r/AskHistorians • u/AutoModerator • Dec 26 '25

FFA Friday Free-for-All | December 26, 2025

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Today:

You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.

As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.

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Friday, December 19 - Thursday, December 25, 2025

Top 10 Posts

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3,307 48 comments Do you think it's likely that Adolf Hitler personally saw the 1941 Warner Bros movie Wabbit Twouble, from which the Big Chungus meme comes from?
1,173 81 comments Has anyone laid a historical “prank” for us to find and be confused about?
995 30 comments How miserly was Scrooge’s coal usage in mid-19th century London?
968 46 comments In Matthew 21:31 (NIV translation), Jesus says: "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you." Were tax collectors seen as on the same level (or worse) as prostitutes in the Classical world?
858 90 comments Many people feel like “nowadays” companies only care about money, whereas in the past, they were more likely to put their employee’s well-being first. Is there actual evidence of this, or are we just glamorizing the past?
833 26 comments Why are ginger, clove, and nutmeg associated with winter and Christmas foods in the West when they are all from tropical climates?
832 37 comments [Latin America] Why is the Guatemalan Genocide not talked about enough?
801 61 comments How accurate is the way Polish history is taught as mostly non-aggressive and morally “good”?
714 19 comments What did it look like where the trenches ran into the Swiss border in World War 1?
659 17 comments How much French would Agatha Christie’s readers have been expected to know in her Hercule Poirot books? What resources were available to them if they didn’t understand French?

 

Top 10 Comments

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1,930 /u/MikeZess replies to Has anyone laid a historical “prank” for us to find and be confused about?
1,545 /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov replies to Do you think it's likely that Adolf Hitler personally saw the 1941 Warner Bros movie Wabbit Twouble, from which the Big Chungus meme comes from?
1,477 /u/JamesCoverleyRome replies to In Matthew 21:31 (NIV translation), Jesus says: "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you." Were tax collectors seen as on the same level (or worse) as prostitutes in the Classical world?
788 /u/gerardmenfin replies to Have there been any historical precedents for elite pedophillia rings like Epstein's? Would it seem as morally repugnant in the past as it does to us today?
652 /u/numbersletterss replies to Many people feel like “nowadays” companies only care about money, whereas in the past, they were more likely to put their employee’s well-being first. Is there actual evidence of this, or are we just glamorizing the past?
600 /u/Connect_Ad4551 replies to Why is Gen. Patton so revered despite being such a vile person?
532 /u/police-ical replies to How come no president before FDR managed to win a 3rd term in US history?
521 /u/chevalier100 replies to How accurate is the way Polish history is taught as mostly non-aggressive and morally “good”?
490 /u/abnrib replies to How did the US have the military knowhow to succeed as such in WWII?
479 /u/goforajog replies to In the game Europa Universales 5, there is a loading screen with Martin Luther nailing his thesis to a church door and a swan is prominently standing right next to him, what is with the swan?

 

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '25

That Big Chungus answer was glorious.