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Did people of the American roaring twenties acknowledge the fact that they were in a "golden" age? Or were they as cynical as we are now?

460 upvotes • muddledmoose

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Where did the specific make-up and behavior associated with circus clowns come from?

460 upvotes • Herodotia

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When did Slaves in the USA learn English?

460 upvotes • Algebrace

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What were the Nazi's long-term plans for occupied France, Belgium, Norway and The Netherlands? Were they to be annexed into the Reich or granted some form of autonomy?

460 upvotes • MrPlopps

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Was Hitler corrupt like other dictators of the 20th century? Did he have personal accounts of billions of dollars? Did Hitler glean any personal wealth from being Fuhrer?

460 upvotes • mystical-me

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What was it like to be rich in the US during the Great Depression?

460 upvotes • spmahn

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The US, like many other European countries, had significant developments in rail and rapid transit in the 19th and early 20th century. Why did the US choose to subsidize cars instead?

460 upvotes • wordboyhere

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Did the Soviet Union have porn? If so how did it work? Was it state sponsored? NSFW

460 upvotes • yousaydumbthings

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King George V got a dragon tattoo during his time in the navy. Was this known to the general public? Did it influence the general reputation of tattoos or the King?

460 upvotes • DrPantaleon

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Why didn’t Moctezuma have Cortez killed when he entered Tenochtitlan? Wasn’t he already aware these were not Gods but humans?

460 upvotes • forever_stalone

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did people of the American roaring twenties acknowledge the fact that they were in a "golden" age? Or were they as cynical as we are now?	460	muddledmoose
Where did the specific make-up and behavior associated with circus clowns come from?	460	Herodotia
When did Slaves in the USA learn English?	460	Algebrace
What were the Nazi's long-term plans for occupied France, Belgium, Norway and The Netherlands? Were they to be annexed into the Reich or granted some form of autonomy?	460	MrPlopps
Was Hitler corrupt like other dictators of the 20th century? Did he have personal accounts of billions of dollars? Did Hitler glean any personal wealth from being Fuhrer?	460	mystical-me
What was it like to be rich in the US during the Great Depression?	460	spmahn
The US, like many other European countries, had significant developments in rail and rapid transit in the 19th and early 20th century. Why did the US choose to subsidize cars instead?	460	wordboyhere
Did the Soviet Union have porn? If so how did it work? Was it state sponsored? NSFW	460	yousaydumbthings
King George V got a dragon tattoo during his time in the navy. Was this known to the general public? Did it influence the general reputation of tattoos or the King?	460	DrPantaleon
Why didn’t Moctezuma have Cortez killed when he entered Tenochtitlan? Wasn’t he already aware these were not Gods but humans?	460	forever_stalone