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Today, lots of people use drugs or drink solely in order to alter their consciousness. Historically, were drugs usually medicinal or were they used solely for pleasure?

162 upvotes • discountwilderbeast

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Why does TV/Film from the late 80s/90s often have such oversaturated colours?

162 upvotes • holytriplem

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Why so many Budapest 19th century building sport interior courtyard and hanging corridors?

162 upvotes • chx_

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What was the casualty rate among observation balloon observers in WWI?

162 upvotes • discountwilderbeast

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How were US Space achievements (specifically the moon landing) portrayed in the Soviet Union?

162 upvotes • anubis2051

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AMA: Scottish Gaelic language and culture in Scotland and Nova Scotia

162 upvotes • Emily_McEwan-Fujita

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Why did West Francia struggle so much during the Viking age, yet East Francia managed to not only defeat the Danes but the Maygars as well?

162 upvotes • woffo2

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How were young people viewed by older people in classical Greece?

162 upvotes • sugarfreecummybear

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What happened to the Carthaginians of Western Sicily after Rome conquered the Island?

162 upvotes • woffo2

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suppose I visited Rome in 454. how could I tell the western empire was on extremely hard times from the things around me?

162 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Today, lots of people use drugs or drink solely in order to alter their consciousness. Historically, were drugs usually medicinal or were they used solely for pleasure?	162	discountwilderbeast
Why does TV/Film from the late 80s/90s often have such oversaturated colours?	162	holytriplem
Why so many Budapest 19th century building sport interior courtyard and hanging corridors?	162	chx_
What was the casualty rate among observation balloon observers in WWI?	162	discountwilderbeast
How were US Space achievements (specifically the moon landing) portrayed in the Soviet Union?	162	anubis2051
AMA: Scottish Gaelic language and culture in Scotland and Nova Scotia	162	Emily_McEwan-Fujita
Why did West Francia struggle so much during the Viking age, yet East Francia managed to not only defeat the Danes but the Maygars as well?	162	woffo2
How were young people viewed by older people in classical Greece?	162	sugarfreecummybear
What happened to the Carthaginians of Western Sicily after Rome conquered the Island?	162	woffo2
suppose I visited Rome in 454. how could I tell the western empire was on extremely hard times from the things around me?	162	grapp