/r/shittyaskhistory
Do you have questions about history that no reliable source can give you? Do you know of some lesser known historical facts that need to be more well known?
Then welcome to r/shittyaskhistory!
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Do you have questions about history that no reliable source can give you? Do you know of some lesser known historical facts that need to be more well known?
Then welcome to r/shittyaskhistory!
Ask about any era of history and get answers from shitty historians! Submit historical corrections and get feedback from your peers!
"Did Blackbeard really wear burning brands in his beard?" is a good question; "What items were worn in some other famous beards? Also a good question.
Photos of the contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets: good submission. Contents from the pockets linking to as yet undiscovered historical realization? Even better!
The wearing of pith helmets is strongly encouraged.
Listen to audio archives of shitty history essays with a twist, by the late great Shitstorian Paul Harvey
History Friends:
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Why did Yakub invent Canadians?
13:04 UTC
Why does Germany call itself Doucheland?
23:33 UTC
Why is there no North Australia?
08:43 UTC
Why was indentured servitude historically such a big deal? Why was it different when servants had their original teeth?
08:19 UTC
Is it true that, upon hearing the peasants had no food, Marie Antoinette responded, “Fuck those skinny bitches!”
23:45 UTC
Can I be a military general without my name being cool?
Like instead say General Tootheater, General Burnt Toast, or General Four-Eyed Gayim, I just have a normal name. Can I still be a cool general?
00:23 UTC
can i still right history if my name isnt Victor?
11:06 UTC
I just learned Hitler seized power and attempted world domination for the sake of The Volk. Why why he such a huge Alexander Volkanovski fan?
15:38 UTC
How do you picture Mexico today if the Spanish had never colonized it?
What would it be like etc
19:30 UTC
Why didn't pagans (outside of Greece and Rome) write more about their religions? Where they just a bunch of bizarrely self-destructive assholes who wanted their gods to die with them?
22:47 UTC
Where were the first 730 units?
00:19 UTC
If Joan of Arc was the Maid of Orleans, how come we never hear about her cleaning business?
23:52 UTC
Why did Swedish silent films always call the viewers a slut at the end?
Strangely it’s always singular too, which is weird because seeing movies in a theater with an audience was the only way to see them back then. Perhaps it’s a language thing.
22:50 UTC
Why didn’t the ancient Romans have an Air Force?
00:39 UTC
This sounds like something that would be asked here
22:05 UTC
Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on Saganaki rendering it probably inedible?
18:08 UTC
Did Sisqo use the money he made off of his hugely successful single “Thong Song” to build the city of San Fransisqo?
21:31 UTC
The European Union and Rhodesia both used "Ode to Joy" as their anthem. Is this the song of White people?
23:15 UTC
What's the most effective way to enter history books if i have a budget of $26.54?
20:57 UTC
How did the Californian Highway Patrol become such a dominant force in Turkish politics?
03:01 UTC
Why don't the earliest daggerotype photos show any cold steel weapons?
09:04 UTC
Let us remember the day June 4th 1989 in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China when absolutely nothing happened...
07:49 UTC
If there is an Art of War, is there also an Art Warrior? What about a war of art?
21:05 UTC
TIL that prisoners in New England in the 18th century used to complain about getting fed too much lobster. Did they not know it's a fancy, expensive food? Were they dumb?
03:37 UTC
What if the injuns discovered Europe instead? Mind blown
04:05 UTC
If nobody had sex during the Victorian Period, how were babies made back then?
21:02 UTC