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Rastafarians see/saw Hahle Selassie (HIM) as being godlike, pure, good, etc. From a historical standpoint, was Hahle notable for any good or successful policies during his reign?

528 upvotes • Chapatrap

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Where/when did the convention of taking sugar with coffee and tea originate from? The Chinese don't typically take sugar with their tea, and the Muslims that introduced coffee didn't either. Sugar isn't even native to Europe.

528 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Melania Trump was born and raised in Slovenia. When was the last time (if ever) the first lady was not born on what is now U.S. soil?

528 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Did ancient civilisations actually build traps like we see in Indiana Jones.

528 upvotes • Visatron

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Was there ever a time in the U.S. when an escaped slave could have taken refuge with a Native American tribe ?

528 upvotes • ParmanuMan

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How did women cope with personal hygiene particularly menstruation in a Poor/Workhouse?

527 upvotes • earthvexing_dewberry

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I once heard that Julius Caesar knew he was going to be assassinated, and was even warned by his guard before entering the building. However, due to serious health problems he was experiencing, he wanted an honorable death so entered anyways. Is this true?

527 upvotes • Soviet_water

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Regarding child labor in early 20th century coal mines (or other professions), how were the children viewed by the older men they worked with? Were they pitied, or were they more or less seen as equals?

527 upvotes • GracefulGopher

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A Brief Announcement from the Mod Team

527 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Was Lewis Carroll sexually abusing Alice? NSFW

527 upvotes • Dramatological

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Rastafarians see/saw Hahle Selassie (HIM) as being godlike, pure, good, etc. From a historical standpoint, was Hahle notable for any good or successful policies during his reign?	528	Chapatrap
Where/when did the convention of taking sugar with coffee and tea originate from? The Chinese don't typically take sugar with their tea, and the Muslims that introduced coffee didn't either. Sugar isn't even native to Europe.	528	vertexoflife
Melania Trump was born and raised in Slovenia. When was the last time (if ever) the first lady was not born on what is now U.S. soil?	528	TheJucheisLoose
Did ancient civilisations actually build traps like we see in Indiana Jones.	528	Visatron
Was there ever a time in the U.S. when an escaped slave could have taken refuge with a Native American tribe ?	528	ParmanuMan
How did women cope with personal hygiene particularly menstruation in a Poor/Workhouse?	527	earthvexing_dewberry
I once heard that Julius Caesar knew he was going to be assassinated, and was even warned by his guard before entering the building. However, due to serious health problems he was experiencing, he wanted an honorable death so entered anyways. Is this true?	527	Soviet_water
Regarding child labor in early 20th century coal mines (or other professions), how were the children viewed by the older men they worked with? Were they pitied, or were they more or less seen as equals?	527	GracefulGopher
A Brief Announcement from the Mod Team	527	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Was Lewis Carroll sexually abusing Alice? NSFW	527	Dramatological