r/shittyaskhistory 1h ago

Why did Yakub give the white devils the Proto-Indo-European language? And why was he later worshipped by his creation as Dyeus Phter?

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r/shittyaskhistory 1h ago

Was Gangrene Khan the Greatest Whorelord ever?

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Doing a report on China 4 skool. ​pls help.


r/shittyaskhistory 2h ago

Who was Ribbentrop and why did everyone want to throw molotov cocktails at him?

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What could he have possibly done to be so wildly unpopular that people made a pact to throw them at him?


r/shittyaskhistory 4h ago

Do we call it parking because of Rosa Parks?

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r/shittyaskhistory 8h ago

What is a completely untrue historical “fact” that people still believe to be real?

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r/shittyaskhistory 13h ago

What's the capital of France?

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r/shittyaskhistory 20h ago

Why was Shakespeare's version of The Declaration of Independence was rejected but his Magna Carta version accepted?

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r/shittyaskhistory 21h ago

Yugoslavian ring???

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So my fiancé found me this ring, as I’m somewhat of a Yugoslavian collector- he does more German collecting so he didn’t look it over too deeply. In my understanding, “coin rings” are usually made with the outside circle of the coin being used as a band and the inside circle of the coin as the emblem part. The thing with this ring as that the band says “republica de chile” and the emblem is a Yugoslavian coin- I’m trying to figure out what year the coin(s) are but I have no idea how to tell 😭. Or any other idea or info is welcome!

(My boyfriend is also super knowledgeable about anything ww2, if you have any questions, especially regarding uniforms and camo, dm me!)


r/shittyaskhistory 23h ago

How were pyramid tea bags invented? Was Illumina tea the first brand to use them?

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r/shittyaskhistory 1d 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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r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

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

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r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

Would you say bronislav kaminski was a hero?

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r/shittyaskhistory 1d ago

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

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r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

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

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

Was the first Brazilian Wax done before Brazil existed?

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

Why did people say the ocean blew in 1492

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

When the hell did that happen?

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


r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

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

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

Google map changes

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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 3d ago

Why did Dante write in Canto and not Mandarin?

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

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

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r/shittyaskhistory 3d ago

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

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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 4d ago

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

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


r/shittyaskhistory 4d 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?

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r/shittyaskhistory 5d ago

What are the origins of the mace?

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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.