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Saint Anthony of Padua revealed in stunning facial approximation

livescience.com

Submitted by boozy81 t3_zuhjnk on December 24, 2022 at 8:03 PM

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On Christmas Day 1859, a single shipment of 24 English rabbits arrived in Australia, triggering a devastating biological invasion with effects still felt today

cam.ac.uk

Submitted by marketrent t3_zx3rf0 on December 28, 2022 at 7:45 AM

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How did new emerging religions succeed despite established pre-existing religions during ancient and/or pre-historic times?

Submitted by matthewlee0165 t3_ze6z98 on December 6, 2022 at 1:35 PM

97 comments

Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas?

paxbritannica.info

Submitted by Brattonismybae t3_zudypq on December 24, 2022 at 5:06 PM

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"Imperialism" Before ~16th century?

Submitted by ImperatorScientia t3_znu954 on December 17, 2022 at 1:00 AM

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The Original Fight Club.

westcorkpeople.ie

Submitted by Thumperings t3_zp8t8z on December 18, 2022 at 9:23 PM

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How the Navy made a secret deal with the mafia to win WWII. — how Lucky Luciano and other mobsters helped secure New York's ports during World War II.

nypost.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_zw283b on December 27, 2022 at 12:58 AM

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How were early Victorian Steam Locomotive Drivers trained and Recruited?

Submitted by DearGiraffe6168 t3_zr09tm on December 20, 2022 at 9:29 PM

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What did medieval (European or African) military campaigns look like?

Submitted by ThingPuzzleheaded472 t3_zrt46y on December 21, 2022 at 4:27 PM

22 comments

Greek Hinduism - any surviving legacy?

Submitted by Isabella1293 t3_zowtl7 on December 18, 2022 at 11:46 AM

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Christmas Bombings: 200 Nuke Bombers, Loaded With 20,000 Tons Of Bombs, Conducted One Of Biggest Air Raids In History

eurasiantimes.com

Submitted by zhumao t3_zuzz6o on December 25, 2022 at 3:19 PM

6 comments

Discovery of 1,000 previously unknown Maya settlements challenges the old notion of sparse early human occupation in northern Guatemala (ca. 1000 B.C.–A.D. 150)

vice.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zskm5e on December 22, 2022 at 12:07 PM

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Why is it that the life of William the Conquerer seems to be taken from a drama tv show?

Submitted by Dawnbreaker234 t3_zdvjdm on December 6, 2022 at 4:39 AM

39 comments

Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zo5t36 on December 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM

63 comments

Drought encouraged Attila's Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest

phys.org

Submitted by ArtOak t3_zn8kx2 on December 16, 2022 at 7:01 AM

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Ancient Grammatical Puzzle That Has Baffled Scientists for 2,500 Years Solved by Cambridge University Student

goodnewsnetwork.org

Submitted by Superb_Boss289 t3_zp1irn on December 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM

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When this bridge in Fort Benton, Montana, USA was built 1888 it was required to have a swing span to allow steamboats to navigate. It was considered the furthest navigable point on Earth, more than 2,700 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

historicmt.org

Submitted by triviafrenzy t3_zrakng on December 21, 2022 at 4:45 AM

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How do countries that lack long, ancient histories and myths (or feel they lack it), or have lost all records of them, compensate for this loss or absence? Can these invented ancient myths become as "legitimate" as the truly old histories/myths of countries that have them?

Submitted by raori921 t3_zltns8 on December 14, 2022 at 3:18 PM

26 comments

Hurricanes Reveal 19th-Century Shipwreck Hidden Beneath Florida Beach

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by That-Situation-4262 t3_zkwxsw on December 13, 2022 at 2:22 PM

86 comments

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zlp4i4 on December 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM

33 comments

Scientists Found 168 More Ancient Figures Etched Into the Peruvian Desert

vice.com

Submitted by That-Situation-4262 t3_zm6o59 on December 15, 2022 at 12:10 AM

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Proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on rock inscriptions

jpost.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_zo183b on December 17, 2022 at 7:47 AM

26 comments

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The forgotten history of the US' African American coal towns

bbc.com

Submitted by StationFrosty t3_zld93v on December 14, 2022 at 1:18 AM

7 comments

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Muslim Rule in Spain Was a Crucial Part of Europe’s History

jacobin.com

Submitted by madrid987 t3_zplvgg on December 19, 2022 at 8:13 AM

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The Garamantes: Rome's neighbours in the Sahara.

Submitted by AugustWolf22 t3_zmnnd5 on December 15, 2022 at 3:21 PM

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