I remember hearing a story many years ago that went something like this: When Henry Ford invented the mass-production of automobiles, it threw the transportation world into chaos. There was a well-established transportation vehicle industry which made carriages, horse accessories, whips, and...

In 1997 there was a fascinating journal article published called The Horses of Kush by Lisa A. Heidorn which summarized some very interesting finds about the popularity of horses from Kush being traded to neighboring countries and abroad, appearing to be a burgeoning business. Some of the horses ...

So, I've been doing some research on knitting, and I because curious as to what was the earliest recorded knitted jumper/sweater? As far as I can tell there's no particular technological barrier to creating one - you just need wool, needles, the skill and time. Arguably they're just as warm, b...

How long would it take to mobilize an army of around a million men during the 20th century? Specifically, during and around WW2 in a Western country. Are there any factors I'm leaving out that could clarify this question a bit more? I kinda feel it's lackluster but I'm not sure what to add.

Which major consequences had the war in the aftermath of World War II? Maybe a short question, but I'm very curious about what that this insane war meant for the world. Which wounds are still noteable / visible these days, caused by the war? And how did the world rebuilt itself during the years ...

In a Reddit AMA with an Irish historian, he made this claim about emigration during the Great Famine: In 1847 around 20% of emigrants on the Canadian route died at sea of just after arrival. They were travelling largely on timber hulks that had been refitted and were totally unsuitable. The A...

Was it common to find foreigners in Germany during Weimar Republic and the beginning of the Nazi regimes? Because they do not seem particularly attractive historical periods but I found many statistics reporting separated figures for foreigners but no direct data of the presence of foreign peop...

There apparently is an experiment running on a few SE: https://workplace.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5320/experiment-running-a-comment-by-any-other-name Last year, Robert Cartaino relayed this one weird trick to fix comments: I also flag dozens-to-hundreds of posts daily simpl...

Some of peoples like stones i.e feroza, yaqoot etc and considered that it effects on our behavior and fate? Do they on right track according to Islam?