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How common was recreational cannabis use in the Western world (last ~400 years) before it was outlawed?

192 upvotes • nxqv

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How old is the squirt-gun?

192 upvotes • Philippe23

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Why did so many Nazi's flee to South America (especially Argentina and Brazil)?

192 upvotes • sipwell

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How much did the Byzantine academics fleeing after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 help fuel the Renaissance?

192 upvotes • rsashe1980

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at the time was the space race seen to be particularly right or left wind thing for an American to be invested in?

192 upvotes • grapp

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During WWII Allied invasions of various beaches, how was it decided who had to stand up front of Higgins Boats (LCVP)?

192 upvotes • raff_riff

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Did the Royal Navy build all its ships in Britain or were any of them built in the colonies?

192 upvotes • ppuzzler

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When and how did the concept of lock and key develop?

192 upvotes • MrMcDerpinton

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Recep Erdogan just claimed Muslim sailors discovered the Americas circa 1178. Is there a history of such claims?

192 upvotes • cynest

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How did 'gentlemen's clubs' work?

192 upvotes • Ivyleaf3

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How common was recreational cannabis use in the Western world (last ~400 years) before it was outlawed?	192	nxqv
How old is the squirt-gun?	192	Philippe23
Why did so many Nazi's flee to South America (especially Argentina and Brazil)?	192	sipwell
How much did the Byzantine academics fleeing after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 help fuel the Renaissance?	192	rsashe1980
at the time was the space race seen to be particularly right or left wind thing for an American to be invested in?	192	grapp
During WWII Allied invasions of various beaches, how was it decided who had to stand up front of Higgins Boats (LCVP)?	192	raff_riff
Did the Royal Navy build all its ships in Britain or were any of them built in the colonies?	192	ppuzzler
When and how did the concept of lock and key develop?	192	MrMcDerpinton
Recep Erdogan just claimed Muslim sailors discovered the Americas circa 1178. Is there a history of such claims?	192	cynest
How did 'gentlemen's clubs' work?	192	Ivyleaf3