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Why do many Arab nations have red, white and green in their flags? Why do many African nations have red, green and yellow?

267 upvotes • Schmabadoop

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Why did Edgar Allen Poe hate the Transcendentalists?

267 upvotes • JimTheEpicWin

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In Norse society if a warrior was wounded in battle but survived, how would he be treated by his community when he returned home?

267 upvotes • zeamp

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Before toilet paper and regular bathing, how itchy/stinky/uncomfortable were people’s butts after pooping? How did people wipe effectively and/or deal with issues related to cleanliness of and stench from not-well-wiped bums?

267 upvotes • a_talking_meatball

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Oliver Cromwell reversed the English ban on Jews. Did this make much difference to the number of Jews in England?

267 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Due to the rise of gender segregated bathrooms, in the late 1800s/early 1900s in America, and the racially segregated period of America..., were there 4 bathrooms? (1 black female, 1 white male bathroom... etc...)

267 upvotes • Nectanese

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In the Odyssey, Penelope challenges suitors to shoot Odysseus's bow to gain her hand in marriage. In the Ramayana, Rama must string the bow of Shiva to wed Sita. Historically, was archery really this important in ancient marriage traditions or is it all just a literary device?

267 upvotes • DeOfficiis

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What was whiskey like in the Wild West?

267 upvotes • com2420

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In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet wore Chinese robes to visit native tribes in Wisconsin, believing he would meet the Emperor of China. But people had already known America wasn’t Asia by the 1500s. Why didn’t the news reach Nicolet?

267 upvotes • RiceEatingSavage

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Why was the "Digestibility" of food a selling point in early to mid 20th Century advertising?

267 upvotes • merak_zoran

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do many Arab nations have red, white and green in their flags? Why do many African nations have red, green and yellow?	267	Schmabadoop
Why did Edgar Allen Poe hate the Transcendentalists?	267	JimTheEpicWin
In Norse society if a warrior was wounded in battle but survived, how would he be treated by his community when he returned home?	267	zeamp
Before toilet paper and regular bathing, how itchy/stinky/uncomfortable were people’s butts after pooping? How did people wipe effectively and/or deal with issues related to cleanliness of and stench from not-well-wiped bums?	267	a_talking_meatball
Oliver Cromwell reversed the English ban on Jews. Did this make much difference to the number of Jews in England?	267	The_Manchurian
Due to the rise of gender segregated bathrooms, in the late 1800s/early 1900s in America, and the racially segregated period of America..., were there 4 bathrooms? (1 black female, 1 white male bathroom... etc...)	267	Nectanese
In the Odyssey, Penelope challenges suitors to shoot Odysseus's bow to gain her hand in marriage. In the Ramayana, Rama must string the bow of Shiva to wed Sita. Historically, was archery really this important in ancient marriage traditions or is it all just a literary device?	267	DeOfficiis
What was whiskey like in the Wild West?	267	com2420
In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet wore Chinese robes to visit native tribes in Wisconsin, believing he would meet the Emperor of China. But people had already known America wasn’t Asia by the 1500s. Why didn’t the news reach Nicolet?	267	RiceEatingSavage
Why was the "Digestibility" of food a selling point in early to mid 20th Century advertising?	267	merak_zoran