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In "Minnie The Moocher," the eponymous Minnie dreams about the King of Sweden, who gives her a diamond car with platinum wheels and a gold and steel house. Did these images have any meaning at the time or where they simply meant to be Minnie's opium induced hallucinations?

317 upvotes • mrpeabodyscoaltrain

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Why isn't the relationship between India and Bangledesh as bad as the relationship between India and Pakistan?

317 upvotes • Jyamira

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What vaccines would I need to get if I were going back in time to Ancient Rome?

317 upvotes • blindkaht

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What recreational drugs, aside from alcohol, were available in 1500s Europe?

317 upvotes • ReneDeGames

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On December 31, 1994, Rod Stewart headlined the largest attended concert in history in Rio De Janeiro. Why did an estimated 3.5 million people show up to a Rod Stewart concert?

317 upvotes • mr_funtastic

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Was the military a viable career choice during the Great Depression for a steady paycheck?

317 upvotes • reehahs455

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In the Soviet Union people in the Baltics got more consumer goods and higher standard of living than people of the other member-republics. Was it a consequence of a conscious decision to try to make the Baltic people complacent so they wouldn't rebel?

317 upvotes • ForgotToLogIn

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How did ancient or just much older societies ‘police’ people?

317 upvotes • TheBigJiz

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Dan Jones' Plantagenets says Simon de Monford was killed in battle by a specialist hit squad of twelve men led by Roger Mortimer. How common were "hit squads" in medieval European battles and how did they function?

317 upvotes • TheGodCauldron

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The US annexed Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam from Spain in 1898. Why did they also need to pay Spain an indemnity of $20 million when they had clearly won the war?

317 upvotes • ironlore99

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In "Minnie The Moocher," the eponymous Minnie dreams about the King of Sweden, who gives her a diamond car with platinum wheels and a gold and steel house. Did these images have any meaning at the time or where they simply meant to be Minnie's opium induced hallucinations?	317	mrpeabodyscoaltrain
Why isn't the relationship between India and Bangledesh as bad as the relationship between India and Pakistan?	317	Jyamira
What vaccines would I need to get if I were going back in time to Ancient Rome?	317	blindkaht
What recreational drugs, aside from alcohol, were available in 1500s Europe?	317	ReneDeGames
On December 31, 1994, Rod Stewart headlined the largest attended concert in history in Rio De Janeiro. Why did an estimated 3.5 million people show up to a Rod Stewart concert?	317	mr_funtastic
Was the military a viable career choice during the Great Depression for a steady paycheck?	317	reehahs455
In the Soviet Union people in the Baltics got more consumer goods and higher standard of living than people of the other member-republics. Was it a consequence of a conscious decision to try to make the Baltic people complacent so they wouldn't rebel?	317	ForgotToLogIn
How did ancient or just much older societies ‘police’ people?	317	TheBigJiz
Dan Jones' Plantagenets says Simon de Monford was killed in battle by a specialist hit squad of twelve men led by Roger Mortimer. How common were "hit squads" in medieval European battles and how did they function?	317	TheGodCauldron
The US annexed Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam from Spain in 1898. Why did they also need to pay Spain an indemnity of $20 million when they had clearly won the war?	317	ironlore99