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After watching "The Terror" TV show recently, I was left wondering - what motivated people to join the Royal Navy to go on such long and dangerous missions, and how did officers maintain the motivation of their crews over multiple winters stuck in the ice?

264 upvotes • scrumptiouscakes

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What is the latest I could see a “Whites Only” sign in the American South?

264 upvotes • zvezd0pad

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In an episode of Star Trek, Captain Picard says, "To instantly transform a society with technology would be harmful and destructive." Are there any examples of this in history?

264 upvotes • neocamel

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Does Ötzi the Iceman prove that acupuncture predates China and Chinese medicine?

264 upvotes • ToadvineAndTheKid

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I've been told that Marxism was originally intended for industrialized nations. Of all the socialist states only East Germany started as one. So was there a major difference between life in East Germany and in other Marxist states?

264 upvotes • MinecraftxHOI4

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A lot of early modern literature, like the Three Musketeers, and War and Peace, were released serially. Did these works have 'fandoms' similar to most modern serialized works like TV shows?

264 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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I'm a young feudal lord who has freshly inherited his father's estate. I'm unmarried, but there's a problem: I don't fancy women. Could I expect a life of "celibacy", or would people around me manage to pressure me enough to marry?

264 upvotes • HyalopterousGorillla

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A recent discovery of Etruscan bronzes has been described as "rewriting early Roman history". How true is that?

264 upvotes • hesh582

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If you were designing a game like Civilization, what game mechanic would you add? (ideally one that reflects some interesting and underused theory)

263 upvotes • MrEmile

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Why did the French leave NATO in 1966?

263 upvotes • bluestater

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After watching "The Terror" TV show recently, I was left wondering - what motivated people to join the Royal Navy to go on such long and dangerous missions, and how did officers maintain the motivation of their crews over multiple winters stuck in the ice?	264	scrumptiouscakes
What is the latest I could see a “Whites Only” sign in the American South?	264	zvezd0pad
In an episode of Star Trek, Captain Picard says, "To instantly transform a society with technology would be harmful and destructive." Are there any examples of this in history?	264	neocamel
Does Ötzi the Iceman prove that acupuncture predates China and Chinese medicine?	264	ToadvineAndTheKid
I've been told that Marxism was originally intended for industrialized nations. Of all the socialist states only East Germany started as one. So was there a major difference between life in East Germany and in other Marxist states?	264	MinecraftxHOI4
A lot of early modern literature, like the Three Musketeers, and War and Peace, were released serially. Did these works have 'fandoms' similar to most modern serialized works like TV shows?	264	TanktopSamurai
I'm a young feudal lord who has freshly inherited his father's estate. I'm unmarried, but there's a problem: I don't fancy women. Could I expect a life of "celibacy", or would people around me manage to pressure me enough to marry?	264	HyalopterousGorillla
A recent discovery of Etruscan bronzes has been described as "rewriting early Roman history". How true is that?	264	hesh582
If you were designing a game like Civilization, what game mechanic would you add? (ideally one that reflects some interesting and underused theory)	263	MrEmile
Why did the French leave NATO in 1966?	263	bluestater