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Did counter culture exist hundreds of years ago?

280 upvotes • kwayne26

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What was the average life expectancy of a Native American before European contact?

279 upvotes • [deleted]

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How have relatively tiny and defenseless nations, such as Andorra or Liechtenstein, survived without being conquered by their larger neighbors?

279 upvotes • Coyote27

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What were the Arab governments planning on doing had they won their wars (1948, 1967, 1973) with Israel?

279 upvotes • Amir616

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Why was "under God" added to the US Pledge of Allegiance?

279 upvotes • perturbing_panda

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Who introduced ignition keys to cars? How did it become an industry standard feature?

279 upvotes • Vampire_Seraphin

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Was there a genuine attempt by the British military to depose Harold Wilson's government in the mid-70's?

279 upvotes • vonstroheims_monocle

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It's WWII in Germany and i live in Munich. I'm not a member of the Nazi party, I'm not Jewish. I'm a normal german citizen working for a family business. How is my life different than before the war?

279 upvotes • stupidrobots

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The Shah "not being hard enough" on protesters is often a reason I see pop up regarding the success of the Iranian Revolution. Is this true? If so, why do a majority of Historians (From what I've seen) picture the Shah as a tyrant? (Specifically his image as a tyrant during the Revolution.)

279 upvotes • TheWrathofChrist

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What kind of opposition did the interstate highway system face? Was the end program a compromise or roughly how Eisenhower envisioned it?

279 upvotes • dios_Achilleus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did counter culture exist hundreds of years ago?	280	kwayne26
What was the average life expectancy of a Native American before European contact?	279	[deleted]
How have relatively tiny and defenseless nations, such as Andorra or Liechtenstein, survived without being conquered by their larger neighbors?	279	Coyote27
What were the Arab governments planning on doing had they won their wars (1948, 1967, 1973) with Israel?	279	Amir616
Why was "under God" added to the US Pledge of Allegiance?	279	perturbing_panda
Who introduced ignition keys to cars? How did it become an industry standard feature?	279	Vampire_Seraphin
Was there a genuine attempt by the British military to depose Harold Wilson's government in the mid-70's?	279	vonstroheims_monocle
It's WWII in Germany and i live in Munich. I'm not a member of the Nazi party, I'm not Jewish. I'm a normal german citizen working for a family business. How is my life different than before the war?	279	stupidrobots
The Shah "not being hard enough" on protesters is often a reason I see pop up regarding the success of the Iranian Revolution. Is this true? If so, why do a majority of Historians (From what I've seen) picture the Shah as a tyrant? (Specifically his image as a tyrant during the Revolution.)	279	TheWrathofChrist
What kind of opposition did the interstate highway system face? Was the end program a compromise or roughly how Eisenhower envisioned it?	279	dios_Achilleus