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Why did "Platinum" become the precious metal to represent surpassing Gold as opposed to other rare metals?

174 upvotes • ArkGuardian

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Announcing the Best of October Winners

174 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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What is the origin of the "so-so" hand gesture, where the hand is held flat with the palm facing the ground and then slightly rocked back and forth?

174 upvotes • supressthedepress

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How did Libya under Gaddafi wield such an outsized influence?

174 upvotes • TheMightyChocolate

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Why does the USA have no labour/trade union party when the UK, Australia and New Zealand do?

174 upvotes • --CJED--

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Why don’t cave paintings depict human on human violence or warfare?

174 upvotes • catcrossescourtyard

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When did people in Britain realise the empire was in decline?

174 upvotes • AnAnimeProdigy

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How did a young, rebellious filmmaker like George Lucas get big name dramatic actors like Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing to star in his fantastical space opera?

174 upvotes • AsaTJ

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Some graffiti in Pompeii reads: "Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion." Where would this soldier have been regularly based, and for what reason might he be in Pompeii?

174 upvotes • TheAntiSenate

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What was going on with German U-boats on D-Day?

174 upvotes • Capt_morgan72

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did "Platinum" become the precious metal to represent surpassing Gold as opposed to other rare metals?	174	ArkGuardian
Announcing the Best of October Winners	174	Georgy_K_Zhukov
What is the origin of the "so-so" hand gesture, where the hand is held flat with the palm facing the ground and then slightly rocked back and forth?	174	supressthedepress
How did Libya under Gaddafi wield such an outsized influence?	174	TheMightyChocolate
Why does the USA have no labour/trade union party when the UK, Australia and New Zealand do?	174	--CJED--
Why don’t cave paintings depict human on human violence or warfare?	174	catcrossescourtyard
When did people in Britain realise the empire was in decline?	174	AnAnimeProdigy
How did a young, rebellious filmmaker like George Lucas get big name dramatic actors like Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing to star in his fantastical space opera?	174	AsaTJ
Some graffiti in Pompeii reads: "Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion." Where would this soldier have been regularly based, and for what reason might he be in Pompeii?	174	TheAntiSenate
What was going on with German U-boats on D-Day?	174	Capt_morgan72