r/answers 21h ago

Why is Arab slave trade not taught in American schools?

563 Upvotes

American culture puts a HUGE emphasis on African history, the cultures slavery destroyed, the people displaced, and the generational aftermath (and rightfully so!!!).
Yet Americans barely acknowledge the Arab/Islamic-world slave trade that has devastated Africans for centuries - and is supposedly ongoing to this day.

If Americans care about what slavery did to African people, why omit this?


r/answers 5h ago

What’s something people only pretend to enjoy because admitting otherwise makes them look bad?

14 Upvotes

r/answers 16h ago

What country deserves more attention than it gets ?

4 Upvotes

r/answers 10h ago

Which countries have the friendliest or not so friendly people?

22 Upvotes

r/answers 14h ago

What would happen if I heat up set of plate armour until it was slightly malleable and then stick a person in it?

0 Upvotes

Asking for a purpose.

I don’t care about the person I just want to know about what the metal would end up looking like or if it would end up being largely the same.

Thanks


r/answers 21h ago

What’s a popular opinion that you quietly think makes absolutely no sense?

3 Upvotes

r/answers 2h ago

Couldn’t Spider-Man’s voice be recorded and scanned against enough voice wavelengths to determine his secret identity since his voice is the same in and outside of the suit?

0 Upvotes

r/answers 21h ago

Which former Soviet republic has been most aggressive in removing Russian language influence?

3 Upvotes

r/answers 29m ago

Is there any truth to the idea that wealthy people tend to avoid wearing brown?

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Some colors become associated with particular social classes or fashion traditions, but it’s hard to know how much of that is real versus an old stereotype. Is avoiding brown actually a convention in certain wealthy circles, or just a fashion myth?


r/answers 2h ago

What is an overlooked region of the world that you think will become an economic powerhouse soon?

0 Upvotes

r/answers 9h ago

What’s a dating “rule” you think is completely ridiculous?

127 Upvotes

r/answers 1h ago

To people who are MAGA, why?

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r/answers 4h ago

What’s something everyone seems to love but you secretly hate?

21 Upvotes

r/answers 5h ago

What’s a hill you’d die on even though you know you probably can’t prove it?

2 Upvotes

r/answers 8h ago

What invention are you surprised we still don’t have?

22 Upvotes

r/answers 8h ago

Genuinly what does Bodycount and lmao mean?

0 Upvotes

r/answers 20h ago

Is there a way to speak like L from Death Note?

0 Upvotes

So, Halloween is coming up, and i was thinking of being L from the anime Death Note, it's my personal favorite across most shows, i really enjoy his character and how he acts, i have quite the build like him, black hair, somewhat tall, sort of skinny, and have clothes similar to him, though i can't speak normally like him, especially with the quiet,monotone voice that points out specific things and uses old english words.

Can 𝗂 train to speak similar to him, or not,and how long would it take?

(also not being able to say, "𝗆𝖾, 𝗆𝗒𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂, is sort of weird.)


r/answers 2h ago

What if Spider-Man’s suit was completely transparent?

0 Upvotes

r/answers 22h ago

Is late-night TV that bad

0 Upvotes

r/answers 2h ago

What’s an underrated podcast or media creator that deserves way more recognition than they currently have?

1 Upvotes

r/answers 5h ago

Can 300 complete strangers come together to write a book?

1 Upvotes

That’s what I’m trying to find out.

The idea is simple: 300 people, 300 pages. Each person gets one page and can put basically whatever they want on it — a story, art, photo, poem, random thought, business, anything.

Then all 300 pages get combined into one real published book.

Right now I’m just trying to see if enough people are interested before actually launching it. Signups are completely free — I just want to see if we can get 300 people who want to be part of it.

If you’re interested, check it out and sign up here:

thesecretentrance.com

Do you think 300 strangers could actually pull this off?


r/answers 16h ago

Why do some countries have completely different meanings for the same hand gestures?

6 Upvotes

r/answers 5h ago

Anyone ever used WD40 as hairspray?

0 Upvotes

r/answers 2h ago

If businesses are getting tariff refunds, when are we getting ours?

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