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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…

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…

Posted by /u/optiplex9000

My father grew up in a small town in the US in the 70s. He told me a story where he was able to call home from his school by dialing just 4 numbers. When did phone calls start requiring 7 numbers like 555-5555 instead of just 5555?

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?…

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…

Posted by /u/Courcheval_Royale

"In World War 2, city of Pittsburgh produced more steel than all of Germany/Axis" Is it a claim based on actual research,or is it another example of anecdotal evidence becoming popularized?

Posted by /u/Street-Teach489

Christ is the only answer

The s**cide epidemic is heartbreaking, far too many people are suffering in silence. If you’re in that place right now, or you know someone who is, please reach out and don’t face it alone. Get the help you need, but also turn to Christ. When life feels completely hopeless, He o…

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…

Posted by /u/Mr_Emperor

Was there a domestic ornamental rug making tradition in Medieval Europe? What types of patterns were common and who would have access to them?

Central Asia is famous for its luxurious "Persian" rugs that are in high demand even today with cultures from Afghanistan, to Northern Africa and beyond having ornamental rugs in regular people's homes, often as replacements for furniture. And I think about Spanish New Mexico wh…

Posted by /u/haevow

Did the average slave see slavery as an inevitability?

From what I know, most slaves generally did not buy into the narrative that slavery was natural, just or “the only system that works”, unlike the many ways capitalist ideology works today. But that leads me to wonder, even if slaves did not belive that the practice of slavery wa…

Posted by /u/peenaculada

When George Washington said ‘banditti,’ who exactly was he picturing?

Reading a book about Washington and he uses the word a lot, usually in reference to frontier warfare and Indians but it strikes me that the loan word had its own associations rooted in Italian history and geography. Wikipedia says the word bandit entered English from Italian cir…

Posted by /u/Brw_ser

Lord Forgive me I blocked my father

My father left when I was 10 years old. I went years without hearing from him. He remarried and started a new family. He has 5 children from 3 different women. Out of all of them I am the ONLY one who doesn't still live at home. He tried to come back into my life after my busine…

Posted by /u/MotorFig6657

R/christianity, what else is there to do

I’ve spent probably too many hours debating these liberal “Christian’s” What amazes me about the sub is how many times quoting scripture gets down voted I also find it funny how atheists feel so comfortable there because there really isn’t that much difference in their ideology…

Posted by /u/bileelthorkva

What was Canada's response to the AIDS crisis?

As a Canadian who's also queer, I've only ever learned about the response to the AIDS crisis that the US made, never the response my own country made. What did the Canadian government and healthcare system do? What was the response by queer people and other victims of AIDS at th…

Posted by /u/marcus_side04

I'm about to the biggest mistake of my life

Hello everyone, sorry if I do some mistake, english is not my first language. I'm about to turn 22, it's mean that's since 11 years I have been secretly battle again sexual immorality and I'm about to lose my virginity to a prostitute in a 2 week. I discover sex with ad on illeg…

Posted by /u/DarkGodCthUwU

Should Neopagan attitudes regarding direct relationships with Gods be viewed as extentions of Protestant attitudes regarding personal relationships with God and the decreased importance of spiritual mediation by clergy?

Hi! I was raised Protestant, and one talking point I've heard regarding Catholicism vs Protestantism (I'm sure it's an oversimplification) is that Protestants, at least many American varieties, prioritize a personal relationship to God with less emphasis on priestly mediation an…

Posted by /u/Blu_Will_Enthusiast

Why is Iowa’s abbreviation IA and not IO or IW?

Posted by /u/ReplacementFlashy622

Why doesn't the Bible record the life of Jesus Christ from age 12 to 30? What happened to him during that time?

​ Why doesn't the Bible record anything about what he did during those lost years? Nobody knows anything about what he did and he suddenly became the Messiah out of nowhere.

Posted by /u/collegeblunderthrowa

What is the early evidence or record of humans drinking hot beverages - not necessarily coffee or tea, just any drink they consumed hot?

I don't mean beverages that were made by heating and then left to cool down. I mean something consumed while still hot. I'd also be curious as to what those early hot beverages might have been, if we know.

Posted by /u/Artist_Kwame

How to deal with sexual frustration

Hi, I'm 18M from Ghana 🇬🇭 and I have a question that's been on my mind. Just for some background information, I am a virgin and I don't watch porn but yet I have intense sexual urges, sometimes so intense I can't sleep, it keeps me up for hours. After discussing this issue wit…

Posted by /u/Sea-Tiger8657

Will God answer if I pray for Him to help me make a friend?

Edit: I've just opened the Bible app and the verse of the day is Proverbs 17:17 “ friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity”. I rarely open that app and I just thought this was an interesting coincidence to share I'm lonely. I struggle to make frie…

Posted by /u/labs_jackson

Why do I have to be the one with unsaved family members?

I need to get this off my chest. Almost every friend I have who I know follows Christ has a vast majority of their family on fire for Jesus. Their parents, their siblings, their cousins, etc. And me? The majority of my family is either lukewarm or just don't believe in Jesus at…