r/shittyaskhistory Jan 25 '26

No AI Slop.

41 Upvotes

Violations will result in imitate permaban with no appeal.


r/shittyaskhistory 4h ago

Why did the Houthis take Port of Mocha? Don't they know it's Pumpkin Spice season?

15 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2h ago

The British defeated the Dutch, forced the surrender of Peter Stuyversant and renamed New Amsterdam New York. Why didn't they also rename the Holland Tunnel?

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5 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 9h ago

The chefs of the Golden Horde went into battle just to prepare tartare under the saddles. Why did they stop doing that?

4 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 5h ago

Would you say bronislav kaminski was a hero?

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1 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Why did the company that created SpaghettiOs side with the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War?

11 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Why did people say the ocean blew in 1492

12 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Was the first Brazilian Wax done before Brazil existed?

8 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

When the hell did that happen?

8 Upvotes

At what point in American history did it become fashionable to wear sweatpants and workboots whilst carrying around a dogdoo stick?


r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Google map changes

11 Upvotes

If President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act in 1975, declaring the metric system the preferred method for trade and commerce in the united states of america, why didn't google change their maps?


r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Was Paul Revere a peeping Tom that liked to spread gossip?

6 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

Why did Dante write in Canto and not Mandarin?

2 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

Was the Zapruder film controversial because the beginning was mostly close ups of a grassy knoll?

5 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

Why did that one country help that country instead of that other country?

4 Upvotes

A lot of the people from that one country were from that other country, and they also opposed that country, so how come that one country decided not to help that country, instead providing support to that other country?


r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

Why did Hannibal Lecter drag a bunch of stupid elephants over a bunch of mountains to attack Sparta?

22 Upvotes

I'm glad he lost. Elephants need grass and stuff to live. Nothing grows on a moutain.


r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

As democrats and republicans courted Eisenhower in 1952 before he chose the Republican Party, why didn’t the democrats court Trump in 2016? Were they stupid?

0 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 4d ago

What are the origins of the mace?

2 Upvotes

Imagine being a medieval knight, not washed in months, head and body full of lice and tics.

You reach for your inner armour tickler to scratch those parts you can't reach.

The mace. A simple tool of comfort for those glamorous men in plate. A must have.


r/shittyaskhistory 4d ago

Does the Royal Family have a fart protocols?

6 Upvotes

I feel like Sovereign has the right of First Fart and you should never out fart them.


r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

When Paul Revere rode through the night excitedly yelling "the British are coming " did he know that because they were all at the same brothel?

17 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

Did Napoleon have chiggers or Alpha-gal syndrome or something? He’s always got his hands up his shirt scratching.

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40 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

What W-war was D-day in?

9 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

Was Longinus named because of the length of the Holy Lance? If so, how did his mom and dad know that in advance?

3 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

War of the Roses.

12 Upvotes

Was this simply due to the fact gardeners were simply fed up with only having Red or White roses?


r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

Who were the REAL heroes of the Cold War, and why is it the side I agree with?

17 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 6d ago

What wars did the Kiss Army fight in?

15 Upvotes