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Did Asians prior to the Industrial Revolution eat primarily brown rice?

3086 upvotes • LuseSkruw

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Did fur traders in North America build extremely long rifles in order to swindle natives?

3084 upvotes • disintegore

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Did anyone remember Gilgamesh before it was rediscovered?

3084 upvotes • MaximumDisastrous106

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What did pepsi do with the warships it received from the USSR and where are they now?

3083 upvotes • D34D07

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How do we know that "Saturn Devouring One of His Sons" by Francisco Goya is in fact depicting Saturn and his Child if the 'Black Paintings' were not named and only found after his death?

3083 upvotes • Earth_Worm_Jimbo

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Did Americans in the 1940s recognize the American Civil War (78 years 'ago') like we recognize WW2 (78 years ago) today?

3080 upvotes • BillShakesrear

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Which was a bigger surprise: George Washington stepping down after two terms, or John Adams peacefully stepping down after losing reelection?

3077 upvotes • AnvilPro

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The effects of "shellshock" are widely studied in the modern military, but it must have always been a massive factor in war. How far back were the effects of war on the human psychology documented? And how have views of those struggling with shellshock changed since war began?

3076 upvotes • MichaelPraetorius

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David Lean’s film “Lawrence of Arabia,” the Arab leader reminds his British Army adviser, T. E. Lawrence, of a glory that once was.“You know, Lieutenant,” he says, “in the Arab city of Córdoba were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village.” How authentic was this claim?

3076 upvotes • Zee_Ventures

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82 Why is Vice President Charles Curtis, a Native American, such an obscure figure in American History?

3074 upvotes • SilverRoyce

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Asians prior to the Industrial Revolution eat primarily brown rice?	3086	LuseSkruw
Did fur traders in North America build extremely long rifles in order to swindle natives?	3084	disintegore
Did anyone remember Gilgamesh before it was rediscovered?	3084	MaximumDisastrous106
What did pepsi do with the warships it received from the USSR and where are they now?	3083	D34D07
How do we know that "Saturn Devouring One of His Sons" by Francisco Goya is in fact depicting Saturn and his Child if the 'Black Paintings' were not named and only found after his death?	3083	Earth_Worm_Jimbo
Did Americans in the 1940s recognize the American Civil War (78 years 'ago') like we recognize WW2 (78 years ago) today?	3080	BillShakesrear
Which was a bigger surprise: George Washington stepping down after two terms, or John Adams peacefully stepping down after losing reelection?	3077	AnvilPro
The effects of "shellshock" are widely studied in the modern military, but it must have always been a massive factor in war. How far back were the effects of war on the human psychology documented? And how have views of those struggling with shellshock changed since war began?	3076	MichaelPraetorius
David Lean’s film “Lawrence of Arabia,” the Arab leader reminds his British Army adviser, T. E. Lawrence, of a glory that once was.“You know, Lieutenant,” he says, “in the Arab city of Córdoba were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village.” How authentic was this claim?	3076	Zee_Ventures
82 Why is Vice President Charles Curtis, a Native American, such an obscure figure in American History?	3074	SilverRoyce