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How come India, a country still considered weak in female rights by international standards, was ruled - democratically - by a women in the 60's?

229 upvotes • Kitad

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What did Great Britain want to do with the USA if they won the war of 1812?

229 upvotes • hajdawery

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Was Oliver Cromwell excessively cruel in his sacks of Drogheda and Wexford, or was it more or less in keeping with the times?

229 upvotes • Butthole_Alamo

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What did early European explorers of Africa think about Chimpanzees and other great apes? Also what did early African cultures have to say about Chimpanzees and great apes?

229 upvotes • surreal_squirrel

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Question from my Opi - why were they ordered to destroy their identification papers before going into battle? (WW2)

229 upvotes • greyhoundpie

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What was it like to work in a bank in the USSR and other Socialist countries of the Eastern block? How did their day to day work differ from the ones in Capitalist countries?

229 upvotes • Shashank1000

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What is the origin of the "A-F" grading system?

229 upvotes • peddlertuck

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Did the Aztecs have any interactions with the Native American nations of North America?

229 upvotes • zd9999

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In 1963, when Martin Luther King and other activists were trapped by a white mob in the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, MLK called Bobby Kennedy for assistance and to have the gov't give backup. Did MLK have a personal number to call? How was he so easily patched through to the gov't?

229 upvotes • facadesintheday

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The 1980s is often associated with a marked increase in the popularity of recreational exercise and the pursuit of aesthetic athleticism (especially in the USA). How widespread was this phenomenon and are there any identifiable causes for its rise?

229 upvotes • Medieval-Evil

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come India, a country still considered weak in female rights by international standards, was ruled - democratically - by a women in the 60's?	229	Kitad
What did Great Britain want to do with the USA if they won the war of 1812?	229	hajdawery
Was Oliver Cromwell excessively cruel in his sacks of Drogheda and Wexford, or was it more or less in keeping with the times?	229	Butthole_Alamo
What did early European explorers of Africa think about Chimpanzees and other great apes? Also what did early African cultures have to say about Chimpanzees and great apes?	229	surreal_squirrel
Question from my Opi - why were they ordered to destroy their identification papers before going into battle? (WW2)	229	greyhoundpie
What was it like to work in a bank in the USSR and other Socialist countries of the Eastern block? How did their day to day work differ from the ones in Capitalist countries?	229	Shashank1000
What is the origin of the "A-F" grading system?	229	peddlertuck
Did the Aztecs have any interactions with the Native American nations of North America?	229	zd9999
In 1963, when Martin Luther King and other activists were trapped by a white mob in the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, MLK called Bobby Kennedy for assistance and to have the gov't give backup. Did MLK have a personal number to call? How was he so easily patched through to the gov't?	229	facadesintheday
The 1980s is often associated with a marked increase in the popularity of recreational exercise and the pursuit of aesthetic athleticism (especially in the USA). How widespread was this phenomenon and are there any identifiable causes for its rise?	229	Medieval-Evil