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Were Slaves in the American Colonies Ever Tried For Witchcraft?

176 upvotes • Zeuvembie

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Did Stalin actually try to resign multiple times?

176 upvotes • DaughterScrewball

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How did the USSR view social democrats within the Nordic countries, and vice-versa? Were they more inclined to view one another positively or not?

176 upvotes • [deleted]

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When and why "mana", a Polynesian term for spiritual and charismatic power, became the general name for magic energy in gaming?

176 upvotes • Libertat

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Legislatures can sometimes be slow to act on new problems. How long did it take for lawmakers in the US in the early 20th c. to realize that old traffic laws made for horses weren't going to cut it for cars?

176 upvotes • JJVMT

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Why were old handwriting styles so impractical?

176 upvotes • so-sauce

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An argument I often hear against raising taxes is that all the companies/billionaires will simply move away. In the US during the 1950s they had a top marginal tax rate of 91%. Did any companies/billionaires move away? Why did they or did they not move away, and what effect did it have?

176 upvotes • 391or392

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George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue seems remarkably tolerant and open minded considering the rampant antisemitism in Europe at the time. Did it cause his administration any problems?

176 upvotes • nowlan101

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Was there a strong resistance to the Polio vaccine?

176 upvotes • AlchemicalChef

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In post WW2 naval combat, how do ships "strike the colors" & surrender at sea if modern firing systems allow ships to fire from miles away & shells can instantaneously sink warships?

176 upvotes • Paradox-ical_Major

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were Slaves in the American Colonies Ever Tried For Witchcraft?	176	Zeuvembie
Did Stalin actually try to resign multiple times?	176	DaughterScrewball
How did the USSR view social democrats within the Nordic countries, and vice-versa? Were they more inclined to view one another positively or not?	176	[deleted]
When and why "mana", a Polynesian term for spiritual and charismatic power, became the general name for magic energy in gaming?	176	Libertat
Legislatures can sometimes be slow to act on new problems. How long did it take for lawmakers in the US in the early 20th c. to realize that old traffic laws made for horses weren't going to cut it for cars?	176	JJVMT
Why were old handwriting styles so impractical?	176	so-sauce
An argument I often hear against raising taxes is that all the companies/billionaires will simply move away. In the US during the 1950s they had a top marginal tax rate of 91%. Did any companies/billionaires move away? Why did they or did they not move away, and what effect did it have?	176	391or392
George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue seems remarkably tolerant and open minded considering the rampant antisemitism in Europe at the time. Did it cause his administration any problems?	176	nowlan101
Was there a strong resistance to the Polio vaccine?	176	AlchemicalChef
In post WW2 naval combat, how do ships "strike the colors" & surrender at sea if modern firing systems allow ships to fire from miles away & shells can instantaneously sink warships?	176	Paradox-ical_Major