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I always read people talk about Russia defeating the Germans in WW2 with numbers, but how did Russia's population grow so large in the first place?

182 upvotes • GlumTown6

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The Star Trek Episode "Far Beyond the Stars" centers around a Black science fiction writer attempting to publish a story centering around a Black space captian in a sci-fi magazine; What was the role of people of color in early science fiction?

182 upvotes • artfulorpheus

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Judaism seems to be the only religion that survived as a minority in Christian Europe. All other religions (paganism, cult of Mithras, shamanism etc.) died out or were eradicated. Why did Judaism manage to stay alive as a minority religion in Europe?

182 upvotes • istami

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The Catholic Church’s reaction to Galileo’s heliocentric model is now famous, but how did other religions like Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam react to heliocentricism?

182 upvotes • thepickledpepper

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Did the Allies have plans for what to do with Hitler, if they captured him alive?

182 upvotes • Jerswar

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The majority of papers/essays that I have written for school were required to be typed in 12pt Times New Roman font. Why was this specific size and font set as an academic standard?

182 upvotes • eigengrau1

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Were the Rosenburgs actually guilty of espionage?

182 upvotes • deep_sea2

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What Happened to Alexander the Great’s Cloak?

182 upvotes • OldDogWater

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When people dance in shows or movies set during the Regency Period, it seems like everyone on the dance floor follows exactly the same steps as everyone else. Is this historically accurate or is it just for the sake of presentation on screen?

182 upvotes • joshuamarkrsantos

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Why did Renaissance artists depict both men and women completely hairless? Was body hair seen as something sexual back then?

182 upvotes • bad-kween

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I always read people talk about Russia defeating the Germans in WW2 with numbers, but how did Russia's population grow so large in the first place?	182	GlumTown6
The Star Trek Episode "Far Beyond the Stars" centers around a Black science fiction writer attempting to publish a story centering around a Black space captian in a sci-fi magazine; What was the role of people of color in early science fiction?	182	artfulorpheus
Judaism seems to be the only religion that survived as a minority in Christian Europe. All other religions (paganism, cult of Mithras, shamanism etc.) died out or were eradicated. Why did Judaism manage to stay alive as a minority religion in Europe?	182	istami
The Catholic Church’s reaction to Galileo’s heliocentric model is now famous, but how did other religions like Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam react to heliocentricism?	182	thepickledpepper
Did the Allies have plans for what to do with Hitler, if they captured him alive?	182	Jerswar
The majority of papers/essays that I have written for school were required to be typed in 12pt Times New Roman font. Why was this specific size and font set as an academic standard?	182	eigengrau1
Were the Rosenburgs actually guilty of espionage?	182	deep_sea2
What Happened to Alexander the Great’s Cloak?	182	OldDogWater
When people dance in shows or movies set during the Regency Period, it seems like everyone on the dance floor follows exactly the same steps as everyone else. Is this historically accurate or is it just for the sake of presentation on screen?	182	joshuamarkrsantos
Why did Renaissance artists depict both men and women completely hairless? Was body hair seen as something sexual back then?	182	bad-kween