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Pop culture (eg Simpsons and Futurama) often portrays Nixon as a terrible "retail politician." Is this accurate?

154 upvotes • DGBD

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The trope of nuclear waste being a green ooze goes back until at least the 80s (Saturday morning cartoons and such.) Where did this iconic (and incorrect) image come from?

154 upvotes • thepixelpaint

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Did European Christians not eat eggs during the Middle Ages?

154 upvotes • sao_joao_castanho

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So I'm dating a a Chinese girl in Beijing who insists that my perceptions of North and South Korea are blinded by Western Media: Is there any chance that Western narratives of North Korea are sensationalist?

154 upvotes • [deleted]

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Being a redditor for 11 months I would like to say this is the best,informative,civil,and best subreddit i have seen . Are we living in a time with the longest life expectancy in human history ? Is cancer something that came from from the industrial revolution or always been with us ?

154 upvotes • lukestiltwalker

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Who were the "Sea Peoples" ?

154 upvotes • souljasteele37

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How damaged would a knight's armour be after or during a medieval campaign?

154 upvotes • udiefoolz

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What was the stereotype of German people in the western world before WWI?

154 upvotes • [deleted]

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What was the origin(s) of the practice of women removing most, or all of their body hair?

154 upvotes • Sofa_SoGood

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AMA about the AIDS crisis in gay America!

154 upvotes • cephalopodie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Pop culture (eg Simpsons and Futurama) often portrays Nixon as a terrible "retail politician." Is this accurate?	154	DGBD
The trope of nuclear waste being a green ooze goes back until at least the 80s (Saturday morning cartoons and such.) Where did this iconic (and incorrect) image come from?	154	thepixelpaint
Did European Christians not eat eggs during the Middle Ages?	154	sao_joao_castanho
So I'm dating a a Chinese girl in Beijing who insists that my perceptions of North and South Korea are blinded by Western Media: Is there any chance that Western narratives of North Korea are sensationalist?	154	[deleted]
Being a redditor for 11 months I would like to say this is the best,informative,civil,and best subreddit i have seen . Are we living in a time with the longest life expectancy in human history ? Is cancer something that came from from the industrial revolution or always been with us ?	154	lukestiltwalker
Who were the "Sea Peoples" ?	154	souljasteele37
How damaged would a knight's armour be after or during a medieval campaign?	154	udiefoolz
What was the stereotype of German people in the western world before WWI?	154	[deleted]
What was the origin(s) of the practice of women removing most, or all of their body hair?	154	Sofa_SoGood
AMA about the AIDS crisis in gay America!	154	cephalopodie