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How did Dentistry grow to be so separated from the rest of the medical field and why haven't they been annexed into it?

289 upvotes • Trojan_Horse_of_Fate

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Was there a reason why a fair number of famous pirates all died between 1717 and 1722?

289 upvotes • PwmEsq

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Why is an artsy-fartsy lifestyle said to be “Bohemian?”

289 upvotes • AlviseFalier

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Why did the Nazis hate Slavic people's so much when many high-ranking Nazis did themsleves have Slavic ancestry?

289 upvotes • Ill_Emphasis_6567

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Did anyone who opposed interracial marriage claim that it would lead to homosexual marriage?

288 upvotes • FrancisGalloway

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This year, Brazil marks 50 years of the military Coup d'État. What was the US involvement on the Coup that established a dictatorship?

288 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did "long trigger" nuclear subs -- meant to surface several months after a nuclear war, listen for orders, and if not finding any, launch a second strike at the other side -- ever exist? Was it even discussed?

288 upvotes • Qarlo

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"Picking up the wrong fork is social suicide!" Were manners really this cutthroat? If so, when and why?

288 upvotes • ImperatorLJ

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How did viking society in Scandinavia differ from viking life in Iceland?

288 upvotes • net_traveller

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Camp David. Is its only purpose to be a place of solitude for the president and a hangout for foreign leaders? Are there any 'secrets' about Camp David?

288 upvotes • alcaponeben

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Dentistry grow to be so separated from the rest of the medical field and why haven't they been annexed into it?	289	Trojan_Horse_of_Fate
Was there a reason why a fair number of famous pirates all died between 1717 and 1722?	289	PwmEsq
Why is an artsy-fartsy lifestyle said to be “Bohemian?”	289	AlviseFalier
Why did the Nazis hate Slavic people's so much when many high-ranking Nazis did themsleves have Slavic ancestry?	289	Ill_Emphasis_6567
Did anyone who opposed interracial marriage claim that it would lead to homosexual marriage?	288	FrancisGalloway
This year, Brazil marks 50 years of the military Coup d'État. What was the US involvement on the Coup that established a dictatorship?	288	[deleted]
Did "long trigger" nuclear subs -- meant to surface several months after a nuclear war, listen for orders, and if not finding any, launch a second strike at the other side -- ever exist? Was it even discussed?	288	Qarlo
"Picking up the wrong fork is social suicide!" Were manners really this cutthroat? If so, when and why?	288	ImperatorLJ
How did viking society in Scandinavia differ from viking life in Iceland?	288	net_traveller
Camp David. Is its only purpose to be a place of solitude for the president and a hangout for foreign leaders? Are there any 'secrets' about Camp David?	288	alcaponeben