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Have standards of beauty for women changed more than for men? Or: why do we hear more about the evolution of feminine beauty than masculine?

164 upvotes • envatted_love

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How many WW1 veteranes served in the beginning of WW2?

164 upvotes • Virgindognotreally

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Why did France and Britain not launch a major offensive against Germany during the invasion of Poland?

164 upvotes • -Montgomery-

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Why did the scientific revolution and the enlightenment happen in the West and not anywhere in the rest of the world?

164 upvotes • krantibum

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World War II seemed to have a huge effect on technological development. Was anything similar observed after WW1?

164 upvotes • Xaphianion

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When did civilizations stop building walls around cities and why? what happened to the cities that had walls such as Rome?

164 upvotes • Lethalgrampa

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I'm a Puritan teenager in New England, 1655. Is there anything close to naughty I can get my hands on and read/see to satisfy the devil within me? (NSFW) NSFW

164 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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Why besiege a castle instead of bypassing it ?

164 upvotes • guilleloco

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What is the oldest organization that is still active?

164 upvotes • [deleted]

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The Spanish and English language Wikipedia pages about the "Grand Armada" present pretty divergent views on the level of success/failure of the expedition. Is this a continuing controversy between English/Spanish language historians?

164 upvotes • pm_me_your_cuck_pics

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Have standards of beauty for women changed more than for men? Or: why do we hear more about the evolution of feminine beauty than masculine?	164	envatted_love
How many WW1 veteranes served in the beginning of WW2?	164	Virgindognotreally
Why did France and Britain not launch a major offensive against Germany during the invasion of Poland?	164	-Montgomery-
Why did the scientific revolution and the enlightenment happen in the West and not anywhere in the rest of the world?	164	krantibum
World War II seemed to have a huge effect on technological development. Was anything similar observed after WW1?	164	Xaphianion
When did civilizations stop building walls around cities and why? what happened to the cities that had walls such as Rome?	164	Lethalgrampa
I'm a Puritan teenager in New England, 1655. Is there anything close to naughty I can get my hands on and read/see to satisfy the devil within me? (NSFW) NSFW	164	LukeInTheSkyWith
Why besiege a castle instead of bypassing it ?	164	guilleloco
What is the oldest organization that is still active?	164	[deleted]
The Spanish and English language Wikipedia pages about the "Grand Armada" present pretty divergent views on the level of success/failure of the expedition. Is this a continuing controversy between English/Spanish language historians?	164	pm_me_your_cuck_pics