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How much did Machiavelli's "The Prince" affect political leaders up to today and how much was Machiavelli himself affected by Plato and Socrates?

149 upvotes • lordemort13

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Potatoes came to be incredibly important in places such as Ireland and Eastern Europe as a staple crop. They were, however, a New World item. What were the important staple crops before the arrival of potatoes?

149 upvotes • _-_-_-_-_-_2

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Punks vs Police in the early 80s-

149 upvotes • endcycle

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Did the U.S. government ever own slaves?

149 upvotes • Tatem1961

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I am always told and agree with, relatively, that we shouldn't judge past morality with current morality. We should judge someone in a certain time relative to the other people of that time. How can I find out what sorts of actions were/weren't permissible in various eras/countries?

149 upvotes • blindeey

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What were the various "super weapons programs" of World War II?

149 upvotes • Furious_Georgee

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When the US interstate system was built through wide open and sparsly populated areas such as the Dakotas, why it did they curve the road every few miles rather than just go straight through the vast expenses of flat land?

149 upvotes • Farmchuck

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How did US and Russian intelligence agencies (specifically the CIA and the KGB and it's successor agencies) realign themselves after the end of the Cold War?

149 upvotes • internetboyfriend666

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Ancient greek comedies featured gods. Did it offend anyone?

149 upvotes • Ilitarist

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How aware were the Founders of the possibility of gerrymandering? How concerned were they?

149 upvotes • BlackHumor

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much did Machiavelli's "The Prince" affect political leaders up to today and how much was Machiavelli himself affected by Plato and Socrates?	149	lordemort13
Potatoes came to be incredibly important in places such as Ireland and Eastern Europe as a staple crop. They were, however, a New World item. What were the important staple crops before the arrival of potatoes?	149	_-_-_-_-_-_2
Punks vs Police in the early 80s-	149	endcycle
Did the U.S. government ever own slaves?	149	Tatem1961
I am always told and agree with, relatively, that we shouldn't judge past morality with current morality. We should judge someone in a certain time relative to the other people of that time. How can I find out what sorts of actions were/weren't permissible in various eras/countries?	149	blindeey
What were the various "super weapons programs" of World War II?	149	Furious_Georgee
When the US interstate system was built through wide open and sparsly populated areas such as the Dakotas, why it did they curve the road every few miles rather than just go straight through the vast expenses of flat land?	149	Farmchuck
How did US and Russian intelligence agencies (specifically the CIA and the KGB and it's successor agencies) realign themselves after the end of the Cold War?	149	internetboyfriend666
Ancient greek comedies featured gods. Did it offend anyone?	149	Ilitarist
How aware were the Founders of the possibility of gerrymandering? How concerned were they?	149	BlackHumor