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Meta: what’s the history of this subreddit? How did it become so heavily regulated, as compared to other subreddits?

2554 upvotes • 0xE4-0x20-0xE6

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[Meta] Okay, I'm going to explain this for the last time.

2553 upvotes • eternalkerri

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Why were there so many serialkillers in the 70's?

2552 upvotes • thatonefriendwhodies

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A few US presidents used both free and enslaved African Americans as servants in the White House. How were these two groups viewed in contrast with each other by the white workers in the White House? How did they view each other?

2552 upvotes • SuperTacoMan69

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Why do so many important cultural origins and people seem to originate from around Kazakhstan, and why is it so rarely taught?

2552 upvotes • nilhaus

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How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?

2551 upvotes • alaserdolphin

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How wild would a medieval forest like the Black Forest in Germany actually be?

2551 upvotes • LordCommanderBlack

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Ted Kaczynski was, unbeknownst to him, subject of an abusive psychological experiment as an undergrad at Harvard, possibly as part of a joint program with the US government. Was this before ethical considerations were at the forefront of psychology? Were any precautions taken?

2550 upvotes • td4999

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What are the oldest debts still being payed today?

2549 upvotes • GenericUsername16

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What did contemporary victorian Londoners think of the London fog? Did they understand it was due to industrial pollution or did they think it was an environmental phenomenon?

2549 upvotes • OceansOnPluto

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Meta: what’s the history of this subreddit? How did it become so heavily regulated, as compared to other subreddits?	2554	0xE4-0x20-0xE6
[Meta] Okay, I'm going to explain this for the last time.	2553	eternalkerri
Why were there so many serialkillers in the 70's?	2552	thatonefriendwhodies
A few US presidents used both free and enslaved African Americans as servants in the White House. How were these two groups viewed in contrast with each other by the white workers in the White House? How did they view each other?	2552	SuperTacoMan69
Why do so many important cultural origins and people seem to originate from around Kazakhstan, and why is it so rarely taught?	2552	nilhaus
How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?	2551	alaserdolphin
How wild would a medieval forest like the Black Forest in Germany actually be?	2551	LordCommanderBlack
Ted Kaczynski was, unbeknownst to him, subject of an abusive psychological experiment as an undergrad at Harvard, possibly as part of a joint program with the US government. Was this before ethical considerations were at the forefront of psychology? Were any precautions taken?	2550	td4999
What are the oldest debts still being payed today?	2549	GenericUsername16
What did contemporary victorian Londoners think of the London fog? Did they understand it was due to industrial pollution or did they think it was an environmental phenomenon?	2549	OceansOnPluto