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Game of Thrones had me questioning how people viewed virginity. Were women of high standing proud or ashamed to be virgins?

181 upvotes • squidneyboi

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Was hemp as popular of a textile in 1600-1900 America as pro-cannabis activists make it out to be?

181 upvotes • carafitts

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The ancient history of kink. NSFW

181 upvotes • philipthejellyfish

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What was going on between the 1850s and 1880s that so many organized sports had their starts then?

181 upvotes • NotthatFLman

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Why was Mars viewed with more respect in Rome than his counterpart Ares did in Greece?

181 upvotes • motaesolo

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What happened to the "original" Somali language?

181 upvotes • TheRaptorsAreFrauds

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Around AD290 the Roman Empire exprinced hyperinflation. Do we know how that effected life in Roman cities?

181 upvotes • grapp

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What were the causes of the enormous spike in crime that American cities saw in the 1970s and 1980s, and why did it subside in the '90s?

181 upvotes • [deleted]

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Following the end of WW2, were German citizens deeply divided? Did everyone see the end of fascism as a good thing? I always just assumed they did. How long did it take for things to go back to "normal"? Asking for a friend country.

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Why didn't Americans re elect Jimmy Carter?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Game of Thrones had me questioning how people viewed virginity. Were women of high standing proud or ashamed to be virgins?	181	squidneyboi
Was hemp as popular of a textile in 1600-1900 America as pro-cannabis activists make it out to be?	181	carafitts
The ancient history of kink. NSFW	181	philipthejellyfish
What was going on between the 1850s and 1880s that so many organized sports had their starts then?	181	NotthatFLman
Why was Mars viewed with more respect in Rome than his counterpart Ares did in Greece?	181	motaesolo
What happened to the "original" Somali language?	181	TheRaptorsAreFrauds
Around AD290 the Roman Empire exprinced hyperinflation. Do we know how that effected life in Roman cities?	181	grapp
What were the causes of the enormous spike in crime that American cities saw in the 1970s and 1980s, and why did it subside in the '90s?	181	[deleted]
Following the end of WW2, were German citizens deeply divided? Did everyone see the end of fascism as a good thing? I always just assumed they did. How long did it take for things to go back to "normal"? Asking for a friend country.	181	[deleted]
Why didn't Americans re elect Jimmy Carter?	181	[deleted]