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Statues for the Renaissance time have such amazing muscular detail. Was weight training a common part of life for the models to get this much detail? Or was it the sculptors' exaggeration that made the statues have the structure that they do? When did weight training become a part of life?

180 upvotes • divyatak

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Augustus' relationship with the Cult of Isis

180 upvotes • CryptoCat92

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Pol Pot's regime killed 300k Chinese Cambodians and received extensive Chinese financial support. At one point Deng Xiaoping even invaded Vietnam in defense of a regime that genocided Chinese people. Why?

180 upvotes • englishrestoration

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In 1880 there were 80k Jews in NYC. In 1920, there were 1,5 million of them, who made up around 25% of the population. What was the reaction of Anglo Americans to this sudden "Jewification" of NYC?

180 upvotes • [deleted]

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What would Native Americans do when a tornado came?

180 upvotes • jake_Zofaa

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180 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why was Mongolia's request to join the USSR rejected?

180 upvotes • shane_4_us

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Why did the KKK burn crosses?

180 upvotes • onestepdown54

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Would Newton have drafted his Principia in English then translated to Latin, or would he have been proficient enough to compose in Latin from the outset?

180 upvotes • Dry_Discussion

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Why did John Franklin and Ernest Shackleton both leave notes saying, “All well,” at points in their respective polar expeditions when things were not looking well at all?

180 upvotes • Tony_Bicycle

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Statues for the Renaissance time have such amazing muscular detail. Was weight training a common part of life for the models to get this much detail? Or was it the sculptors' exaggeration that made the statues have the structure that they do? When did weight training become a part of life?	180	divyatak
Augustus' relationship with the Cult of Isis	180	CryptoCat92
Pol Pot's regime killed 300k Chinese Cambodians and received extensive Chinese financial support. At one point Deng Xiaoping even invaded Vietnam in defense of a regime that genocided Chinese people. Why?	180	englishrestoration
In 1880 there were 80k Jews in NYC. In 1920, there were 1,5 million of them, who made up around 25% of the population. What was the reaction of Anglo Americans to this sudden "Jewification" of NYC?	180	[deleted]
What would Native Americans do when a tornado came?	180	jake_Zofaa
[deleted by user]	180	[deleted]
Why was Mongolia's request to join the USSR rejected?	180	shane_4_us
Why did the KKK burn crosses?	180	onestepdown54
Would Newton have drafted his Principia in English then translated to Latin, or would he have been proficient enough to compose in Latin from the outset?	180	Dry_Discussion
Why did John Franklin and Ernest Shackleton both leave notes saying, “All well,” at points in their respective polar expeditions when things were not looking well at all?	180	Tony_Bicycle