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Why did European fashion/clothing change so much over the past 250 years, while traditional Indian/Asian fashion has not?

269 upvotes • lilithweatherwax

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Have there ever been any good dictators?

268 upvotes • [deleted]

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I have a few questions regarding Victorian women from approximately 1820-1890...Some are probably gross.

268 upvotes • NightmareOnMyStreet

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When did people begin lifting weights to get in shape?

268 upvotes • Johnchuk

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Why haven't the great muslim empires been able to regain their former glory?

268 upvotes • Motrok

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Why was there a sudden burst in the 1890s through 1950s of authors and academics publishing under their initials rather than their full names?

268 upvotes • NMW

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I know the Romans had no conception of race, but did they view Black Africans any differently than they did the Persians, Libyans, or Celts?

268 upvotes • Vladith

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Hardly an earth-shattering question, but: how did the trope of "saving Christmas" become so popular in children's entertainment?

268 upvotes • NMW

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When did professional athletes emerge? And what sport first adopted the idea of pros?

268 upvotes • ray5792

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On an episode of No Reservations, Alton Brown says that traditional southern cooking was effectively forgotten by rich white people post-Civil War because they no longer had slaves to make it for them. How accurate is that?

268 upvotes • buddythebear

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did European fashion/clothing change so much over the past 250 years, while traditional Indian/Asian fashion has not?	269	lilithweatherwax
Have there ever been any good dictators?	268	[deleted]
I have a few questions regarding Victorian women from approximately 1820-1890...Some are probably gross.	268	NightmareOnMyStreet
When did people begin lifting weights to get in shape?	268	Johnchuk
Why haven't the great muslim empires been able to regain their former glory?	268	Motrok
Why was there a sudden burst in the 1890s through 1950s of authors and academics publishing under their initials rather than their full names?	268	NMW
I know the Romans had no conception of race, but did they view Black Africans any differently than they did the Persians, Libyans, or Celts?	268	Vladith
Hardly an earth-shattering question, but: how did the trope of "saving Christmas" become so popular in children's entertainment?	268	NMW
When did professional athletes emerge? And what sport first adopted the idea of pros?	268	ray5792
On an episode of No Reservations, Alton Brown says that traditional southern cooking was effectively forgotten by rich white people post-Civil War because they no longer had slaves to make it for them. How accurate is that?	268	buddythebear