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Why is not trimming pubic hair, associated with the 70s? NSFW

174 upvotes • beefstewforyou

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From where did Roman legionnaires get their equipment?

174 upvotes • Saxon2060

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Did President Carter ban Iranians from entering the U.S.?

174 upvotes • drunkpontiff

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During historic curfews where did homeless citizens go?

174 upvotes • NotReallyMyJob

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How did "Sir" go from a title of nobility to just a term used to address someone politely?

174 upvotes • Fresh20s

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Did the Greeks and Romans name ships as we do nowadays?

174 upvotes • eurotool

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How effective were Hannibal's war elephants?

174 upvotes • MIBPJ

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Was there some kind of "newspaper" in ancient rome? Do we know how information and news usually spread throughout the empire?

174 upvotes • Loeron

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Did the Spanish and the Portuguese Christian missionaries in Japan really had intentions of initiating an invasion of Japan? How valid were the Japanese Shoguns' suspicions that Christian missionary activity was a prelude to an invasion of Japan?

174 upvotes • bluerobot27

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What were the ramifications to the average British citizen in 1783 when Britain conceded to let America secede? Did it hurt their economy or make it harder to import necessary goods or anything? Were there worries that other colonies would begin to secede too?

174 upvotes • graaahh

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is not trimming pubic hair, associated with the 70s? NSFW	174	beefstewforyou
From where did Roman legionnaires get their equipment?	174	Saxon2060
Did President Carter ban Iranians from entering the U.S.?	174	drunkpontiff
During historic curfews where did homeless citizens go?	174	NotReallyMyJob
How did "Sir" go from a title of nobility to just a term used to address someone politely?	174	Fresh20s
Did the Greeks and Romans name ships as we do nowadays?	174	eurotool
How effective were Hannibal's war elephants?	174	MIBPJ
Was there some kind of "newspaper" in ancient rome? Do we know how information and news usually spread throughout the empire?	174	Loeron
Did the Spanish and the Portuguese Christian missionaries in Japan really had intentions of initiating an invasion of Japan? How valid were the Japanese Shoguns' suspicions that Christian missionary activity was a prelude to an invasion of Japan?	174	bluerobot27
What were the ramifications to the average British citizen in 1783 when Britain conceded to let America secede? Did it hurt their economy or make it harder to import necessary goods or anything? Were there worries that other colonies would begin to secede too?	174	graaahh