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[Advice] A gentle rejoinder and polite suggestion to Mr. Christopher Nolan upon the matter of his moving picture “Dunkirk”

239 upvotes • AliceStokesPaul

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How do academics feel about Tom Holland and his assertions that the morality of the western world was shaped by Christianity?

239 upvotes • daj0412

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Monday Methods: more unmarked indigenous graves means confronting even more painful realities. A Spanish translation of our earlier thread on Residential Schools

239 upvotes • aquatermain

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Why do communist revolutions historically tend to result in totalitarian regimes? Are there any exceptions to this process?

239 upvotes • jefesignups

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In the 1891 story The Five Orange Pips, Sherlock Holmes solves a crime committed by the Ku Klux Klan. What was the general view of the Klan among the English upper class at the time?

239 upvotes • [deleted]

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I'm a medieval Germanic peasant who was raised on folklore about "dwarfs." Do I make a distinction between the dwarfs in stories and the little people I've occasionally seen in real life?

239 upvotes • Johnnycockseed

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How dark was Ancient Rome at night? Did they have any street lighting at all?

239 upvotes • wtffu006

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Why did multiple civilisations spring up independently of each other after ~4000 BC? What was special about this time period and why don't we have examples of complex societies forming earlier?

239 upvotes • SorayaSalan

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If anthartica was discovered in 1820, why this map of Orthelius in the 16th century showing it up?

239 upvotes • kill4588

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The traditional western business suit changed a lot until about 100 years ago. Why has it mostly stayed the same since?

239 upvotes • William_Wisenheimer

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[Advice] A gentle rejoinder and polite suggestion to Mr. Christopher Nolan upon the matter of his moving picture “Dunkirk”	239	AliceStokesPaul
How do academics feel about Tom Holland and his assertions that the morality of the western world was shaped by Christianity?	239	daj0412
Monday Methods: more unmarked indigenous graves means confronting even more painful realities. A Spanish translation of our earlier thread on Residential Schools	239	aquatermain
Why do communist revolutions historically tend to result in totalitarian regimes? Are there any exceptions to this process?	239	jefesignups
In the 1891 story The Five Orange Pips, Sherlock Holmes solves a crime committed by the Ku Klux Klan. What was the general view of the Klan among the English upper class at the time?	239	[deleted]
I'm a medieval Germanic peasant who was raised on folklore about "dwarfs." Do I make a distinction between the dwarfs in stories and the little people I've occasionally seen in real life?	239	Johnnycockseed
How dark was Ancient Rome at night? Did they have any street lighting at all?	239	wtffu006
Why did multiple civilisations spring up independently of each other after ~4000 BC? What was special about this time period and why don't we have examples of complex societies forming earlier?	239	SorayaSalan
If anthartica was discovered in 1820, why this map of Orthelius in the 16th century showing it up?	239	kill4588
The traditional western business suit changed a lot until about 100 years ago. Why has it mostly stayed the same since?	239	William_Wisenheimer