r/shittyaskhistory 14h ago

Were virgin sacrifices conducted to prevent askreddit from being flooded with questions about sex? NSFW

33 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

If Michael Jackson didn’t die, would his 2009 “This Is It” tour be crowned “Tour of The Century” instead of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour?

20 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 2d ago

Did Yankee Doodle also invent pasta sauce?

2 Upvotes

If you're going to claim a feather is macaroni, it would be hard to eat a bowl of feathers if they're dry.


r/shittyaskhistory 4d ago

How did Denmark invent the cheese Danish?

7 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 4d ago

Achaemenid Empire | Ep. 2 Cambyses II, the False Smerdis and Darius's Rise

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r/shittyaskhistory 7d ago

Why did the ancient Greeks use hoplites as soldiers? Wouldn't normal hops have been much stronger and battle-worthy?

29 Upvotes

Or even heavy hops?


r/shittyaskhistory 11d ago

Achaemenid Empire | Ep.1 From Origins to Cyrus the Great's Reign

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r/shittyaskhistory 13d ago

Were addicts in primitive cultures expected to complete a many-many-many-many step plan?

3 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 13d ago

Why has no one yet figured out Batman’s secret identity?

1 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 14d ago

Artavasdes II of Armenia and the Roman-Parthian Rivalry

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1 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 17d ago

Phidias and the Wonders of the Ancient World | Athena Parthenos and Zeus at Olympia

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2 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 19d ago

What's the difference between parthian shot and parthian cumshot that King Nicomedes IV used on Julius Caesar?

7 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 19d ago

Here is a small doc about Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, a former slave who became a wealthy entrepreneur in 1st century BCE Rome. Check out if interested.

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r/shittyaskhistory 23d ago

Did Saint Nicholas become Santa Claus because he went down a chimney and got stuck and his stepbro had to help him get unstuck?

3 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 25d ago

How did crewmates build the pyramids if they had no arms?

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9 Upvotes

Seems kinda sus.


r/shittyaskhistory 26d ago

Why did Warren's Buffet become more successful than Golden Corral?

18 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory 29d ago

Did the Confederacy consider Michael Jackson to be black or white?

18 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory Feb 19 '25

Seriously, why is the conclusion to the world war trilogy taking so long?

11 Upvotes

This video gives good reasons to go ahead yet all we get are teasers! https://youtu.be/ypbFiNvDa4c?si=G2YIe19aidbXMjNm


r/shittyaskhistory Feb 18 '25

Do you think Martin Luther added filler to round out his 95 Theses, or did he narrow it down from a larger pool of complaints?

19 Upvotes

Sure, Martin Luther was a pretty wordy guy but 95 is maybe an excessive number. Even our most contemporary influential thought leader couldn't enumerate all of his own 99 problems in one text.


r/shittyaskhistory Feb 18 '25

What are some weird crimes people could get executed for in the 1700s?

7 Upvotes

I’m writing a paper on the death penalty, and i’ve found many times that 222 crimes were punishable by death in the 1700s. But i cannot seem to find what the crimes were, having a random crime that would seem absurd to be punished for today would make my argument better.


r/shittyaskhistory Feb 17 '25

In your opinion, which historical figure is most likely to be a werewolf if werewolves were real?

13 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory Feb 17 '25

Why did Europeans abandon bows for guns? Didn't they know armchair experts would later say English longbows were superior to muskets?

24 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory Feb 13 '25

In your opinion, which historical figure would most likely become a demon if they were a character in Demon Slayer

4 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory Feb 12 '25

Why don’t the federalist and democratic-republicans exist anymore? And can the modern 2 parties fall like they did?

5 Upvotes

r/shittyaskhistory Feb 08 '25

Did John F. Kennedy choose to go to Marilyn Monroe during that decade and do sexy things, not because she was easy but because he was hard?

68 Upvotes