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Two cavalries charging into each other: Suicidal and counter-intuitive?

245 upvotes • NativeEuropeas

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How realistic is the premise of the TV show "The Americans"?

245 upvotes • SilverSeven

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When did calling cops 'pigs' become a thing? I've heard it used all over the world, do we have any info on when and why it started being used?

245 upvotes • marla--

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Did WW2 cause the demise of British culinary culture ?

245 upvotes • ducdeguiche

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How debilitating was the Japanese inter-service rivalry during WW2?

245 upvotes • gingerfreddy

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Was drug use common at large parties among the wealthy (i.e. Vanderbilts, Astors, etc.) during the Gilded Age?

245 upvotes • celtic55

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Modern people generally believe that technology will continue to improve and progress as time moves on. When and why was this attitude popularized? Did our ancestors ever believe technology could never get more sophisticated? Was there even a concept of technology before industrialization?

245 upvotes • Fredfredbug4

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If Europeans introduced devastating diseases to Native Americans due to their lack of immunity to said diseases. Why didn’t the same happen to Europeans?

245 upvotes • kurawii

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Russia abolished serfdom in 1861. Conceivably, there were many former serfs who were old and still living when the Soviet Union established itself in the 1920s and 30s. Do we have any reflections or memoirs from these people reflecting the vast changes they saw?

245 upvotes • throwawayJames516

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When ancient leaders founded cities, what exactly did they do, to make a self-sustaining city?

245 upvotes • lawpoop

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Two cavalries charging into each other: Suicidal and counter-intuitive?	245	NativeEuropeas
How realistic is the premise of the TV show "The Americans"?	245	SilverSeven
When did calling cops 'pigs' become a thing? I've heard it used all over the world, do we have any info on when and why it started being used?	245	marla--
Did WW2 cause the demise of British culinary culture ?	245	ducdeguiche
How debilitating was the Japanese inter-service rivalry during WW2?	245	gingerfreddy
Was drug use common at large parties among the wealthy (i.e. Vanderbilts, Astors, etc.) during the Gilded Age?	245	celtic55
Modern people generally believe that technology will continue to improve and progress as time moves on. When and why was this attitude popularized? Did our ancestors ever believe technology could never get more sophisticated? Was there even a concept of technology before industrialization?	245	Fredfredbug4
If Europeans introduced devastating diseases to Native Americans due to their lack of immunity to said diseases. Why didn’t the same happen to Europeans?	245	kurawii
Russia abolished serfdom in 1861. Conceivably, there were many former serfs who were old and still living when the Soviet Union established itself in the 1920s and 30s. Do we have any reflections or memoirs from these people reflecting the vast changes they saw?	245	throwawayJames516
When ancient leaders founded cities, what exactly did they do, to make a self-sustaining city?	245	lawpoop