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Americans Say GOP Congress Would Make Them Poorer as Democrats Take the Lead on the Economy

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There is a beardsome wizard in his observatory. He wears long robes and a conical hat. They are bright blue and emblazoned with stars. What is this outfit and how did it become the canonical wizard drip of the 20th century?

Posted by /u/WMYDR2005

When discussing World War II, do you consider the major Allied leaders to be the "Big Three" or the "Big Four"?

I am Chinese, and in China there has long been a common narrative about the "Big Four" Allied leaders of World War II: President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, General Secretary Stalin, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. However, in many English-language sources, I usually…

Posted by /u/rdh2dmd

Korea's Per Capita GDP Overtakes Spain, to Near $50,000 Next Year on Chip Boom

Posted by /u/One-Emu-1103

Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices

Posted by /u/leazarus

So it seems like at least %50 of people today wear glasses - what did our ancestors do to deal with vision issues??

Did nearly 1/2 the population wander around nearly blind? Or is astigmatism and nearsightedness a relatively recent phenomenon? If vision issues are a defect, why didn’t natural selection weed that out?

Posted by /u/Silly-Junket3308

White House has asked Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, new Trump press secretary says

Posted by /u/marketrent

Egg ‘cartel’ of a dozen suppliers manipulated Australian market for years, regulator alleges

Posted by /u/HandsomeLampshade123

From where did McCall's get their data to inform their standardized sizing for their sewing patterns? How representative was their sizing of the median American woman at that time?

Posted by /u/financialtimes

Top economies heading for biggest budget deficits since Covid, IMF warns

Posted by /u/FudgeAtron

Why was Roman society seemingly hatless?

I'm asking because in most depictions of Romans they are shown hatless. I realized that it feels like an ancient societal anaomaly considering how common hats were in other societies. Were hats common in Roman society? Was it just the upper class who were hatless? Or was it just…

Posted by /u/Chooseyourpath3318

Is There Evidence of Dissociative Identity Disorder’s Existence Prior to the 1973 Book Sybil?

Or rather, what we would now recognize as DID? I know it’s debated whether DID is real which is why I’m curious… did Sybil solely invent DID or were there people who might have actually had it before her time?

Posted by /u/Dr_Littlefield

What do you want to know about wool and science in the mid-twentieth century?

Hi r/AskHistorians! My name is Melissa Littlefield and I'm a professor at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. My latest book is called Reinventing Wool: How a Natural Fiber Survived the Synthetic Revolution. Textile histories of the synthetic revolution in mid-twentiet…

Posted by /u/rdh2dmd

South Korea's Exports Double in October's First 10 Days

Posted by /u/One-Emu-1103

“Chinese” AI Is Very American, And “American” AI Is Very Chinese

Posted by /u/sayskoombah

Two Americans win Nobel for economics

Posted by /u/emilyrosee35

I’m at such a low point career wise

I got my bachelors degree in political science in December of 2024 and I feel like shit because I can’t find stable work. I’ve been working in retail/ cosmetic sales for the past 5 years and I can’t get out of it. I feel trapped. I wanted to get a job as a paralegal or a legal i…

Posted by /u/Salsashark1419

When did German prisons stop what is called a “welcome punishment” or “The Welcome”?

I was reading some old stories from people who went to prison in various German states in the early 1800s, and some describe that nearly every prisoner is given a beating upon arrival, usually called something like a “welcome punishment”. One of the books has a drawing of a woma…

Posted by /u/One-Emu-1103

Scoop: AI companies plot "the day after"

Posted by /u/marketrent

Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures — US bank failed to flag $5bn in suspicious transactions linked to suspected illicit finance from China and southern US border

Posted by /u/Curious_Interview

How widespread was the ability to ride a horse for a regular person in the Middle Ages, and when did it peak/decline?

Most depictions of history has people zipping around on horses all the time, but surely not everyone could ride a horse! I would guess the cost or access would limit who would be able to learn. I assume many may never ride a horse or even ride in a carriage.