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What is the origin of the "dumb blonde" stereotype?

348 upvotes • feralbox

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Were magic mushrooms or other hallucinogens used in medieval Europe?

348 upvotes • Nicolas_Mistwalker

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The barracks at Auschwitz where Jewish possessions were taken and catalogued was called "Canada", and every online source tells me that this is because "Canada was seen by Poles / Germans as a land of plenty". Is this true? Where did this particular vision of Canada come from?

348 upvotes • zozmachine

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How did some Confederate states manage to cast electoral college votes during the presidential election of 1864? Why were they counted?

348 upvotes • e2a0s1

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Is modern Scythian Neopaganism (Assianism) actually in continuity with ancient Scythian religion? Did the region really resist Christianization for 1,000 years, or is this just modern nationalism?

348 upvotes • Jackissocool

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Some historians talk about the "rise of the nation state" in the 16th-17th century, but what elements made these states different from previous states?

348 upvotes • insertphilosophyhere

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Scottish "blackhouses" had no chimneys but burned peat inside, the smoke apparently escaped through cracks in the thatching. This seems...unhealthy. Did the crofters who lived in these houses have extremely high rates of lung disease?

348 upvotes • kahntemptuous

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When, how, and why did people in Portugal start speaking a different language than the rest of the Iberian peninsula?

348 upvotes • SoupSpiller69

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1/3rd of all Norwegians moved from Norway to Canada and the USA. How much did this damage Norway's economy? How did they take the hit?

348 upvotes • GoHealthYourself

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How did Lebanon go from the "Switzerland of the mediterrannean" in the 50es and 60es to the completely collapsed state of 1975 and onwards?

348 upvotes • Dreynard

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the origin of the "dumb blonde" stereotype?	348	feralbox
Were magic mushrooms or other hallucinogens used in medieval Europe?	348	Nicolas_Mistwalker
The barracks at Auschwitz where Jewish possessions were taken and catalogued was called "Canada", and every online source tells me that this is because "Canada was seen by Poles / Germans as a land of plenty". Is this true? Where did this particular vision of Canada come from?	348	zozmachine
How did some Confederate states manage to cast electoral college votes during the presidential election of 1864? Why were they counted?	348	e2a0s1
Is modern Scythian Neopaganism (Assianism) actually in continuity with ancient Scythian religion? Did the region really resist Christianization for 1,000 years, or is this just modern nationalism?	348	Jackissocool
Some historians talk about the "rise of the nation state" in the 16th-17th century, but what elements made these states different from previous states?	348	insertphilosophyhere
Scottish "blackhouses" had no chimneys but burned peat inside, the smoke apparently escaped through cracks in the thatching. This seems...unhealthy. Did the crofters who lived in these houses have extremely high rates of lung disease?	348	kahntemptuous
When, how, and why did people in Portugal start speaking a different language than the rest of the Iberian peninsula?	348	SoupSpiller69
1/3rd of all Norwegians moved from Norway to Canada and the USA. How much did this damage Norway's economy? How did they take the hit?	348	GoHealthYourself
How did Lebanon go from the "Switzerland of the mediterrannean" in the 50es and 60es to the completely collapsed state of 1975 and onwards?	348	Dreynard