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How Did The Korean War Start Only 5 Years After The Split?

210 upvotes • ghostwarrior112

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How did Switzerland become and remain a prosperous nation for such a long time?

209 upvotes • Iasktoomuch

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How have birthdays been celebrated in history?

209 upvotes • derpiato

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In ancient Sumeria and Assyria, did people have leisure time?

209 upvotes • voordalak

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When did "trimmed-lawns" become a popular thing?

209 upvotes • JackCevalo

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How did people cut their hair or shave before razors, scissors, etc.?

209 upvotes • BullSheeper

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Wednesday AMA - Piracy from Antiquity to the Present.

209 upvotes • Benerson

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I have strep throat and am on anti-biotics. What did people do with illnesses like strep throat before anti-biotics were common?

209 upvotes • Brad_Wesley

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What happened with African slaves in the United States after they became old and physically unable to do manual labor?

209 upvotes • HAL9000000

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How long did soldiers man their trenches after the Armistice in the First World War?

209 upvotes • luxvox

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How Did The Korean War Start Only 5 Years After The Split?	210	ghostwarrior112
How did Switzerland become and remain a prosperous nation for such a long time?	209	Iasktoomuch
How have birthdays been celebrated in history?	209	derpiato
In ancient Sumeria and Assyria, did people have leisure time?	209	voordalak
When did "trimmed-lawns" become a popular thing?	209	JackCevalo
How did people cut their hair or shave before razors, scissors, etc.?	209	BullSheeper
Wednesday AMA - Piracy from Antiquity to the Present.	209	Benerson
I have strep throat and am on anti-biotics. What did people do with illnesses like strep throat before anti-biotics were common?	209	Brad_Wesley
What happened with African slaves in the United States after they became old and physically unable to do manual labor?	209	HAL9000000
How long did soldiers man their trenches after the Armistice in the First World War?	209	luxvox