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What was the city of Mogadishu like before the Somali Civil War?

621 upvotes • sleepyrivertroll

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I lived in Latvia in 1994; my father told me that after the USSR had dissolved, Latvia quickly passed legislation forcing Russian immigrants to become fluent in Latvian in a short period of time, or force deportation. Can't find anything on this on the web--is there any truth to it?

621 upvotes • Peanutbuttah

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After Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire, how did they rectify the fact that Roman officials killed Jesus?

621 upvotes • derstherower

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Is there a website or blog, eg Rotten Tomatoes, where historians rate movies and TV shows based on historical accuracy?

621 upvotes • domjewinger

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I have a possibly prurient and somewhat unusual question about how certain sex acts have historically been perceived... [NSFW] NSFW

620 upvotes • WileECyrus

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How did the couch become a staple of American living rooms?

620 upvotes • Bozhe

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Where did the myth of the Soviet Union throwing waves of unarmed conscripts at Germany in WW2 originate and why is it viewed as a fact by so many despite so many sources proving otherwise?

620 upvotes • DasHeadCrapHGN

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Why did most of the Turkic tribes migrating southward out of Central Asia end up in Anatolia?

620 upvotes • AbouBenAdhem

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Why did industrialization under the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago in China not develop industrial capitalism like Europe did in the 17th-19th centuries?

620 upvotes • TheIenzo

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How did the devil go from being depicted as a gorgeous angel to a goat to some red guy?

620 upvotes • Bullmooseparty21

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the city of Mogadishu like before the Somali Civil War?	621	sleepyrivertroll
I lived in Latvia in 1994; my father told me that after the USSR had dissolved, Latvia quickly passed legislation forcing Russian immigrants to become fluent in Latvian in a short period of time, or force deportation. Can't find anything on this on the web--is there any truth to it?	621	Peanutbuttah
After Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire, how did they rectify the fact that Roman officials killed Jesus?	621	derstherower
Is there a website or blog, eg Rotten Tomatoes, where historians rate movies and TV shows based on historical accuracy?	621	domjewinger
I have a possibly prurient and somewhat unusual question about how certain sex acts have historically been perceived... [NSFW] NSFW	620	WileECyrus
How did the couch become a staple of American living rooms?	620	Bozhe
Where did the myth of the Soviet Union throwing waves of unarmed conscripts at Germany in WW2 originate and why is it viewed as a fact by so many despite so many sources proving otherwise?	620	DasHeadCrapHGN
Why did most of the Turkic tribes migrating southward out of Central Asia end up in Anatolia?	620	AbouBenAdhem
Why did industrialization under the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago in China not develop industrial capitalism like Europe did in the 17th-19th centuries?	620	TheIenzo
How did the devil go from being depicted as a gorgeous angel to a goat to some red guy?	620	Bullmooseparty21