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In Che Guevara’s “Motorcycle Diaries” he mentions that some natives of Peru used dolphin genitalia as a substitute for female, human genitalia. Is this true? NSFW

260 upvotes • AManOfManyWords

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What cultural divisions have historically existed in "core China"?

260 upvotes • DamnedDemiurge

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How did the Roman Empire manage to equip so many men with swords? Did they contact local smiths to make a certain amount, or was there a central sword making hub?

260 upvotes • Imperium_Dragon

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Epicurus's teachings regarding death centered around his belief that there is no afterlife or conscious awareness after death. Was this an unusual or controversial view in Greece in 300 bc?

260 upvotes • julian-of-norwich

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Are Modern Italians descended from the Ancient Romans?

260 upvotes • Curioosmen

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According to the BBC, the average life expectancy for an Allied pilot in 1915 was just 11 days; how were they able to recruit pilots? Was it understood just how hazardous a posting it was? What major technical advances (if any) were made through the course of the war to make it safer?

260 upvotes • td4999

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During the Second World War, why did the Japanese not launch an unrestricted submarine warfare campaign like Germany?

260 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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Why did African slavery and plantation agriculture not dominate colonial Mexico the way that it ruled nearby regions of Cuba, Brazil, and the American South?

260 upvotes • Vladith

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Why is Jesus so overwhelmingly depicted with brown hair (or occasionally blond) but almost never black hair? I get European bias, but plenty of European people have black hair.

260 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

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What is the history of robot voice?

260 upvotes • elongata

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Che Guevara’s “Motorcycle Diaries” he mentions that some natives of Peru used dolphin genitalia as a substitute for female, human genitalia. Is this true? NSFW	260	AManOfManyWords
What cultural divisions have historically existed in "core China"?	260	DamnedDemiurge
How did the Roman Empire manage to equip so many men with swords? Did they contact local smiths to make a certain amount, or was there a central sword making hub?	260	Imperium_Dragon
Epicurus's teachings regarding death centered around his belief that there is no afterlife or conscious awareness after death. Was this an unusual or controversial view in Greece in 300 bc?	260	julian-of-norwich
Are Modern Italians descended from the Ancient Romans?	260	Curioosmen
According to the BBC, the average life expectancy for an Allied pilot in 1915 was just 11 days; how were they able to recruit pilots? Was it understood just how hazardous a posting it was? What major technical advances (if any) were made through the course of the war to make it safer?	260	td4999
During the Second World War, why did the Japanese not launch an unrestricted submarine warfare campaign like Germany?	260	George_S_Patton_III
Why did African slavery and plantation agriculture not dominate colonial Mexico the way that it ruled nearby regions of Cuba, Brazil, and the American South?	260	Vladith
Why is Jesus so overwhelmingly depicted with brown hair (or occasionally blond) but almost never black hair? I get European bias, but plenty of European people have black hair.	260	ArmandoAlvarezWF
What is the history of robot voice?	260	elongata