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Were historic Royal Families aware of the effects of inbreeding?

157 upvotes • Wingman57

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How did Pablo Escobar become so rich and powerful through drugs, but still become a congressman in Columbia?

157 upvotes • antici________potato

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During the Holocaust how did rumors about the camps reach the outside

157 upvotes • smelllikespleensyrup

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The War at Home: A Panel AMA on the Home Fronts of World Wars One and Two

157 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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How did Nationalism change from being a concept associated with the left wing in the 18th and early 19th centuries, to a concept associated with the right wing in the late 19th and 20th century?

157 upvotes • ManicMarine

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In ITV's adaptation of "Murder on the Orient Express", we see a Turkish mob seize and stone a woman for adultery. Was that at all likely, or even possible, in '30s Istanbul?

157 upvotes • Tufto

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Richard Nixon is often remembered for Watergate and as corrupt. What are some of the more positive things that came from his presidency?

157 upvotes • Chainweasel

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In the aftermath of World War II, was there a party in Germany that was seen as a spiritual successor to / remnant of the Nazis? Was there one party in which former Nazis tended to end up?

157 upvotes • TheVegetaMonologues

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Why did a constitutional amendment have to be ratified to outlaw alcohol, but not for other drugs?

157 upvotes • MC_DICKS-A_LOT

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What gods and lore would have been believed by people in western Germany prior to the introduction of Christianity?

157 upvotes • NCMtoBe

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were historic Royal Families aware of the effects of inbreeding?	157	Wingman57
How did Pablo Escobar become so rich and powerful through drugs, but still become a congressman in Columbia?	157	antici________potato
During the Holocaust how did rumors about the camps reach the outside	157	smelllikespleensyrup
The War at Home: A Panel AMA on the Home Fronts of World Wars One and Two	157	Georgy_K_Zhukov
How did Nationalism change from being a concept associated with the left wing in the 18th and early 19th centuries, to a concept associated with the right wing in the late 19th and 20th century?	157	ManicMarine
In ITV's adaptation of "Murder on the Orient Express", we see a Turkish mob seize and stone a woman for adultery. Was that at all likely, or even possible, in '30s Istanbul?	157	Tufto
Richard Nixon is often remembered for Watergate and as corrupt. What are some of the more positive things that came from his presidency?	157	Chainweasel
In the aftermath of World War II, was there a party in Germany that was seen as a spiritual successor to / remnant of the Nazis? Was there one party in which former Nazis tended to end up?	157	TheVegetaMonologues
Why did a constitutional amendment have to be ratified to outlaw alcohol, but not for other drugs?	157	MC_DICKS-A_LOT
What gods and lore would have been believed by people in western Germany prior to the introduction of Christianity?	157	NCMtoBe