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The US presidential election of 1876 had the greatest voter turnout in American history, with 81.8% of the voting age population voting. What were the factors that caused such a major turnout?

7752 upvotes • Moontouch

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Has the Queen's Guard ever killed someone at a royal residence like Buckingham Palace?

7745 upvotes • bramlet

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TIL that between 1857 and 1858 there was a war in Utah between the US Government and Mormon rebels that involved armed skirmishes and several massacres. What happened and why have I never heard of this before?

7726 upvotes • redmob5

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I think there is a slave grave on my property (GA). How can I confirm this and where should I go to find a local expert?

7715 upvotes • power-cube

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In Philip K. Dick's alternate history novel "The Man in the High Castle", the victorious Nazis are depicted as having completely wiped out the native population of Africa. Was a genocide like the Generalplan Ost in the Nazis' longterm plans for Africa?

7690 upvotes • mangafan96

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In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson claimed: "Now, in many ways, the first book was the Bible. I mean, literally." To what extent (if at all) is this true?

7632 upvotes • Go_To_Bethel_And_Sin

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What did people in Afghanistan do for fun after the Taliban banned nearly every pastime?

7617 upvotes • hurricaneoflies

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How did "white people" become one race in the United States when there used to be so many nationality distinctions?

7605 upvotes • Rekdon

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At the time of US independence, the 13 colonies had 2+ million inhabitants, whereas the mother country, Britain, had only 8+ million. How is it possible a colony could grow organically to 25% of home population in such a short time? No other colonial power faced the same power disparity.

7582 upvotes • johnmalkovitch2625

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The US voter turnout in 1896 was nearly 80%. By 1920, fewer than 50% of eligible voters turned out. What explains such an extreme drop in voter turnout in such a short period of time?

7554 upvotes • kahntemptuous

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The US presidential election of 1876 had the greatest voter turnout in American history, with 81.8% of the voting age population voting. What were the factors that caused such a major turnout?	7752	Moontouch
Has the Queen's Guard ever killed someone at a royal residence like Buckingham Palace?	7745	bramlet
TIL that between 1857 and 1858 there was a war in Utah between the US Government and Mormon rebels that involved armed skirmishes and several massacres. What happened and why have I never heard of this before?	7726	redmob5
I think there is a slave grave on my property (GA). How can I confirm this and where should I go to find a local expert?	7715	power-cube
In Philip K. Dick's alternate history novel "The Man in the High Castle", the victorious Nazis are depicted as having completely wiped out the native population of Africa. Was a genocide like the Generalplan Ost in the Nazis' longterm plans for Africa?	7690	mangafan96
In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson claimed: "Now, in many ways, the first book was the Bible. I mean, literally." To what extent (if at all) is this true?	7632	Go_To_Bethel_And_Sin
What did people in Afghanistan do for fun after the Taliban banned nearly every pastime?	7617	hurricaneoflies
How did "white people" become one race in the United States when there used to be so many nationality distinctions?	7605	Rekdon
At the time of US independence, the 13 colonies had 2+ million inhabitants, whereas the mother country, Britain, had only 8+ million. How is it possible a colony could grow organically to 25% of home population in such a short time? No other colonial power faced the same power disparity.	7582	johnmalkovitch2625
The US voter turnout in 1896 was nearly 80%. By 1920, fewer than 50% of eligible voters turned out. What explains such an extreme drop in voter turnout in such a short period of time?	7554	kahntemptuous