And why do they continue today?

I'm currently in London with a school group and someone mentioned that there are currently seven countries in the world that drive on the left side, and all used to be British territories. So why didn't other British territories conform to the British driving style?

The Qu'ran is largely based on the bible, mentioning a lot of biblical figures and events. Mohammed must have had rather detailed knowledge about the bible to be able to write it. But how exactly did Christianity find it's way to the tribal societies in Arabia? Was it brought there by missionaries? Who told Mohammed about what it said (as he couldn't read)?

I'm just curious if the Yukon was ever a point of discussion between the two. I seem to remember the Frasier(?) Gold Rush led to the establishment of British Columbia as a colony due to the influx of Americans^*, so I'm wondering if there were any comparable events during the Yukon Rush.

^^* ^[citation ^needed], ^I ^read ^that ^as ^a ^passing ^sentence ^in ^an ^unrelated ^book ^a ^while ^ago.

Many Japanese Americans volunteered to join the military in WW2. Did Japanese soldiers and civilians know about this, or was it kept secret by the government? Were these Japanese-Americans who volunteered seen as traitors before or after the war? And what attitudes did the Japanese have towards those soldiers?

During feudal Japan or any other time period (I'm not too knowledgable in Japanese history) how did they besiege and take castles, if they even did at all? What were their chances at succeeding? The defender's chances? What weapons or equipment were used? We're castles worth attacking at all? What were the consequences for failure? Lastly, what are some of the most famous castle sieges in Japan?

I know this is a lot, but I'm curious. Providing any information would be great and intriguing.

I've been encountering this every so often in Reddit. Even though I'm not a Frenchman, I feel quite tired and annoyed of it.

If we were to destroy all written documents existing today, human knowledge would be reduced in at least these two ways: first, some knowledge would be permanently forgotten if the world's scholarly community did not remember it well enough to write it down again. Second, the loss of all records would harm the ability of future historians to gauge the state of human civilization and knowledge in our time and in all prior times.

The burning of the Library of Alexandria tends to be portrayed in terms of irreplaceable books being destroyed and their contents lost forever. Would contemporaries of the library have thought similarly? Or would they adopt an attitude like we would to the news that all calculus textbooks have been lost - regret that it has happened, but indifference considering that the mathematicians of today could surely write new texts.

Would your answer be the same for other libraries from the same era? How about for libraries outside Europe and the Mediterranean?

I'm 26 years old and have always been a math and science guy. Thing is, I've fallen in love with history to the point where I want to apply a serious amount of energy to pursuing it (maybe a career switch down the line?!). All I have is enthusiasm and energy, but zero formal training. (My formal background is in engineering)

Historians of reddit: can you suggest any resources where I can channel my energies? How does an (older) newbie get started?

Edit: To be more specific, I'm interested in civilizational, geopolitical, and military history.

Edit 2: As far as I can see, my primary goal would be to eventually research and author an original work on a subject of interest (not sure what that subject is yet).

Are there any historical accuracies within the game's differences in troops, cards and special abilities etc... that vary from nation to nation of the actual empires the nations represent?

If I were to be able to go back in time, how far could I go back and still recognize an American accent as it is today?

Plus, two follow-up questions:

What factors caused this shift?

How, when, and why did regional accent develop?

Thank you for taking the me to reply; I really enjoy reading an learning about aspects of history by people that are knowledgable and enthusiastic about history. I've learned so many things hat I never would have ought to ask!

I'm interested in learning about the history of the Scandinavian peoples. Anything on Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland or Iceland would be really cool. I would prefer them not to be centered around the viking age, but by no means does it need to be barred.

NOTE: My sincere apologies if this question is rather inappropriate for this Sub-reddit, considering I'm not asking a question one typically sees here. If I have broken any rules, Mods feel free to delete this post.

I’ve read in some places that the nobility of Ancient Egypt practised body hair removal but I have not been able to find much information on this by myself. Some websites say that both men and women (of which standing?) did it, but it seems doubtful to me.

I really just want to know if it was a whorehouse.

I understand that anything official wouldn't show any nefarious uses, but is there anywhere that would?

Obviously many cultures have their own traditions, so I'll keep it to the American experience. How have dating/engagements changed throughout time? Have it always been what seems to be the recommended 2 years?

Edit: Grammar