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Why were Mao and Lenin embalmed and put on display when practically noone else in the modern era was?

170 upvotes • ObsidianOrangutan

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Why has the House of Saud never tried to claim the caliphate?

170 upvotes • Little_Morry

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Why and how did bolt-action become the standard mechanism for rifles, pump action for shotguns, and why did lever actions fade out altogether?

170 upvotes • MrMacca1999

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Why did the Soviet Union use the sickle as a political symbol when the scythe was more efficient and replaced the sickle for reaping crops?

170 upvotes • Vaati4

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Missions of the German Secret Service in North America during World War I

170 upvotes • feilitzsch

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In the age of swords, didn't all the clashing and clanging during battle make them terribly dull and dinged? How did they remain useful beyond several minutes?

170 upvotes • enigmat1c

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In the early/mid 20th century did men really wear hats all the time, and if so, did they always have crazy hat hair?

170 upvotes • Creditworthy

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How enthusiastically did “ordinary” Germans join Nazis in antisemitic discrimination and violence before 1939?

170 upvotes • Tecker017

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When Germany reunified, what happened for East German civil servants? How were pensions changed? What about factory jobs?

170 upvotes • Josh123914

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After people started claiming Jesus was executed and rose from the dead 3 days later, did the Roman government ever attempt to debunk this by showing people Jesus' dead body?

170 upvotes • Spiritually

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were Mao and Lenin embalmed and put on display when practically noone else in the modern era was?	170	ObsidianOrangutan
Why has the House of Saud never tried to claim the caliphate?	170	Little_Morry
Why and how did bolt-action become the standard mechanism for rifles, pump action for shotguns, and why did lever actions fade out altogether?	170	MrMacca1999
Why did the Soviet Union use the sickle as a political symbol when the scythe was more efficient and replaced the sickle for reaping crops?	170	Vaati4
Missions of the German Secret Service in North America during World War I	170	feilitzsch
In the age of swords, didn't all the clashing and clanging during battle make them terribly dull and dinged? How did they remain useful beyond several minutes?	170	enigmat1c
In the early/mid 20th century did men really wear hats all the time, and if so, did they always have crazy hat hair?	170	Creditworthy
How enthusiastically did “ordinary” Germans join Nazis in antisemitic discrimination and violence before 1939?	170	Tecker017
When Germany reunified, what happened for East German civil servants? How were pensions changed? What about factory jobs?	170	Josh123914
After people started claiming Jesus was executed and rose from the dead 3 days later, did the Roman government ever attempt to debunk this by showing people Jesus' dead body?	170	Spiritually