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For a long time, French was considered the language of the elites, especially in Britain. So, how did the phrase ‘Pardon my French’, develop?

225 upvotes • Arisdoodlesaurus

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Is it true that Mary II of England was able to walk essentially topless during her time according to VICE? Or is it fabricated? NSFW

225 upvotes • emperator_eggman

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At what point in Europe and the Americas did seeing a mouse or a rat in the home go from "oh hi, Jeff" to "we need to deal with this RIGHT NOW" and how closely does that track with awareness of modern germ theory?

225 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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Would a Samurai show Respect to a European King?

225 upvotes • Makuta_Servaela

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“A fully equipped Duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and Dukes are just as great a terror, and they last longer.” What did he mean by this?

225 upvotes • chocolate_doenitz

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Why was the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm's combat aircraft all such clunkers? Was it really just bad luck in picking design firms or was there some institutional blame to be had that would explain it?

225 upvotes • Chryckan

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Why isn't King Leopold II who is responsible for the deaths of ~10 million Congolese vilified on the same level as Hitler or Stalin?

225 upvotes • Kropothead

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Those of you who work in academia or are on the market now: what has the job search experience been like for you?

225 upvotes • missginj

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Why did Australian Aboriginals not develop/adopt agriculture?

225 upvotes • henkiedepenkie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
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For a long time, French was considered the language of the elites, especially in Britain. So, how did the phrase ‘Pardon my French’, develop?	225	Arisdoodlesaurus
Is it true that Mary II of England was able to walk essentially topless during her time according to VICE? Or is it fabricated? NSFW	225	emperator_eggman
At what point in Europe and the Americas did seeing a mouse or a rat in the home go from "oh hi, Jeff" to "we need to deal with this RIGHT NOW" and how closely does that track with awareness of modern germ theory?	225	screwyoushadowban
Would a Samurai show Respect to a European King?	225	Makuta_Servaela
“A fully equipped Duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and Dukes are just as great a terror, and they last longer.” What did he mean by this?	225	chocolate_doenitz
Why was the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm's combat aircraft all such clunkers? Was it really just bad luck in picking design firms or was there some institutional blame to be had that would explain it?	225	Chryckan
Why isn't King Leopold II who is responsible for the deaths of ~10 million Congolese vilified on the same level as Hitler or Stalin?	225	Kropothead
Those of you who work in academia or are on the market now: what has the job search experience been like for you?	225	missginj
Why did Australian Aboriginals not develop/adopt agriculture?	225	henkiedepenkie