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How many Communists have been elected to office in the United States? How were they viewed and what did they accomplish?

337 upvotes • [deleted]

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What was President Abraham Lincoln's reaction to the French Invasion of Mexico, in 1861?

337 upvotes • TheLoneAcolyte

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With dominoes dropping against slavery all throughout the 18th and 19th centuries did Southerners expect slavery to stay in the South forever?

337 upvotes • Manuwe

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Why is it "fancy" to lift your pinky finger while drinking something?

337 upvotes • Culecks

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Countries like Japan, France and Germany have a distinctive rap/hip hop subculture. How did a genre originating in USA's black communities take root in other countries?

337 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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George Washington took his initial oath of office in 1789 on Wall Street; did Wall Street already have significance to the American population by this point? Was it just a matter of convenience, or was there any symbolic importance to the act?

337 upvotes • td4999

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Askscience wanted me to x-post here: did the ancient romans (in Western Roman empire) realize their society had collapsed?

336 upvotes • zfolwick

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How much did the people of Europe during the Dark Ages know about Rome?

336 upvotes • slinkyman98

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How did we figure out mining, anyway?

336 upvotes • Badluck1313

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47 Republicans just wrote an open letter to Iran saying that any deal they make with the president is likely to be made undone by them or another pres. Has congress ever undercut the president during a foreign negotiation like this before?

336 upvotes • Danimal2485

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many Communists have been elected to office in the United States? How were they viewed and what did they accomplish?	337	[deleted]
What was President Abraham Lincoln's reaction to the French Invasion of Mexico, in 1861?	337	TheLoneAcolyte
With dominoes dropping against slavery all throughout the 18th and 19th centuries did Southerners expect slavery to stay in the South forever?	337	Manuwe
Why is it "fancy" to lift your pinky finger while drinking something?	337	Culecks
Countries like Japan, France and Germany have a distinctive rap/hip hop subculture. How did a genre originating in USA's black communities take root in other countries?	337	TanktopSamurai
George Washington took his initial oath of office in 1789 on Wall Street; did Wall Street already have significance to the American population by this point? Was it just a matter of convenience, or was there any symbolic importance to the act?	337	td4999
Askscience wanted me to x-post here: did the ancient romans (in Western Roman empire) realize their society had collapsed?	336	zfolwick
How much did the people of Europe during the Dark Ages know about Rome?	336	slinkyman98
How did we figure out mining, anyway?	336	Badluck1313
47 Republicans just wrote an open letter to Iran saying that any deal they make with the president is likely to be made undone by them or another pres. Has congress ever undercut the president during a foreign negotiation like this before?	336	Danimal2485