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How unique is Casteism to India? Did other places have similar structures which have been since lost?

287 upvotes • Sugbaable

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Is it true that Soviet education system after Kruschev's reforms were so good that there was a shortage of manual labour?

287 upvotes • YR70

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Has there ever been a society that encouraged the birth of daughters instead of sons?

286 upvotes • [deleted]

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Who was (if any) the highest ranking Nazi official to visit the US prior to World War 2?

286 upvotes • goochjp

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Why do we say that "china" broke up and reformed several times in the last 2000 years? why don't we say several totally different countries successively emerged and collapsed in north east Asia over the last 2000 years?

286 upvotes • grapp

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Just how bad is the situation in Iraq/Syria in regards to ISIS destroying ancient history?

286 upvotes • jlew24asu

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Why did Sally choose to sell Seashells in a saturated marketplace instead of somewhere with actual demand?

286 upvotes • mattyisphtty

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How could Scrooge McDuck have maintained his extraordinary wealth from the 1940s onward without destabilizing the entire world's economy?

286 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Were there any cities in the ancient era that approached the development of Rome?

286 upvotes • MarkDeath

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Did the Bretons accompanying William the Conqueror's army in his invasion of England have a sense that they were returning to their rightful home, or that they were settling an old score with the Anglo-Saxons?

286 upvotes • TheOptimumLemon

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How unique is Casteism to India? Did other places have similar structures which have been since lost?	287	Sugbaable
Is it true that Soviet education system after Kruschev's reforms were so good that there was a shortage of manual labour?	287	YR70
Has there ever been a society that encouraged the birth of daughters instead of sons?	286	[deleted]
Who was (if any) the highest ranking Nazi official to visit the US prior to World War 2?	286	goochjp
Why do we say that "china" broke up and reformed several times in the last 2000 years? why don't we say several totally different countries successively emerged and collapsed in north east Asia over the last 2000 years?	286	grapp
Just how bad is the situation in Iraq/Syria in regards to ISIS destroying ancient history?	286	jlew24asu
Why did Sally choose to sell Seashells in a saturated marketplace instead of somewhere with actual demand?	286	mattyisphtty
How could Scrooge McDuck have maintained his extraordinary wealth from the 1940s onward without destabilizing the entire world's economy?	286	WileECyrus
Were there any cities in the ancient era that approached the development of Rome?	286	MarkDeath
Did the Bretons accompanying William the Conqueror's army in his invasion of England have a sense that they were returning to their rightful home, or that they were settling an old score with the Anglo-Saxons?	286	TheOptimumLemon