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[U.S. History] What exactly was the function of the First Bank of the United States? Why was it so controversial? What effect did its closing have on the U.S. economy?

190 upvotes • jayteesee

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How did women in Soviet army react to the things their male counterparts did to German women?

190 upvotes • bad_joke_maker

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Have their been any instances where the CIA/USA helped stabilise a 2nd world country rather than destabilise?

190 upvotes • The_Real_Guide

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What do medievalists and theologians think about Umberto Ecos literature? Is it historically accurate?

190 upvotes • AnnalsPornographie

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What are the differences between the Mujihadeen, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda?

190 upvotes • scoopernicus

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Did passports exist before 1914?

190 upvotes • Angel_Omachi

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What were later Christian historians' views on the great men of antiquity's apparent homosexuality/bisexuality? What did they think about the general acceptance of homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome?

190 upvotes • IceNipples

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Where did the phrase "Cup of Joe" originate?

190 upvotes • DjSkillz

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As a native English speaker, I cannot understand English from 1000 years ago. Would a Roman living through the fall of Rome have been able to understand the Latin of the early Republic 1000 years earlier?

190 upvotes • RHoneyMonster

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(NSFW 18+) How far back in history do BDSM and other forms of kink go? NSFW

190 upvotes • AclockworkWalrus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[U.S. History] What exactly was the function of the First Bank of the United States? Why was it so controversial? What effect did its closing have on the U.S. economy?	190	jayteesee
How did women in Soviet army react to the things their male counterparts did to German women?	190	bad_joke_maker
Have their been any instances where the CIA/USA helped stabilise a 2nd world country rather than destabilise?	190	The_Real_Guide
What do medievalists and theologians think about Umberto Ecos literature? Is it historically accurate?	190	AnnalsPornographie
What are the differences between the Mujihadeen, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda?	190	scoopernicus
Did passports exist before 1914?	190	Angel_Omachi
What were later Christian historians' views on the great men of antiquity's apparent homosexuality/bisexuality? What did they think about the general acceptance of homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome?	190	IceNipples
Where did the phrase "Cup of Joe" originate?	190	DjSkillz
As a native English speaker, I cannot understand English from 1000 years ago. Would a Roman living through the fall of Rome have been able to understand the Latin of the early Republic 1000 years earlier?	190	RHoneyMonster
(NSFW 18+) How far back in history do BDSM and other forms of kink go? NSFW	190	AclockworkWalrus