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In the 1980's NZ carried out a radical economic reform in which all the farm subsidies were abolished and sector became entirely market oriented. How was NZ able to carry it out without opposition while other developed countries were not which continue to subsidise it even as if it is very small?

158 upvotes • Shashank1000

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When did midnight become the standard starting point of a new day as opposed to dawn ?

158 upvotes • IHateConspiracists

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Did attitudes toward marriage between cousins change between the two editions of Frankenstein?

158 upvotes • aesir23

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Is fascism really an original 20th century phenomenon? Was there nothing functionally or ideologically similar to fascism at some point in history before the 1900s?

158 upvotes • AdRepresentative610

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Is there any evidence of objects (natural or man-made) from the Americas washing ashore in Europe or Africa, before Europeans became more widely aware of the existence of the 'New World'? And if so, how did people react to these objects?

158 upvotes • choose_your_fighter

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I'm watching a documentary about Moussolini and there were a few scenes where it seems that him & Hitler were conversing with each other without interpreters. What language did they used?

158 upvotes • BenCarburetor

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Constantinople has often been portrayed as the City of the World's desire during its glory days. How far did its fame stretch throughout the known world? Did merchants from India and China during the eleventh century for example tell or even hear tales if its wealth, magnificence and splendor?

158 upvotes • hrdlg1234

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What is the origin of the "last meal" request before someone is executed under the death penalty?

158 upvotes • liturby

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what was the loudest sound in history? Natural or man made, doesn’t matter. Doesn’t have to be recorded either. If there was something that occurred that was beyond a reasonable doubt the loudest noise ever

158 upvotes • sosababy1848

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What’s the current scholarly consensus on the origin of the Romanian language and identity?

158 upvotes • jogarz

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In the 1980's NZ carried out a radical economic reform in which all the farm subsidies were abolished and sector became entirely market oriented. How was NZ able to carry it out without opposition while other developed countries were not which continue to subsidise it even as if it is very small?	158	Shashank1000
When did midnight become the standard starting point of a new day as opposed to dawn ?	158	IHateConspiracists
Did attitudes toward marriage between cousins change between the two editions of Frankenstein?	158	aesir23
Is fascism really an original 20th century phenomenon? Was there nothing functionally or ideologically similar to fascism at some point in history before the 1900s?	158	AdRepresentative610
Is there any evidence of objects (natural or man-made) from the Americas washing ashore in Europe or Africa, before Europeans became more widely aware of the existence of the 'New World'? And if so, how did people react to these objects?	158	choose_your_fighter
I'm watching a documentary about Moussolini and there were a few scenes where it seems that him & Hitler were conversing with each other without interpreters. What language did they used?	158	BenCarburetor
Constantinople has often been portrayed as the City of the World's desire during its glory days. How far did its fame stretch throughout the known world? Did merchants from India and China during the eleventh century for example tell or even hear tales if its wealth, magnificence and splendor?	158	hrdlg1234
What is the origin of the "last meal" request before someone is executed under the death penalty?	158	liturby
what was the loudest sound in history? Natural or man made, doesn’t matter. Doesn’t have to be recorded either. If there was something that occurred that was beyond a reasonable doubt the loudest noise ever	158	sosababy1848
What’s the current scholarly consensus on the origin of the Romanian language and identity?	158	jogarz