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Did anyone expect the Spanish Inquisition?

194 upvotes • guynumberthree
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Why are eggs historically a breakfast food in (at least) America?

194 upvotes • oxford_coma
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John Keegan has died. RIP.

194 upvotes • Seamus_OReilly
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When and why did people start leaving home for short vacations?

194 upvotes • ihabtom
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What is the history of anti-intellectualism in the US?

194 upvotes • anarchistscum
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Why are first names usually indicative of gender? Have men and women always had different first names, or was there a time in the past or specific region when/where most names were unisex?

194 upvotes • Akadimi
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Why is Argentina so obsessed with the Falkland Islands?

194 upvotes • interstate73
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During WWII, what was Stalin's plans for if the Germany army captured Moscow?

194 upvotes • J_Romney
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What is the origin of knock-knock jokes?

194 upvotes • hbgoddard
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What did people in the past, such as Ancient Rome, think of the future? Did any of them have any sort of science fiction like today?

193 upvotes • PwnsTehNubs
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