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Why did so many old and formerly prestigious western companies fail in the 1970s?

265 upvotes • Rittermeister

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Mansa Musa - really so rich?

265 upvotes • nw2shrms

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Compared to the average British, German, Soviet, and American soldier, how well trained and equipped was the average French soldier of 1939/1940?

265 upvotes • Imperium_Dragon

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I work at a University, and I've just developed a workflow to digitize our cuneiform collection. I don't know anyone on campus that can read cuneiform. Is there anyone here that can tell me whether or not this scan is viable?

265 upvotes • dsquard

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Why were Roman Emperors so susceptible to assassination?

265 upvotes • Pytheastic

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Were British politicians of the 18th and 19th centuries ever involved in or caught with pornography? What consequences did they face? NSFW

265 upvotes • hillsonghoods

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What is the history of calling police officers "pigs"?

265 upvotes • U-N-C-L-E

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How do ancient Jews or Israelites "gird up their loins"?

265 upvotes • a_sexy_secretary

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I've noticed that movies based on the Vietnam war tend to focus on the psychological trauma of the troops more than other type of war movie. What made the Vietnam war stick out as one of the most psychologically destructive wars?

265 upvotes • WockaFlockaFeller

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When I was an undergrad in Cambridge, MA, my then girlfriend got a flyer on her car in a campus parking garage with an invitation to participate in one of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church’s mass weddings. It’s been 20 years, so I can finally ask my questions contained inside. Thanks.

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did so many old and formerly prestigious western companies fail in the 1970s?	265	Rittermeister
Mansa Musa - really so rich?	265	nw2shrms
Compared to the average British, German, Soviet, and American soldier, how well trained and equipped was the average French soldier of 1939/1940?	265	Imperium_Dragon
I work at a University, and I've just developed a workflow to digitize our cuneiform collection. I don't know anyone on campus that can read cuneiform. Is there anyone here that can tell me whether or not this scan is viable?	265	dsquard
Why were Roman Emperors so susceptible to assassination?	265	Pytheastic
Were British politicians of the 18th and 19th centuries ever involved in or caught with pornography? What consequences did they face? NSFW	265	hillsonghoods
What is the history of calling police officers "pigs"?	265	U-N-C-L-E
How do ancient Jews or Israelites "gird up their loins"?	265	a_sexy_secretary
I've noticed that movies based on the Vietnam war tend to focus on the psychological trauma of the troops more than other type of war movie. What made the Vietnam war stick out as one of the most psychologically destructive wars?	265	WockaFlockaFeller
When I was an undergrad in Cambridge, MA, my then girlfriend got a flyer on her car in a campus parking garage with an invitation to participate in one of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church’s mass weddings. It’s been 20 years, so I can finally ask my questions contained inside. Thanks.	265	585AM