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What did Wernher von Braun think of the song Tom Lehrer wrote about him?

203 upvotes • flying_shadow

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Considering we weren't born with clothing, how exactly did nudity get stigmatized?

203 upvotes • snp4

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I'm the daughter of a 16th-century noble and I'm concerned that an extramarital tryst may have resulted in pregnancy. Do I have access to a "pregnancy test"? Before it became obvious (and potentially damning), what folk methods would I have to determine whether I was pregnant? NSFW

203 upvotes • chinkeeyong

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When and why did Uncle Sam replace Columbia as the personification of the USA?

203 upvotes • Confucius3000

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What would ancient Mesopotamian beards look like on a real person?

203 upvotes • SaltKick2

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Bangladesh's recent history being rewritten by one political party (Awami League), how to find old newspaper archives?

203 upvotes • OptimalDependent7093

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"It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning the Spanish crown seven times more revenues than the Spanish colonization of the Americas" How true is this? Did the Belgian port really earn that much?

203 upvotes • 2012Jesusdies

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Where did the medieval water myth come from?

203 upvotes • shackleton__

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What is the difference between "King of France" vs. "King of the French"?

203 upvotes • rja2021

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The Vice Presidency of the US has an inordinate fondness for major party candidates (Republicans and Democrats) from Indiana and New York, especially during the late 19th-early 20th century. New York I understand (big swing state), but why Indiana? Was this a conscious strategy, or just accidental?

203 upvotes • VitruvianDude

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did Wernher von Braun think of the song Tom Lehrer wrote about him?	203	flying_shadow
Considering we weren't born with clothing, how exactly did nudity get stigmatized?	203	snp4
I'm the daughter of a 16th-century noble and I'm concerned that an extramarital tryst may have resulted in pregnancy. Do I have access to a "pregnancy test"? Before it became obvious (and potentially damning), what folk methods would I have to determine whether I was pregnant? NSFW	203	chinkeeyong
When and why did Uncle Sam replace Columbia as the personification of the USA?	203	Confucius3000
What would ancient Mesopotamian beards look like on a real person?	203	SaltKick2
Bangladesh's recent history being rewritten by one political party (Awami League), how to find old newspaper archives?	203	OptimalDependent7093
"It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning the Spanish crown seven times more revenues than the Spanish colonization of the Americas" How true is this? Did the Belgian port really earn that much?	203	2012Jesusdies
Where did the medieval water myth come from?	203	shackleton__
What is the difference between "King of France" vs. "King of the French"?	203	rja2021
The Vice Presidency of the US has an inordinate fondness for major party candidates (Republicans and Democrats) from Indiana and New York, especially during the late 19th-early 20th century. New York I understand (big swing state), but why Indiana? Was this a conscious strategy, or just accidental?	203	VitruvianDude