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When and why did the Irish stop being a heavily discriminated against group in America?

259 upvotes • jewperhero

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Stalin seems to get lots of blame for the Holodomor (Ukrainian Genocide). But from what I've read, the Ukrainians voluntarily burned their food and killed their live stock which caused a mass starving. What did Stalin actually do during Holodomor?

259 upvotes • TheLoneAcolyte

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Why is the United States Marine Corps considered 'special?' in comparison to the other branches?

259 upvotes • Flowers818

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Why does Japan have such a stronger communist party than any other developed nation?

259 upvotes • Vladith

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Why is Jesus not called Joshua in the Bible?

259 upvotes • AmberTorres

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Why did Austria Hungary perform so poorly in World War 1?

259 upvotes • LuckyInjury

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How did Australia and the United States end up with a culture of "Rugged Individualism" that promotes government austerity, whereas the UK and Europe ended up with more collectivist attitudes which promote greater social welfare?

259 upvotes • Venus_Williams

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In her 1987 autobiography Assata Shakur wrote that "Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them". How historically accurate is this statement?

259 upvotes • TheHenandtheSheep

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How did Star Trek go from being seen as mainstream fluff to the stereotypical male nerd uber-canon?

259 upvotes • mimicofmodes

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In the past it was OK to marry girls in their early teens, what social forces lead to this becoming frowned upon and illegal? NSFW

259 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and why did the Irish stop being a heavily discriminated against group in America?	259	jewperhero
Stalin seems to get lots of blame for the Holodomor (Ukrainian Genocide). But from what I've read, the Ukrainians voluntarily burned their food and killed their live stock which caused a mass starving. What did Stalin actually do during Holodomor?	259	TheLoneAcolyte
Why is the United States Marine Corps considered 'special?' in comparison to the other branches?	259	Flowers818
Why does Japan have such a stronger communist party than any other developed nation?	259	Vladith
Why is Jesus not called Joshua in the Bible?	259	AmberTorres
Why did Austria Hungary perform so poorly in World War 1?	259	LuckyInjury
How did Australia and the United States end up with a culture of "Rugged Individualism" that promotes government austerity, whereas the UK and Europe ended up with more collectivist attitudes which promote greater social welfare?	259	Venus_Williams
In her 1987 autobiography Assata Shakur wrote that "Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them". How historically accurate is this statement?	259	TheHenandtheSheep
How did Star Trek go from being seen as mainstream fluff to the stereotypical male nerd uber-canon?	259	mimicofmodes
In the past it was OK to marry girls in their early teens, what social forces lead to this becoming frowned upon and illegal? NSFW	259	[deleted]