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313 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Asleep_Wealth5602
Our names are Dr Deborah Albon and Dr Amy Palmer and we are the authors of ‘First Helpings: A History of Children and Food’ published by Reaktion Books. This book explores the relationship between children and food in history, drawing on a rich variety of social records, cookery…
168 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Wooden_Airport6331
In this hypothetical, there is a moral and/or psychological reason that I won’t continue, like PTSD, perhaps witnessing or participating in civilian casualties. Perhaps I believe that my death is already inevitable. I feel that have nothing to lose by deserting. Could I be execu…
143 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC
Posted by /u/RedlineFan
I'm also asking this based on telephony historian Evan Doorbell's recollections of investigators employed by the Bell System coming after him and other early phone phreaks in the NYC area.
138 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC
129 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC
Posted by /u/OfficialAli1776
Obviously a major exception being a Pantheon, but I went to Greece and Rome and the ruins were, well, ruins. The Athenian Acropolis was in really sorry shape, the Parthenon is barely being held together as just an exoskeleton of its former self (I know about the Venetians blowin…
79 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC
Posted by /u/LatterTad
Just a reminder that Jesus is God, and we are saved. Thank You, our Lord. Amen.
78 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC
Posted by /u/MagisterMystax
When you look at the countries that ended up going protestant during the Reformation, it's mostly the northern half of Europe: Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Britain (though I am aware Scotland stuck with Catholicism far more than England), and Germany ended up largely divided al…
77 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Thundertushy
Aretaeus of Cappadocia described life with diabetes as short, disgusting and painful. What would life as a 2nd Century AD person with diabetes have been like? Let's assume that the person is wealthy enough (i.e. prosperous merchant or landowner) to have a physician on staff to s…
67 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Sea-Situation-6758
Trying this again since Reddit filters removed my last post: Do historians have theories for why lawns are so common in the United States? Why do we waste so much time and money taking care of grass around our houses when they dont produce anything useful or seem to serve any pu…
60 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Potential-Ostrich-82
This isn't a place to speak negatively about Christians and have a powwow about it. The r/atheism sub is right there and they do that all day every day. That is your space. I've got like ten comments I do not intend to respond to, from several atheists responding antagonisticall…
55 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Storkiest
Obsessed with Obsession. Certainly not the first film to take on the concept of "wished for love and it backfired horribly", what was the first? Have approaches to the concept changed over time?
42 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC
Posted by /u/drdook
"I think one problem is that people today equate Christian faith with believing the Bible is inerrant. This is a modern view that simply seems like 'common sense,' but it only seems that way because fundamentalist views of Christianity have convinced not only fundamentalists but…