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In the Communist Mannifesto, Marx and Engels write "Communism is already acknowledged by all European powers to be itself a power", yet we consider Marx and Engels to be the founders of Communism, where did the ideas of Communism originate from and what influence did they have before 1848?

329 upvotes • modemfukka

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Did Pirates wear socks?

329 upvotes • Linksofthefuture

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At the time of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, or even Chopin, were they already considered "above the other artists", or did it vastly depend on the people's tastes ?

329 upvotes • Nastapoka

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What was the long term plan for Napoleon's French Empire to integrate its non-French (and non-French speaking) citizens?

329 upvotes • JadedPenguin

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Stalin likened Social Democracy to "the moderate wing of fascism", and repeatedly emphasized a need to eliminate it. What made Social Democracy so vile to him?

329 upvotes • Chuuume

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How did Spain go from colonizing an entire subcontinent to being one of the poorest countries in Europe?

329 upvotes • yourmindsdecide

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How did Native Americans handle the heat of the summer?

329 upvotes • ObsidianSquid

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Surely the Earl of Sandwich wasn't the first guy who thought of putting food inside/in between bits of bread, right? Tell me about them.

329 upvotes • borissnm

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How did people know the Spanish flu epidemic had ended?

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In Homer and Arabian Nights, there are repeated mentions of mixing wine with water before drinking. Why did people in these societies do that? Was the practice widespread? Why did it end?

329 upvotes • nmesunimportnt

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In the Communist Mannifesto, Marx and Engels write "Communism is already acknowledged by all European powers to be itself a power", yet we consider Marx and Engels to be the founders of Communism, where did the ideas of Communism originate from and what influence did they have before 1848?	329	modemfukka
Did Pirates wear socks?	329	Linksofthefuture
At the time of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, or even Chopin, were they already considered "above the other artists", or did it vastly depend on the people's tastes ?	329	Nastapoka
What was the long term plan for Napoleon's French Empire to integrate its non-French (and non-French speaking) citizens?	329	JadedPenguin
Stalin likened Social Democracy to "the moderate wing of fascism", and repeatedly emphasized a need to eliminate it. What made Social Democracy so vile to him?	329	Chuuume
How did Spain go from colonizing an entire subcontinent to being one of the poorest countries in Europe?	329	yourmindsdecide
How did Native Americans handle the heat of the summer?	329	ObsidianSquid
Surely the Earl of Sandwich wasn't the first guy who thought of putting food inside/in between bits of bread, right? Tell me about them.	329	borissnm
How did people know the Spanish flu epidemic had ended?	329	[deleted]
In Homer and Arabian Nights, there are repeated mentions of mixing wine with water before drinking. Why did people in these societies do that? Was the practice widespread? Why did it end?	329	nmesunimportnt