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How did other nations/leaders react to the assassination of President Lincoln?

232 upvotes • Cryptosporidium139

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What made the Polish Winged Hussars so powerful?

232 upvotes • MegalomaniacMkV

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In articles like "crazy things people used to believe" a prevalant topic is "people in the 19th century thought trains would suffocate passengers when going past 30mph". Is that a cherry-picked crackpot theory from some obscure source, or was this an actual belief among people?

232 upvotes • El3utherios

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How were children in countries with racist domestic policies such as South Africa or Rhodesia educated on topics such as Nazi Germany?

232 upvotes • HistoryLord

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Why did slaveholders sign off on "all men are created equal"?

232 upvotes • emmazunz84

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When did clapping become a thing?

232 upvotes • thepostmanpat

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How was China able to effectively fight the US in the Korean War?

232 upvotes • adekoon

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Why was the United States chosen to have the headquarters of the UN?

232 upvotes • beefstewforyou

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How did Hitler, an Austrian, dark haired man convince the German people that the Nordic race was superior?

232 upvotes • Fitz_cuniculus

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[NSFW] Did ancient civilizations have any kinks or fetishes that no longer exist today? NSFW

232 upvotes • slider501

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did other nations/leaders react to the assassination of President Lincoln?	232	Cryptosporidium139
What made the Polish Winged Hussars so powerful?	232	MegalomaniacMkV
In articles like "crazy things people used to believe" a prevalant topic is "people in the 19th century thought trains would suffocate passengers when going past 30mph". Is that a cherry-picked crackpot theory from some obscure source, or was this an actual belief among people?	232	El3utherios
How were children in countries with racist domestic policies such as South Africa or Rhodesia educated on topics such as Nazi Germany?	232	HistoryLord
Why did slaveholders sign off on "all men are created equal"?	232	emmazunz84
When did clapping become a thing?	232	thepostmanpat
How was China able to effectively fight the US in the Korean War?	232	adekoon
Why was the United States chosen to have the headquarters of the UN?	232	beefstewforyou
How did Hitler, an Austrian, dark haired man convince the German people that the Nordic race was superior?	232	Fitz_cuniculus
[NSFW] Did ancient civilizations have any kinks or fetishes that no longer exist today? NSFW	232	slider501