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Why was diplomatic immunity ever implemented? It doesn't make sense to me. If they are in our country shouldn't they follow our laws?

160 upvotes • Dentedburrito

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Why have unions become so vilified in the modern day? How did public opinion shift to the current anti-union rhetoric we see today?

160 upvotes • stooge4ever

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How did Asia, specifically India and China, end up with such high population density?

160 upvotes • BasicallyBatman03

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How effective in actual warfare were the early British tanks introduced in WW1? Did they actually change anything in regards to usage of trench warfare at the time?

160 upvotes • currentmadman

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Was the flintlock pistol a common method of suicide during it's day?

160 upvotes • WhenRomansSpokeGreek

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How and why did Catalonia become part of Spain?

160 upvotes • mxrcovani

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Did people in antiquity have keys for their homes?

160 upvotes • Sarantium

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How did Ethiopia become and remain Christian while cut off from Western Christianity for almost a thousand years?

160 upvotes • Nevada_Lawyer

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Was there backlash against the modern public library?

160 upvotes • Anal_Vengeance

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How did older civilizations deal with mosquitos?

160 upvotes • CaptainFrosty88

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was diplomatic immunity ever implemented? It doesn't make sense to me. If they are in our country shouldn't they follow our laws?	160	Dentedburrito
Why have unions become so vilified in the modern day? How did public opinion shift to the current anti-union rhetoric we see today?	160	stooge4ever
How did Asia, specifically India and China, end up with such high population density?	160	BasicallyBatman03
How effective in actual warfare were the early British tanks introduced in WW1? Did they actually change anything in regards to usage of trench warfare at the time?	160	currentmadman
Was the flintlock pistol a common method of suicide during it's day?	160	WhenRomansSpokeGreek
How and why did Catalonia become part of Spain?	160	mxrcovani
Did people in antiquity have keys for their homes?	160	Sarantium
How did Ethiopia become and remain Christian while cut off from Western Christianity for almost a thousand years?	160	Nevada_Lawyer
Was there backlash against the modern public library?	160	Anal_Vengeance
How did older civilizations deal with mosquitos?	160	CaptainFrosty88