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How far back in human history were people inhaling burnt plant matter (tobacco, cannabis, opium) in order to receive a desired physical effect/high and do we know the origins of smoking plants in general?

137 upvotes • [deleted]

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Karl Marx famously said: "Religion is the opium of the people." What is the origin of Marx' atheist/anti-religious views?

137 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Many people in East Africa have fish taboos, how has this practice affected their population growth?

137 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Did the Hundred Years War actually feel like a hundred year war to those who lived during it? Did ordinary French/English people at the time believe that their kingdoms were endlessly at war with each other?

137 upvotes • AccomplishedBuffalo5

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The Night they Drove Old Dixie down laments the loss of the war by the south. Did people lament the loss of some “southern culture” apart from the ability to hold slaves? What would that have been?

137 upvotes • UnderwaterDialect

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After delivering components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands in 1945, the battleship USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58 on its way to Leyte. Why was it sent on to Leyte on its own? Why was there no escort or screen ships accompanying it?

137 upvotes • Cagey898

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Help understanding 8-day week in referenced The Count of Monte Cristo?

137 upvotes • HABSolutelyCrAzY

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When was it obvious that the USA was emerging as a superpower?

137 upvotes • everyone_knows_who

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In 1871, Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany was asked to decide whether Britain or the US should control the San Juan Islands in modern day Washington state. Was this sort of international arbitration common at that time? What did Wilhelm I think about being asked to arbitrate?

137 upvotes • vinylemulator

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Was it common practice for "the poor" to opt to have their Christmas Dinners at the baker?

137 upvotes • Fuzzy-Box-8189

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How far back in human history were people inhaling burnt plant matter (tobacco, cannabis, opium) in order to receive a desired physical effect/high and do we know the origins of smoking plants in general?	137	[deleted]
Karl Marx famously said: "Religion is the opium of the people." What is the origin of Marx' atheist/anti-religious views?	137	Pashahlis
Many people in East Africa have fish taboos, how has this practice affected their population growth?	137	Frigorifico
Did the Hundred Years War actually feel like a hundred year war to those who lived during it? Did ordinary French/English people at the time believe that their kingdoms were endlessly at war with each other?	137	AccomplishedBuffalo5
The Night they Drove Old Dixie down laments the loss of the war by the south. Did people lament the loss of some “southern culture” apart from the ability to hold slaves? What would that have been?	137	UnderwaterDialect
After delivering components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands in 1945, the battleship USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58 on its way to Leyte. Why was it sent on to Leyte on its own? Why was there no escort or screen ships accompanying it?	137	Cagey898
Help understanding 8-day week in referenced The Count of Monte Cristo?	137	HABSolutelyCrAzY
When was it obvious that the USA was emerging as a superpower?	137	everyone_knows_who
In 1871, Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany was asked to decide whether Britain or the US should control the San Juan Islands in modern day Washington state. Was this sort of international arbitration common at that time? What did Wilhelm I think about being asked to arbitrate?	137	vinylemulator
Was it common practice for "the poor" to opt to have their Christmas Dinners at the baker?	137	Fuzzy-Box-8189