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How well and what style of swimming did Europeans have in the Medieval periods?

169 upvotes • KatsumotoKurier

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What came first, the forklift or the pallet?

169 upvotes • DucoNihilum

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How did red and white checkered tablecloths become associated with Italian restaurants?

169 upvotes • yeswesodacan

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Richard Winters, of the 101st Airborne, is now perhaps the best-known US front line combat leader of WW2, in the public eye at least. How exceptional was he, and how remarkable were his leadership achievements?

169 upvotes • TONEandBARS

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In the slave owning ancient societies such as Rome, did any of them have any social movements for the abolition of slavery or at least efforts to improve the welfare of slaves?

169 upvotes • Huggydabuggy

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Why do the characters on pre-war Japanese empire propaganda posters look so much more stereotypically East Asian (straight black hair and slanted eyes) than characters from anime and manga produced after the war?

169 upvotes • grapp

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How "out of the blue" was the Argentine invasion of the Falklands?

169 upvotes • Brickie78

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Why did American doctors in the late 19th Century/Early 20th century believe that masturbation led to insanity and that circumcision was a viable cure for masturbation? NSFW

169 upvotes • Cugos

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Would a lower class soldier in a medieval army be rewarded or punished for killing a noble or royal?

169 upvotes • Subredditsurfer

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The Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts not withstanding, has there ever been any recorded deaths resulting from nuclear weapons?

169 upvotes • Infinite_Toilet

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How well and what style of swimming did Europeans have in the Medieval periods?	169	KatsumotoKurier
What came first, the forklift or the pallet?	169	DucoNihilum
How did red and white checkered tablecloths become associated with Italian restaurants?	169	yeswesodacan
Richard Winters, of the 101st Airborne, is now perhaps the best-known US front line combat leader of WW2, in the public eye at least. How exceptional was he, and how remarkable were his leadership achievements?	169	TONEandBARS
In the slave owning ancient societies such as Rome, did any of them have any social movements for the abolition of slavery or at least efforts to improve the welfare of slaves?	169	Huggydabuggy
Why do the characters on pre-war Japanese empire propaganda posters look so much more stereotypically East Asian (straight black hair and slanted eyes) than characters from anime and manga produced after the war?	169	grapp
How "out of the blue" was the Argentine invasion of the Falklands?	169	Brickie78
Why did American doctors in the late 19th Century/Early 20th century believe that masturbation led to insanity and that circumcision was a viable cure for masturbation? NSFW	169	Cugos
Would a lower class soldier in a medieval army be rewarded or punished for killing a noble or royal?	169	Subredditsurfer
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts not withstanding, has there ever been any recorded deaths resulting from nuclear weapons?	169	Infinite_Toilet