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What led to the great molasses flood? Did it have an impact on industrial regulations on a national scale, the way a modern disaster, such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, would now?

176 upvotes • td4999

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How accurate is the assertion that "that the 19th Century stereotype of the "lazy southerner" was caused by widespread hookworm infections, which caused poor southerners to be lethargic, malnourished, stunted, and mentally retarded."

176 upvotes • 10z20Luka

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Was there ever any serious consideration from the US administration to divide the US into a north and a south, allowing the confederacy to become their own nation state?

176 upvotes • MrOaiki

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Why didn't Romania and Moldova reunite after the soviet union collapsed?

176 upvotes • sheehanmilesk

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I am a blind man in the Middle Ages. How useful am I and what jobs can I do to survive?

176 upvotes • xain1112

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What was the suicide rate of slaves? Or Jews during the holocaust.

176 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is there a historical explanation as to why calling a chinese person "Chinaman" is considered more offensive than calling someone "Scotsman", "Irishman" and "Frenchman"?

176 upvotes • Solid_SHALASHASKA

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Why did the Surrender of Japan happen on the USS Missouri instead of Japanese soil? Is there a tradition for nations officially surrounding at sea?

176 upvotes • gelbkatze

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How reliable was the electricity grid within the Soviet Union, during the latter half of the 20th century?

176 upvotes • Saoirse-on-Thames

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The Taiping Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan, a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ and the son of God, he had millions of followers in China during the civil war, how exactly did this happen?

176 upvotes • PabloPeublo

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What led to the great molasses flood? Did it have an impact on industrial regulations on a national scale, the way a modern disaster, such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, would now?	176	td4999
How accurate is the assertion that "that the 19th Century stereotype of the "lazy southerner" was caused by widespread hookworm infections, which caused poor southerners to be lethargic, malnourished, stunted, and mentally retarded."	176	10z20Luka
Was there ever any serious consideration from the US administration to divide the US into a north and a south, allowing the confederacy to become their own nation state?	176	MrOaiki
Why didn't Romania and Moldova reunite after the soviet union collapsed?	176	sheehanmilesk
I am a blind man in the Middle Ages. How useful am I and what jobs can I do to survive?	176	xain1112
What was the suicide rate of slaves? Or Jews during the holocaust.	176	[deleted]
Is there a historical explanation as to why calling a chinese person "Chinaman" is considered more offensive than calling someone "Scotsman", "Irishman" and "Frenchman"?	176	Solid_SHALASHASKA
Why did the Surrender of Japan happen on the USS Missouri instead of Japanese soil? Is there a tradition for nations officially surrounding at sea?	176	gelbkatze
How reliable was the electricity grid within the Soviet Union, during the latter half of the 20th century?	176	Saoirse-on-Thames
The Taiping Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan, a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ and the son of God, he had millions of followers in China during the civil war, how exactly did this happen?	176	PabloPeublo