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Why did burgers n fries joints (like McDonalds, Whataburger and Burger King) become so successful as franchises? What social and economic changes made fast food king?

2584 upvotes • IphisofCrete

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Is it true that Hitler never visited a concentration camp? If so, why?

2583 upvotes • Theoson

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Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146BC and not permanently re-built until Caesar's time a century later. Suppose I visited the site at sometime in between, 129BC say, what, if anything, would I find there?

2583 upvotes • grapp

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What did the Habsburgs think about the 'Habsburg jaw'?

2582 upvotes • FirstAuroraBorealis

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In the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 (set in 1899), a criminal gang steals physical paper bonds from the personal train carriage of a railway magnate. What was the process of selling stolen bonds in those days?

2581 upvotes • Ride_3m_Cowboy

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Did medieval Chinese society have a feudal warrior class akin to knights or samurais?

2580 upvotes • Sneaks_McGeeks

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How genuine was Boris Yeltsin's democratic reforms in Russia? Did Putin "betray" his ideals by grabbing more power?

2577 upvotes • 2012Jesusdies

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Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? Do we know what people in the middle ages dreamt about and what did they think it meant ?

2577 upvotes • alvy-singer

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Is there a consensus among historians whether the 13th century 'children's crusade' actually happened? If it was a myth, do we have any idea where it sprung from, by whom, or why?

2576 upvotes • td4999

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Why is it that when Louis XVI was executed other European monarchies attempted to suppress the French revolution but when Charles I was executed, 2 centuries prior at that, England was left to its own devices?

2576 upvotes • koga90

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did burgers n fries joints (like McDonalds, Whataburger and Burger King) become so successful as franchises? What social and economic changes made fast food king?	2584	IphisofCrete
Is it true that Hitler never visited a concentration camp? If so, why?	2583	Theoson
Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146BC and not permanently re-built until Caesar's time a century later. Suppose I visited the site at sometime in between, 129BC say, what, if anything, would I find there?	2583	grapp
What did the Habsburgs think about the 'Habsburg jaw'?	2582	FirstAuroraBorealis
In the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 (set in 1899), a criminal gang steals physical paper bonds from the personal train carriage of a railway magnate. What was the process of selling stolen bonds in those days?	2581	Ride_3m_Cowboy
Did medieval Chinese society have a feudal warrior class akin to knights or samurais?	2580	Sneaks_McGeeks
How genuine was Boris Yeltsin's democratic reforms in Russia? Did Putin "betray" his ideals by grabbing more power?	2577	2012Jesusdies
Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? Do we know what people in the middle ages dreamt about and what did they think it meant ?	2577	alvy-singer
Is there a consensus among historians whether the 13th century 'children's crusade' actually happened? If it was a myth, do we have any idea where it sprung from, by whom, or why?	2576	td4999
Why is it that when Louis XVI was executed other European monarchies attempted to suppress the French revolution but when Charles I was executed, 2 centuries prior at that, England was left to its own devices?	2576	koga90