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When and why did 9-5 become a standard work day?

206 upvotes • darklinggreen

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How instrumental was Heinrich Kramer (author of the Malleus Maleficarum) in kicking off the European witch hysteria? Can it really all be laid at his feet?

206 upvotes • Jerswar

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Was there anything to Stalin's accusations that the Western allies were delaying on opening a western front in order to bleed out both the Germans and the Soviets against each other?

206 upvotes • boyohboyoboy

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Have there ever been active “neo-Loyalist” movements in the USA the way you sometimes still see neo-Confederates in the South? Criticism of the Founding Fathers and their actions is not at all uncommon, but has that ever translated into overt support for a Tory “lost cause”? And if not, why is that?

206 upvotes • [deleted]

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I am Harry Truman, failed haberdasher, piano player, one of the three most notorious characters from Missouri, and the 33rd President. AMA!

206 upvotes • therealharrytruman

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Australian Aboriginal people were recognised as citizens after the 1967 referendum. Prior to this, could they obtain a passport to travel abroad?

206 upvotes • No-Recording2937

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In the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, Roman tells Niko to watch American television; Niko retorts that most TV in 'the Old Country' was American. During the 1990s and early 2000s, how widespread were American TV programs in the former Yugoslavia?

206 upvotes • ExchangeKooky8166

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What did curry taste like before the Colombian Exchange?

206 upvotes • Nerdy_Reality

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I've never seen a depiction of a snow covered ancient Rome (city.) Has snow always been very uncommon in Rome? When it did snow was it disruptive, a la Atlanta 2014?

205 upvotes • chikindiner

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What caused the United Kingdom's economic problems in the 60s and 70s?

205 upvotes • MetroidSocrates

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and why did 9-5 become a standard work day?	206	darklinggreen
How instrumental was Heinrich Kramer (author of the Malleus Maleficarum) in kicking off the European witch hysteria? Can it really all be laid at his feet?	206	Jerswar
Was there anything to Stalin's accusations that the Western allies were delaying on opening a western front in order to bleed out both the Germans and the Soviets against each other?	206	boyohboyoboy
Have there ever been active “neo-Loyalist” movements in the USA the way you sometimes still see neo-Confederates in the South? Criticism of the Founding Fathers and their actions is not at all uncommon, but has that ever translated into overt support for a Tory “lost cause”? And if not, why is that?	206	[deleted]
I am Harry Truman, failed haberdasher, piano player, one of the three most notorious characters from Missouri, and the 33rd President. AMA!	206	therealharrytruman
Australian Aboriginal people were recognised as citizens after the 1967 referendum. Prior to this, could they obtain a passport to travel abroad?	206	No-Recording2937
In the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, Roman tells Niko to watch American television; Niko retorts that most TV in 'the Old Country' was American. During the 1990s and early 2000s, how widespread were American TV programs in the former Yugoslavia?	206	ExchangeKooky8166
What did curry taste like before the Colombian Exchange?	206	Nerdy_Reality
I've never seen a depiction of a snow covered ancient Rome (city.) Has snow always been very uncommon in Rome? When it did snow was it disruptive, a la Atlanta 2014?	205	chikindiner
What caused the United Kingdom's economic problems in the 60s and 70s?	205	MetroidSocrates