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Why was the 18th Amendment an amendment? Couldn't Congress ban alcohol just by passing a law?

2743 upvotes • MisterBigStuff

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Is there concrete evidence that American POW's from the Vietnam war were still being held in Siberian camps as recently as the 1990's?

2742 upvotes • All_This_Mayhem

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My grandfather never spoke about his experience in Belgium in WW2. He was in his early 20’s and a soldier in the Belgian army before the King surrendered. He survived the war in hiding from German troops. What would he have likely experienced in occupied Belgium at that time?

2742 upvotes • FuzzyAiviq

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When Alexander the Great's generals scrambled for the pieces of his disintegrating empire following his death, was the Macedonian heartland they grew up in considered the richest of the spoils, or a provincial backwater compared to the rich lands of Egypt and Persia?

2742 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Japanese castles seem to be built as a series of layers of earth held in with retaining walls, whereas European castles tend to have freestanding walls even if built on a hill. What led to these styles of fortification design being so different? Was one markedly more labour-intensive than the other?

2742 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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In Westerns, there is often a brothel and prostitution depicted. Today, in America, prostitution is still only legal in Nevada. What happened? How and when did prostitution go from common to underground in America?

2741 upvotes • zeamp

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Why is "Jesús" a common name in Spanish but not English?

2740 upvotes • theLoneY33t

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As an American English speaker, how far back in time could I go before I couldn't understand people enough to communicate?

2738 upvotes • TheProphesizer

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What did Ancient PRINCESSES do if they didn't wind up as coruler or regent?

2738 upvotes • eleanor_konik

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In many Vietnam war films, Credence Clearwater Revivals Fortunate Son can often be heard, but was the song popular among the soldiers? Was music like that allowed to be played on helicopters?

2737 upvotes • LWGF

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the 18th Amendment an amendment? Couldn't Congress ban alcohol just by passing a law?	2743	MisterBigStuff
Is there concrete evidence that American POW's from the Vietnam war were still being held in Siberian camps as recently as the 1990's?	2742	All_This_Mayhem
My grandfather never spoke about his experience in Belgium in WW2. He was in his early 20’s and a soldier in the Belgian army before the King surrendered. He survived the war in hiding from German troops. What would he have likely experienced in occupied Belgium at that time?	2742	FuzzyAiviq
When Alexander the Great's generals scrambled for the pieces of his disintegrating empire following his death, was the Macedonian heartland they grew up in considered the richest of the spoils, or a provincial backwater compared to the rich lands of Egypt and Persia?	2742	RusticBohemian
Japanese castles seem to be built as a series of layers of earth held in with retaining walls, whereas European castles tend to have freestanding walls even if built on a hill. What led to these styles of fortification design being so different? Was one markedly more labour-intensive than the other?	2742	EnclavedMicrostate
In Westerns, there is often a brothel and prostitution depicted. Today, in America, prostitution is still only legal in Nevada. What happened? How and when did prostitution go from common to underground in America?	2741	zeamp
Why is "Jesús" a common name in Spanish but not English?	2740	theLoneY33t
As an American English speaker, how far back in time could I go before I couldn't understand people enough to communicate?	2738	TheProphesizer
What did Ancient PRINCESSES do if they didn't wind up as coruler or regent?	2738	eleanor_konik
In many Vietnam war films, Credence Clearwater Revivals Fortunate Son can often be heard, but was the song popular among the soldiers? Was music like that allowed to be played on helicopters?	2737	LWGF