
How would you feel if it raining out and you don’t have an umbrella and a guy you don’t know has a umbrella and offers to walk you to your car? (www.reddit.com)
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Mark Horowitz, and I developed a science-based method for tapering off antidepressants, based on how the drugs affect the brain. I also co-authored the recent paper that reassessed the low serotonin theory ('chemical imbalance') of depression. AMA! (www.reddit.com)
Is the “Qing conquest theory” that the Qing Dynasty destroyed the economic, scientific, and cultural progress of the Song and Ming dynasties true? Basically, did the Qing leadership lead to a “Chinese Dark Age” as some claim? (www.reddit.com)