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Why did America develop to have a censorship for nudity whilst European countries grew to censor violence instead of nudity?

280 upvotes • Arteza147

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When did people start wearing underwear? Did men and women start to wear underwear at different points in history? And when did underwear start being something the majority of people wear?

280 upvotes • razorbeamz

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Has anyone looked at the historical Mortality Rates vs Class Rank for US Military Academies, like West Point?

280 upvotes • intronert

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AMA - Medieval Witchcraft, Heresy, and Inquisition

280 upvotes • idjet

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Why do so many flags use the colours of red, white and blue?

280 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did Sweden support North Vietnam in the Vietnam War?

280 upvotes • Samovar_Samopal

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What were the roman stereotypes for the various regions of their empire?

280 upvotes • leyou

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"The starving would eat the foal and the foul afterbirth. And when Pashkov found out, he would flog them half to death." Um, what was going on in the 17th century Russian Orthodox Church?

280 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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In your opinion, which academic areas of specialist history are under-developed and require more attention? Which specialist fields are oversaturated?

280 upvotes • DaCabe

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What was the mortality rate of the Vietnam era "tunnel rats"?

280 upvotes • TheTallestOfTopHats

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did America develop to have a censorship for nudity whilst European countries grew to censor violence instead of nudity?	280	Arteza147
When did people start wearing underwear? Did men and women start to wear underwear at different points in history? And when did underwear start being something the majority of people wear?	280	razorbeamz
Has anyone looked at the historical Mortality Rates vs Class Rank for US Military Academies, like West Point?	280	intronert
AMA - Medieval Witchcraft, Heresy, and Inquisition	280	idjet
Why do so many flags use the colours of red, white and blue?	280	[deleted]
Why did Sweden support North Vietnam in the Vietnam War?	280	Samovar_Samopal
What were the roman stereotypes for the various regions of their empire?	280	leyou
"The starving would eat the foal and the foul afterbirth. And when Pashkov found out, he would flog them half to death." Um, what was going on in the 17th century Russian Orthodox Church?	280	sunagainstgold
In your opinion, which academic areas of specialist history are under-developed and require more attention? Which specialist fields are oversaturated?	280	DaCabe
What was the mortality rate of the Vietnam era "tunnel rats"?	280	TheTallestOfTopHats