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I’m 100% Han Chinese and my boyfriend is part Indigenous Central American and part Spanish ancestry. How long ago did our most probable most recent common ancestor live?

267 upvotes • PrestigiousBadger607

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Is there a chance that before its destruction the library of Alexandria contained information that we still don't know today?

266 upvotes • blueboybob

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Was "The Prince" by Machiavelli written as satire or is the advice suppose to be taken seriously.

266 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did the people of your specialty/time keep themselves clean and attractive? What were their usual beauty regimes?

266 upvotes • gardenofburritos

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Were movie goers genuinely surprised when it was revealed that Darth Vader was in fact Luke's father?

266 upvotes • Irishfafnir

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How did restaurants work during World War II with regards to rationing?

266 upvotes • chipbloch

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Were soldiers really sent home to preserve their family line, as seen in Saving Private Ryan?

266 upvotes • ProjectFrostbite

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French and Dutch braids: Is there a reason those styles became associated with those countries?

266 upvotes • lngwstksgk

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We often hear about communism in Cuba, USSR, and China. What about Laos and Vietnam? What was communism like in those societies?

266 upvotes • [deleted]

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Were (m)any Muslims killed in the Holocaust?

266 upvotes • ziggy1283

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I’m 100% Han Chinese and my boyfriend is part Indigenous Central American and part Spanish ancestry. How long ago did our most probable most recent common ancestor live?	267	PrestigiousBadger607
Is there a chance that before its destruction the library of Alexandria contained information that we still don't know today?	266	blueboybob
Was "The Prince" by Machiavelli written as satire or is the advice suppose to be taken seriously.	266	[deleted]
How did the people of your specialty/time keep themselves clean and attractive? What were their usual beauty regimes?	266	gardenofburritos
Were movie goers genuinely surprised when it was revealed that Darth Vader was in fact Luke's father?	266	Irishfafnir
How did restaurants work during World War II with regards to rationing?	266	chipbloch
Were soldiers really sent home to preserve their family line, as seen in Saving Private Ryan?	266	ProjectFrostbite
French and Dutch braids: Is there a reason those styles became associated with those countries?	266	lngwstksgk
We often hear about communism in Cuba, USSR, and China. What about Laos and Vietnam? What was communism like in those societies?	266	[deleted]
Were (m)any Muslims killed in the Holocaust?	266	ziggy1283