A Recap of AskHistorians 2022-09-09 to 2022-09-15

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Popular This Week: You might have clicked too early, so here are the responses to some of the most upvoted questions from the past week:

• "Why was an old boot the stereotypical “rubbish” that you fished up when you had a bad day of fishing? Were there a plethora of people throwing their boots into rivers at the time?", response by /u/gerardmenfin

• "Black clothing was used in Ancient Greece, but natural black dye is extremely difficult to make. How did they do it? Would us recognize it as black or was it a deep/dark shadow of other colours?", response by /u/jerisad

• "What was happening in the English language that led to a brief period that coined "exocentric verb-noun compound agent nouns?" (explanation in thread)", response by /u/TremulousHand

• "So, is the whole "Native Americans didn't believe in property" thing a myth?", responses by /u/OGPuffin and /u/kelpie-cat

• "How valid are the claims Mother Teresa was a 'sadist' who made the poor suffer?", response by /u/dalenacio ​

Things You Probably Missed: Great stuff flies under the radar every week! Here is a selection of responses the Mod Team enjoyed, but didn't get the attention they deserved:

• "How did people inside and outside of England come to accept Anglicanism as a legitimate religion rather than an obvious political play?", response by /u/gyrgir

• "Why did the Vatican canonize Joan of Arc when she was believed to be a demon-possessed witch in her day?", response by /u/GrumpyHistorian

• "How did the general public react to The Rocky Horror Picture Show when it was released in 1975?", response by /u/woofiegrrl

• "Can anyone tell me more about the mysterious ancient culture that built Puma Punku at Tiohuanaco in The Bolivian Andes?", responses by /u/bem-ti-vi and /u/commodorecoco

• "What are the origins of the practice of telling the bees?", response by /u/itsallfolklore

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Still Looking for an Answer: Sometimes great questions don't get answered. Yet. Maybe you have the chops to give these the answer they deserve though?

• "Arab tribal genealogical affiliation is a major component of social identity in many places outside of Arabia (mainly Africa). How common were "invented pedigrees/ties" to Arab ancestors in the Early Modern Period in Northern/Central Africa?"

• "The Seminole Tribe was first formed in Florida around 1771 - 1778, unifying members of the Yamasee, Yuchi, Choctaw, Lower Creek, Upper Creek, and Apalachee Tribes. How was the early Seminole Tribe influenced by the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) and the formation of the United States?"

• "What would white nose have been in the 18th century?"

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Features You Might Have Missed:

• 2022-09-13: "Tuesday Trivia: Latin America!"

• 2022-09-09: "Announcing the Best of August Award Winners"

• 2022-09-08: "Queen Elizabeth II has died"

• As always, don't forget to say "Hi" in Today's Friday Free-for-All

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Features Coming Up:

• The next theme: Whaling, Fishing, and the Sea!

• 2022-09: AskHistorians Podcast: Northern Ireland's People's Democracy Party with Darren Colbourne

• 2022-09-21: "AMA with Dr. Christian Raffensperger, historian of Medieval Eastern Europe

• 2022-10-13: "AMA with Dr. Jordan E. Taylor, author of the upcoming "Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America""

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Tuxedo Cat Junction

A demonstration of the resemblance of a cat to a loaf of bread.

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