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There’s a lot of talk about social customs dying because of Covid-19. Did any social customs disappear after 1918?

2825 upvotes • [deleted]

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In 1800, France's population was 47 million. Surpassing Russia, Spain, Austria and Prussia. Why historically does France have such a large population and why did it stop booming?

2825 upvotes • Crumpet_Radar

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[META] Impact of this subreddit

2825 upvotes • gwydapllew

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How did KGB keep track of all those typewriters?

2824 upvotes • smellycat987

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What is the history of the Presidential Pardon? Why was it created and what was it expected to be used for?

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When Nixon/watergate was being investigated, was there a lot of tension between pro-Nixon fans and other Americans? When Nixon resigned, were his fans bitter and accusing the left of conspiracy theories or did they just accept it?

2816 upvotes • tatelogg

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We (28M) haþ mad werre on Oure Roial Cosin, þat ys an usurpur, cause he wille not yeuen vs þa hond of hys douther (13F). AWTA?

2816 upvotes • Henry_V_Rex

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At what point did people realize that WW2 was bigger than WW1?

2816 upvotes • _Fruit_Loops_

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My Palestinian grandmother mentioned that tattoos were prevalent in her grandparent's generation. When did tattooing in the Levant fall out of vogue and why?

2816 upvotes • seeulaterjoe

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Was Cleopatra black?

2816 upvotes • tintacao

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
There’s a lot of talk about social customs dying because of Covid-19. Did any social customs disappear after 1918?	2825	[deleted]
In 1800, France's population was 47 million. Surpassing Russia, Spain, Austria and Prussia. Why historically does France have such a large population and why did it stop booming?	2825	Crumpet_Radar
[META] Impact of this subreddit	2825	gwydapllew
How did KGB keep track of all those typewriters?	2824	smellycat987
What is the history of the Presidential Pardon? Why was it created and what was it expected to be used for?	2819	[deleted]
When Nixon/watergate was being investigated, was there a lot of tension between pro-Nixon fans and other Americans? When Nixon resigned, were his fans bitter and accusing the left of conspiracy theories or did they just accept it?	2816	tatelogg
We (28M) haþ mad werre on Oure Roial Cosin, þat ys an usurpur, cause he wille not yeuen vs þa hond of hys douther (13F). AWTA?	2816	Henry_V_Rex
At what point did people realize that WW2 was bigger than WW1?	2816	_Fruit_Loops_
My Palestinian grandmother mentioned that tattoos were prevalent in her grandparent's generation. When did tattooing in the Levant fall out of vogue and why?	2816	seeulaterjoe
Was Cleopatra black?	2816	tintacao