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Why are US Cabinet officers called "Secretary" while most of countries use "Minister"?

641 upvotes • Deezul_AwT

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Was Elizabeth I fluent in Spanish?

641 upvotes • masiakasaurus

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At its peak, the USSR represented 14.31% of the world economy (1969) and now the sum of its composite countries does not even come close. Was the collapse really that great of an economic blow? Or did the USSR overly inflate its production numbers?

641 upvotes • catthrowmypiglet

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Are there any records of white people being treated poorly and used as slaves by darker skinned rulers in any civilizations?

641 upvotes • SHOULDILIQ

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Rousseau had five children by Therese le Vasseur, all of which they sent to an orphanage. Was this a common or acceptable practice at the time? Was it more common for unmarried couples?

641 upvotes • Ironhorn

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How on earth did the Unabomber evade capture for nearly 20 years, despite the costliest FBI investigation in history?

641 upvotes • skourby

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What was 'Clockwise' and 'Counterclockwise' or 'Anticlockwise' called before there were clocks? People still needed to describe things rotating or spinning in a certain direction, didn't they?

641 upvotes • _Internet_Hugs_

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When did Western society make the shift from a dog or cat eating the scraps of my meal to specialized pet food for them?

641 upvotes • J2quared

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[Meta]? I'd like to hire a historian to serve as an advisor for a project. How should I go about that?

641 upvotes • Indolence

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How were bored medieval monks able to get away writing complaints and making off topic illustrations (some NSFW) in the margins of their transcriptions? NSFW

640 upvotes • iamnotemilydickinson

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are US Cabinet officers called "Secretary" while most of countries use "Minister"?	641	Deezul_AwT
Was Elizabeth I fluent in Spanish?	641	masiakasaurus
At its peak, the USSR represented 14.31% of the world economy (1969) and now the sum of its composite countries does not even come close. Was the collapse really that great of an economic blow? Or did the USSR overly inflate its production numbers?	641	catthrowmypiglet
Are there any records of white people being treated poorly and used as slaves by darker skinned rulers in any civilizations?	641	SHOULDILIQ
Rousseau had five children by Therese le Vasseur, all of which they sent to an orphanage. Was this a common or acceptable practice at the time? Was it more common for unmarried couples?	641	Ironhorn
How on earth did the Unabomber evade capture for nearly 20 years, despite the costliest FBI investigation in history?	641	skourby
What was 'Clockwise' and 'Counterclockwise' or 'Anticlockwise' called before there were clocks? People still needed to describe things rotating or spinning in a certain direction, didn't they?	641	_Internet_Hugs_
When did Western society make the shift from a dog or cat eating the scraps of my meal to specialized pet food for them?	641	J2quared
[Meta]? I'd like to hire a historian to serve as an advisor for a project. How should I go about that?	641	Indolence
How were bored medieval monks able to get away writing complaints and making off topic illustrations (some NSFW) in the margins of their transcriptions? NSFW	640	iamnotemilydickinson