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What did Ashkenazim eat during Passover before the Colombian exchange, and how did that change as food systems globalized?

298 upvotes • HippyxViking

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Were mustaches on women actually considered attractive in 19th century Persia as is often claimed here on reddit?

297 upvotes • AnyDistribution9517

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How was the Apollo moon landing portrayed in the USSR? And why did the Soviets never put a man on the moon?

297 upvotes • jobrody

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Who cared for the children of Rosie the Riveter and other working women during wartime?

297 upvotes • night_dude

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How did Uncle Tom's Cabin become the best-selling book of the entire 19th century? Was abolitionist sentiment in the air and everyone wanted to be in on it? Was it mostly selling in the northern United States but not the south? Why did it sell so well overseas in translation?

297 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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What are some of the greatest military bluffs of history?

297 upvotes • fentunfont

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What was the American public's initial reaction to the Holocaust?

297 upvotes • BarnWolf

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Why did some cultures develop a bride-price, and others develop dowry?

297 upvotes • Vortigern

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AMA Canadian History

297 upvotes • CanadianHistorian

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In medieval Europe, would kings' young widows be expected to remarry?

297 upvotes • Vladith

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did Ashkenazim eat during Passover before the Colombian exchange, and how did that change as food systems globalized?	298	HippyxViking
Were mustaches on women actually considered attractive in 19th century Persia as is often claimed here on reddit?	297	AnyDistribution9517
How was the Apollo moon landing portrayed in the USSR? And why did the Soviets never put a man on the moon?	297	jobrody
Who cared for the children of Rosie the Riveter and other working women during wartime?	297	night_dude
How did Uncle Tom's Cabin become the best-selling book of the entire 19th century? Was abolitionist sentiment in the air and everyone wanted to be in on it? Was it mostly selling in the northern United States but not the south? Why did it sell so well overseas in translation?	297	RusticBohemian
What are some of the greatest military bluffs of history?	297	fentunfont
What was the American public's initial reaction to the Holocaust?	297	BarnWolf
Why did some cultures develop a bride-price, and others develop dowry?	297	Vortigern
AMA Canadian History	297	CanadianHistorian
In medieval Europe, would kings' young widows be expected to remarry?	297	Vladith