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r/AskHistorians
820 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Playergh
Did Italian soldiers in the Second World War consume more water than other armies because they had to boil pasta?
The notorious board/war game The Campaign for North Africa has, among its numerous small details, the rule that the Italians consume more water than the others because they use it to boil pasta. Is this increased water consumption supported by sources, and did the Italians even…
r/Economics
571 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC
Posted by /u/HumbleRestaurant790
America’s Farmers Spent $1.4 Billion More on Diesel Fuel Amid Trump’s Iran War
r/AskHistorians
213 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Arthur-reborn
How common was it in Vietnam to avoid being drafted by the Army by joining the Navy/Air force first?
My dad came from a poor family and turned 18 right at the height of the Vietnam era drafts. He knew he was most likely going to be drafted and there wasn't much he could do about it. So him and his brother both signed onto the Navy before he could get a draft notice. He ended up…
r/Economics
152 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC
Posted by /u/CautiousMagazine3591
2026 will be first year US has trade surplus with EU.
r/AskHistorians
132 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Wild0TT3R
How comfortable were people with nudity and mixed-gender settings in medieval Europe (14th–15th centuries) (Bath)?
Hi, And more specifically, during bathing time? Of course, in an era when religion and its precepts held great sway, I can easily imagine that public nudity was not well tolerated. But what about when people went to the public bathhouse, or any other place for washing the body?…
r/AskHistorians
131 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC
r/AskHistorians
126 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC
Posted by /u/CatsDoingCrime
What is the current consensus on the historicity of the Trojan War?
In honor of a... certain movie that recently came out, I started to wonder: what actually is the current historical consensus on the Trojan war? I know for a while historians thought it was largely mythical, but then the actual city of Troy was found (and the guy who found it da…
r/AskHistorians
105 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC
r/AskHistorians
76 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC
Posted by /u/faithhopeandbread
Did most Europeans really think war was exciting and heroic before World War 1?
This is something I hear all the time regarding the first World War: Up until then wars were quick, heroic and romantic ways to earn prestige and bolster your nation's standing on the world stage; only once the horrors of trench warfare &c. were fully realized did that perceptio…