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Nadezhda Alliluyeva commited suicide after an argument with Stalin about the collectivization policies. What was her position on them and what were her overall views on how the USSR was ran?

170 upvotes • da_persiflator

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Why is it called a “Bachelor’s” degree?

170 upvotes • WellFunkMe

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International Women's Day AMA - the Astor100 project, celebrating the life and legacy of Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in British parliament

170 upvotes • DrJacquiTurner

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I remember reading somewhere that Scottish immigrants in Colonial Appalachia often formed shared communities, or at least friendly ties, with Native tribes because of similar "clan" structures and love of sport. Is there any validity to this?

170 upvotes • [deleted]

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Edward, Prince of Wales, late King Edward VIII, received the Military Cross in the First World War. However, Lord Kitchener explicitly forbade him from serving on the front lines. Did the heir to the throne actually have an opportunity to show "exemplary gallantry during active operations"?

170 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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Why did black barbershops become an important part of African American history?

170 upvotes • McPuffins88

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Egyptians described a country they traded with named Punt that's believed to be in Somalia yet archeologists never found ruins of it. What's the likelihood that there are other large scale civilizations on the level of Egypt or Sumeria that we have no records of?

170 upvotes • UsualHistory5

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Why is there a relative lack of military armor museums in the US, and why did the Army Ordnance Museum destroy so many artifacts?

170 upvotes • Komm

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Were bathrooms set up for those massive Hitler speeches?

170 upvotes • Qikdraw

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What did the romans do with people with mental disabilities like Down Syndrome?, and what did they think about them?

170 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Nadezhda Alliluyeva commited suicide after an argument with Stalin about the collectivization policies. What was her position on them and what were her overall views on how the USSR was ran?	170	da_persiflator
Why is it called a “Bachelor’s” degree?	170	WellFunkMe
International Women's Day AMA - the Astor100 project, celebrating the life and legacy of Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in British parliament	170	DrJacquiTurner
I remember reading somewhere that Scottish immigrants in Colonial Appalachia often formed shared communities, or at least friendly ties, with Native tribes because of similar "clan" structures and love of sport. Is there any validity to this?	170	[deleted]
Edward, Prince of Wales, late King Edward VIII, received the Military Cross in the First World War. However, Lord Kitchener explicitly forbade him from serving on the front lines. Did the heir to the throne actually have an opportunity to show "exemplary gallantry during active operations"?	170	Rob-With-One-B
Why did black barbershops become an important part of African American history?	170	McPuffins88
Egyptians described a country they traded with named Punt that's believed to be in Somalia yet archeologists never found ruins of it. What's the likelihood that there are other large scale civilizations on the level of Egypt or Sumeria that we have no records of?	170	UsualHistory5
Why is there a relative lack of military armor museums in the US, and why did the Army Ordnance Museum destroy so many artifacts?	170	Komm
Were bathrooms set up for those massive Hitler speeches?	170	Qikdraw
What did the romans do with people with mental disabilities like Down Syndrome?, and what did they think about them?	170	Frigorifico