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It’s 1820 and I’ve just been elected to the US congress from Georgia. How do I go about actually claiming my seat? Without photo ID, how can I prove to anyone in Washington that I really am the new congressman?

251 upvotes • ZnSaucier

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The POW/MIA flag is based on a thoroughly disproven and rather kooky conspiracy theory. How did it become so accepted that in 1998 it became an federally observed day?

251 upvotes • Tiako

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Why did the ban on Pork skip Christianity but come back with Islam?

251 upvotes • Greyscale88

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Were "white people" enslaved in the Antebellum South?

251 upvotes • lazy_phoenix

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How come the prohibition of alcohol in the USA required a constitutional amendment (18th Amendment), but the prohibition of other recreational drugs, with the Controlled Substances Act, didn't?

251 upvotes • Real_Carl_Ramirez

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Why were the 1990s, or at least much of mainstream music at the time, so "angsty"?

251 upvotes • Butternut_squat

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Did Native Americans ever come across washed-up junk and artifacts from across the ocean?

250 upvotes • ivan34

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Is there a possibility of Ancient structures/lost civilizations lost to the advancement of the Sahara Desert

250 upvotes • zanzo

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History often records people stoically facing their impending death. What about the 'not so brave'? What stories exist of obvious fear in the face of battle or execution?

250 upvotes • spindoc

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When Rome conquered a new area, what was the process to "romanize" it and integrate it into the empire?

250 upvotes • WorkReddit98

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
It’s 1820 and I’ve just been elected to the US congress from Georgia. How do I go about actually claiming my seat? Without photo ID, how can I prove to anyone in Washington that I really am the new congressman?	251	ZnSaucier
The POW/MIA flag is based on a thoroughly disproven and rather kooky conspiracy theory. How did it become so accepted that in 1998 it became an federally observed day?	251	Tiako
Why did the ban on Pork skip Christianity but come back with Islam?	251	Greyscale88
Were "white people" enslaved in the Antebellum South?	251	lazy_phoenix
How come the prohibition of alcohol in the USA required a constitutional amendment (18th Amendment), but the prohibition of other recreational drugs, with the Controlled Substances Act, didn't?	251	Real_Carl_Ramirez
Why were the 1990s, or at least much of mainstream music at the time, so "angsty"?	251	Butternut_squat
Did Native Americans ever come across washed-up junk and artifacts from across the ocean?	250	ivan34
Is there a possibility of Ancient structures/lost civilizations lost to the advancement of the Sahara Desert	250	zanzo
History often records people stoically facing their impending death. What about the 'not so brave'? What stories exist of obvious fear in the face of battle or execution?	250	spindoc
When Rome conquered a new area, what was the process to "romanize" it and integrate it into the empire?	250	WorkReddit98