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Were there any instances in the post-Civil War south of recently freed slaves seeking revenge against their former owners?

171 upvotes • XtremeGuy5

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Why is the punishment of those in hell (in various myths/religions) burning instead of something like an eternal storm or drowning? Why fire?

171 upvotes • kingwithoutakingdom

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Today, classical music has a stereotype of being made and appreciated by intellectuals and the upper classes. Was this also true in the times that it was being made (the 17th-19th centuries)? What kinds of "popular" music existed during Mozart's or Beethoven's times?

171 upvotes • WoodyStrummer

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Why did Stalin annex the Baltic states rather than make them puppet states like Hungary or Poland?

171 upvotes • sRazors96

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If I live in San Francisco during the 1860's how is my life affected by the Civil War? Could I be drafted into the Union Army? Is there an active secessionist/copperhead movement for me to join? If I'm a merchant how is my business affected? Are army deserters turing up daily?

171 upvotes • Gnagus

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Why did Anne Boleyn praise King Henry VIII on the scaffold as she was about to be beheaded, calling him good and merciful?

171 upvotes • ZiziGillespie

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In Peaky Blinders (1919 England) they talk about some kind of yellow oil that they put on horses' legs after races, and also black Gypsy powder for bones or muscles or something. Any idea what those could have been?

171 upvotes • OnmyojiOmn

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Is the papacy the oldest continuous position?

171 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did the Ottoman Empire go from being one the most powerful empires around to the Sick Man of Europe?

171 upvotes • rakony

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Did American politicians start to make themselves more appealing to Black and female voters once they were allowed to vote? How so?

171 upvotes • KeoneShyGuy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were there any instances in the post-Civil War south of recently freed slaves seeking revenge against their former owners?	171	XtremeGuy5
Why is the punishment of those in hell (in various myths/religions) burning instead of something like an eternal storm or drowning? Why fire?	171	kingwithoutakingdom
Today, classical music has a stereotype of being made and appreciated by intellectuals and the upper classes. Was this also true in the times that it was being made (the 17th-19th centuries)? What kinds of "popular" music existed during Mozart's or Beethoven's times?	171	WoodyStrummer
Why did Stalin annex the Baltic states rather than make them puppet states like Hungary or Poland?	171	sRazors96
If I live in San Francisco during the 1860's how is my life affected by the Civil War? Could I be drafted into the Union Army? Is there an active secessionist/copperhead movement for me to join? If I'm a merchant how is my business affected? Are army deserters turing up daily?	171	Gnagus
Why did Anne Boleyn praise King Henry VIII on the scaffold as she was about to be beheaded, calling him good and merciful?	171	ZiziGillespie
In Peaky Blinders (1919 England) they talk about some kind of yellow oil that they put on horses' legs after races, and also black Gypsy powder for bones or muscles or something. Any idea what those could have been?	171	OnmyojiOmn
Is the papacy the oldest continuous position?	171	[deleted]
How did the Ottoman Empire go from being one the most powerful empires around to the Sick Man of Europe?	171	rakony
Did American politicians start to make themselves more appealing to Black and female voters once they were allowed to vote? How so?	171	KeoneShyGuy