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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!
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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
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Why did Lincoln emaciate the slaves? Was there a famine or something?
Couldn’t he give them some of the turkey or maize?
13:39 UTC
If gay is historically a thing of hereditary, why am I a different race to my two dads?
13:36 UTC
In all of history, has a group of ducks ever decided to leave after establishing an autonomous enclave in a backyard?
02:07 UTC
If God doesn't exist, why did he invent religion?
Title. It seems like religion wouldn't exist if God was not real, no? Most atheist seem to struggle with this concept. What about historians?
23:02 UTC
What made Hell, Michigan the most recommended town for tourists? How did a small farm village in the outskirts of Ann Arbor inspire the iconic phrase “go to Hell”?
18:33 UTC
Why didn’t they choose Barack Obama to start the American Revolution? Were they racist?
22:38 UTC
If the French Revolutionaries were atheists, why don’t paintings of them show them wearing fedoras?
Were they secretly closeted religionists?
17:15 UTC
Whats the best way to start a conversation about exploring the annals of history with your girlfriend?
02:48 UTC
Why wasn't Martin Luther King ever promoted to Senior, despite years of experience?
17:42 UTC
Why couldn't the native American discover Europe instead?
00:39 UTC
Why didn’t Germany win WW2 despite having cooler uniforms?
Hugo Boss umm HELLO!
19:58 UTC
Why did the Puritans hate bitches to much? I mean, were Salem's bitches really that much worse than the ones we have today?
00:41 UTC
Why didn't people back then have twerking competitions instead of wars?
17:40 UTC
Is the idea that George Washington was against a multi-party system true or just a myth? I've heard it thrown around so much, that I've grown curious.
04:05 UTC
Given fencing manuals of the Renaissance had so much variety to them, why was every author who wrote about the use of the English backsword a fucking asshole?
06:13 UTC
Why is there no war in Ba Sing Se? Did Ghengis Khan fail to take over Ba Sing Se?
17:42 UTC
Why did the former president of China, Matzo Dong, create Matzo Ball Soup?
17:39 UTC
How did George Washington get past the controversy of having the same name as King George III?
14:43 UTC
Why didn't Pillsbury hire Kim Jong Un??
Kim Jong Un would've been the perfect Pillsbury doughboy mascot for a live-action commercial. Why wasnt he hired? Was he racially profiled?
00:39 UTC
All of the gender debate in modern society is dervived from Roman geography of Italys northern border.
Cis-alpine Gaul and Trans-alpine Gaul started the whole thing. All the Gauls were a bunch of crossdressing queers who lived north of the Apls and all the Romans were 100% either dude/dudettes.
Seems pretty simple now that I think of it. Can we stop the debate now ?
03:07 UTC
What sickness was Kim Jong ill and Kim ill Sung suffering from
17:25 UTC
How and when did Poland invent nail Polish?
15:58 UTC
Anybody know anything about the witch who was used to rat out other witches?
A while ago, I read about a historical witch who was able to avoid execution for a wile while because she ratted out other supposed 'witches' and in reality was just making stuff up. I don't remember her name or even what specific time period this was, but I'd really like to find out more information if anybody is able to help. Thanks homies.
19:02 UTC
A Hidden Aspect of Lynchings?
I recently came across something at a confession site that fascinates me. The poster claimed that his grandmother told him about how women masturbated and participated in gangbangs at lynchings. The town went into a kind of sexual frenzy and all the women got laid. Has anyone ever heard of this or anything like it?
11:18 UTC
Was there a particular desire among American GIs to go to one theater over another during WWII? Or was it dictated by the studio system?
Paramount, RKO, Fox, which did American GIs prefer? Or did they go to whichever had the movie with the best gams?
21:05 UTC
How did Stonewall Jackson go from being a Confederate Army General to starting a gay rights riot?
17:42 UTC
Isn't it technically incest that Mary was pregnant with the son of God, even though she is a child of God?
16:50 UTC
Did eunuchs back in the olden days do nicotine?
15:50 UTC
What historical factors prevented the Wu-Tang Clan from evolving into a tribe?
15:11 UTC