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Why is it often Colonels and not Generals that lead coup attempts?

2784 upvotes • mocontrolla

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When did the ancient Egyptians stop maintaining the pyramids? How long have they been derelict?

2783 upvotes • zoweee

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Shakespeare gives directions for some characters to speak Welsh in Henry IV Part 1. Would the actors have said anything comprehensible or would they instead have performed racist mockery of the language?

2783 upvotes • al_fletcher

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I'm a Viking with a severe toothache. What do I do?

2782 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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I recently attended a discussion about how Native Americans followed a Sacred Economy model in which they didn't price items, exploit nature, and how they shared everything communally, with no concept of private property--how legit is this?

2781 upvotes • blazbok

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In Band of Brothers, a soilder is depicted bursting into tears at the news of FDR passing away, what was the overall reaction of the average soilder and how did it impact morale?

2775 upvotes • Judgecrusader6

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AMA: I am Alex Wellerstein, historian of science, author of the new book RESTRICTED DATA: THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR SECRECY IN THE UNITED STATES — ask me anything about nuclear history or government secrecy

2775 upvotes • restricteddata

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How did Martin Luther go from advocating better treatment of European Jews, to being a frothing antisemite who called for burning down synagogues and destroying Jewish homes?

2775 upvotes • Jerswar

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Ancient Greek men thought the ideal male body possessed a small penis. Do we have any idea what Greek women thought?

2774 upvotes • Shalmanese

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Why did MAS*H become so incredibly popular? What chords did a show about army medics in the Korean War strike in the American popular consciousness?

2774 upvotes • Ormond-Is-Here

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is it often Colonels and not Generals that lead coup attempts?	2784	mocontrolla
When did the ancient Egyptians stop maintaining the pyramids? How long have they been derelict?	2783	zoweee
Shakespeare gives directions for some characters to speak Welsh in Henry IV Part 1. Would the actors have said anything comprehensible or would they instead have performed racist mockery of the language?	2783	al_fletcher
I'm a Viking with a severe toothache. What do I do?	2782	LukeInTheSkyWith
I recently attended a discussion about how Native Americans followed a Sacred Economy model in which they didn't price items, exploit nature, and how they shared everything communally, with no concept of private property--how legit is this?	2781	blazbok
In Band of Brothers, a soilder is depicted bursting into tears at the news of FDR passing away, what was the overall reaction of the average soilder and how did it impact morale?	2775	Judgecrusader6
AMA: I am Alex Wellerstein, historian of science, author of the new book RESTRICTED DATA: THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR SECRECY IN THE UNITED STATES — ask me anything about nuclear history or government secrecy	2775	restricteddata
How did Martin Luther go from advocating better treatment of European Jews, to being a frothing antisemite who called for burning down synagogues and destroying Jewish homes?	2775	Jerswar
Ancient Greek men thought the ideal male body possessed a small penis. Do we have any idea what Greek women thought?	2774	Shalmanese
Why did MAS*H become so incredibly popular? What chords did a show about army medics in the Korean War strike in the American popular consciousness?	2774	Ormond-Is-Here