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Did ancient empires have intelligence agencies equivalent to the CIA/KGB/MI5/Mossad, etc...? Tell me about the spy game in antiquity!

322 upvotes • MeltyCookies

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Is it true that an alternate translation of Caesar's last words run something equivalent to: "[Expletive], you stupid children"? (context in description) NSFW

322 upvotes • vaughnegut

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In British politics, what factors led to the decline of the Liberal Party and caused the Labour Party to be the main opposition to the Conservative Party?

322 upvotes • BubbaMetzia

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During the cold war were there ever serious worries that even if the president gave the order, some of the guys manning the silos would just refuse the launch the missiles?

322 upvotes • grapp

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In the United States, why were Africans shipped over and enslaved instead of the indigenous people?

322 upvotes • ToxicWaltzer

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Uber is currently upsetting the global taxi trade - How did the horse and carriage trade take on the age of the automobile?

322 upvotes • laduzi_xiansheng

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Is there any evidence that Yuri Gagarin was not the first man in space but, rather, the first man to safely return? If not, how and when did this rumor (and others to the effect that the USSR considered its people expendable) start? Did the USSR ever respond?

322 upvotes • 82364

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What was firefighting like before oxygen masks? Did firefighters simply stay outside of burning buildings?

322 upvotes • rloop1

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Was dual wielding weapons as common as the fantasy genre would have us believe?

322 upvotes • elmoteca

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How protected was Alaska and Bering Strait during the Cold War?

322 upvotes • JPLangley

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did ancient empires have intelligence agencies equivalent to the CIA/KGB/MI5/Mossad, etc...? Tell me about the spy game in antiquity!	322	MeltyCookies
Is it true that an alternate translation of Caesar's last words run something equivalent to: "[Expletive], you stupid children"? (context in description) NSFW	322	vaughnegut
In British politics, what factors led to the decline of the Liberal Party and caused the Labour Party to be the main opposition to the Conservative Party?	322	BubbaMetzia
During the cold war were there ever serious worries that even if the president gave the order, some of the guys manning the silos would just refuse the launch the missiles?	322	grapp
In the United States, why were Africans shipped over and enslaved instead of the indigenous people?	322	ToxicWaltzer
Uber is currently upsetting the global taxi trade - How did the horse and carriage trade take on the age of the automobile?	322	laduzi_xiansheng
Is there any evidence that Yuri Gagarin was not the first man in space but, rather, the first man to safely return? If not, how and when did this rumor (and others to the effect that the USSR considered its people expendable) start? Did the USSR ever respond?	322	82364
What was firefighting like before oxygen masks? Did firefighters simply stay outside of burning buildings?	322	rloop1
Was dual wielding weapons as common as the fantasy genre would have us believe?	322	elmoteca
How protected was Alaska and Bering Strait during the Cold War?	322	JPLangley