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Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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r/Economics
1,533 upvotes
Jul 19, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC
r/Economics
1,418 upvotes
Jul 20, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC
Posted by /u/HumbleRestaurant790
Exporters Still Are Not Eating the Trump Tariffs: They Are Taxes on Us
r/AskHistorians
1,282 upvotes
Jul 19, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/StrawberryPatient307
How empty (of population) was the ancient world?
When I look at Bronze Age maps, I see states and civilizations around the major rivers, not far from those areas the map appears completely empty. How should this be interpreted? Does it mean there simply weren’t many humans overall, or were humans living everywhere but not in t…
r/AskHistorians
1,273 upvotes
Jul 24, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC
Posted by /u/CaptainMikul
Why did it take so long to invent the T Shirt?
I was watching a video of a guy putting on a chiton, and it's basically just a square, turned into a tube, and then stitched to make a neck hole. A lot of ancient garments seemed quite involved to put on. Even early modern period, buttons are on everything. What is it about a t-…
r/AskHistorians
1,061 upvotes
Jul 24, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC
Posted by /u/LurkingTamilian
Have there examples in history of a society forgetting how a particular technology is created but only know about maintaining it?
It is a common trope is Sci-fi for an ancient advanced civilization to collapse leaving behind artifacts that newer people can use and maintain but not develop themselves. Do we have documented cases of this in real-life? I am not counting cases like the pyramids which might hav…
r/AskHistorians
997 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC
r/AskHistorians
958 upvotes
Jul 19, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Odd_Old_Professional
Children's Sleepovers: where does this tradition come from?
My youngest is having a sleepover, and it is kind of a weird custom. Where does this come from? How old is it? Was there an older custom that this grew out of?