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How was MLK's "I have a dream" received by the broader (white) public?

234 upvotes • Biermoese

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I’m in Kyoto in 1793 and I want to get intoxicated. assuming I have ample money, what drugs are available to me?

234 upvotes • grapp

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How close were the Portuguese and Spanish languages in the 1600s?

234 upvotes • Aifendragon

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The partition of India was (largely) based on dividing up Hindu and Muslim regions. Knowing this, in the present day, why are there so many Muslims in India (both in raw numbers and percentage of overall population), but comparatively few Hindus in Pakistan?

234 upvotes • entropydecreaser

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Whats stats do we have about gladiator-type animal fights? Do we know what the record is bear vs lion? Any notable champions or record holders?

234 upvotes • eisleofcairn

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How did Deng Xiaoping come to be understood as a paramount leader of China despite never holding the title of General Secretary, President or Chairman of the Central Military Commission? How was he able to push his policies without the authority of these offices?

234 upvotes • LionelLempl

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As an hourly worker, I feel a lot of pressure to get things done from my boss. Would a medieval serf have experienced a similar kind of pressure, or was the pace more leisurely?

234 upvotes • _PM_ME_YOUR_SECRETS-

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Was 'Mohammed' a common name in the Arabian peninsula before the rise of Islam?

234 upvotes • [deleted]

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Throughout history, Anglophones thought left-handedness as a curse of God as it went against the proper left-to-right system of writing. Is there any records of how Arabs or Hebrews viewed left-handed people with their right-to-left system of writing?

234 upvotes • LilPotatoe

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How did Frederick I (Barbarossa) drown?

234 upvotes • Culecks

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was MLK's "I have a dream" received by the broader (white) public?	234	Biermoese
I’m in Kyoto in 1793 and I want to get intoxicated. assuming I have ample money, what drugs are available to me?	234	grapp
How close were the Portuguese and Spanish languages in the 1600s?	234	Aifendragon
The partition of India was (largely) based on dividing up Hindu and Muslim regions. Knowing this, in the present day, why are there so many Muslims in India (both in raw numbers and percentage of overall population), but comparatively few Hindus in Pakistan?	234	entropydecreaser
Whats stats do we have about gladiator-type animal fights? Do we know what the record is bear vs lion? Any notable champions or record holders?	234	eisleofcairn
How did Deng Xiaoping come to be understood as a paramount leader of China despite never holding the title of General Secretary, President or Chairman of the Central Military Commission? How was he able to push his policies without the authority of these offices?	234	LionelLempl
As an hourly worker, I feel a lot of pressure to get things done from my boss. Would a medieval serf have experienced a similar kind of pressure, or was the pace more leisurely?	234	_PM_ME_YOUR_SECRETS-
Was 'Mohammed' a common name in the Arabian peninsula before the rise of Islam?	234	[deleted]
Throughout history, Anglophones thought left-handedness as a curse of God as it went against the proper left-to-right system of writing. Is there any records of how Arabs or Hebrews viewed left-handed people with their right-to-left system of writing?	234	LilPotatoe
How did Frederick I (Barbarossa) drown?	234	Culecks