Who was the dog-like hairy performer shown on a picture of the "Congress of Freaks" of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1927? His name was Jeff Davis and u/mikedash wrote about the life of Davis and other "freaks" on r/AskHistorians www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Time for a question only Reddit could spawn. What is the history of the name Kevin being stigmatized as vulgar / low class/ stupid? /u/gerardmenfin knows the details!

@askhistorians.bsky.social joins 30 academic and adjacent subreddits in condeming the attacks on US research infrastructure. Please read and share. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

/u/gerardmenfin uncovers where the trope of impoverished elderly people eating cat food comes from.

Feeling sleepy? Follow those subconscious commands to visit AskHistorians, & discover gerardmenfin talking about the #history of the black & white swirls associated with hypnosis. Was the hypnodisc ever used medically, or simply on stage? AWAKE, and find out!

Does anyone know more about the mysterious chess player Władysław Gliński? You can count on /u/gerardmenfin to track down whatever niche #History mystery, and know that you’ll get a truly fabulous answer!

African statue of a woman giving birth (possibly Dogon)

The Pulsoconn of Dr Macaura, a vibratory massage device sold as a cure-all in the UK and France in 1911-1912. Macaura presented the gizmo at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Casino de Paris, but he was accused of fraud and eventually fled to avoid prison time. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...