r/shittyaskhistory

Founded October 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 3

Do you have questions about history that no reliable source can give you? Do you know of some lesser known historical facts that need to be more well known? **Then welcome to r/shittyaskhistory!**

Members

37,888

38K

Online now

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Growth · 7d

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not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

+1.5%

+545 members · ≈31d

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not assessed yet

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Tracking since Aug 3 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

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r/shittyaskhistory — frequently asked

How many members does r/shittyaskhistory have?

r/shittyaskhistory has 37,888 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 3. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/shittyaskhistory growing?

Over the last ≈31 days r/shittyaskhistory changed by +1.5% — a gain of 545 members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/shittyaskhistory?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/shittyaskhistory yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/shittyaskhistory created?

r/shittyaskhistory was founded in October 2011 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/shittyaskhistory?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/shittyaskhistory yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/shittyaskhistory for mentions?

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Can my AI agent read r/shittyaskhistory's stats?

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