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When the Soviet Union collapsed during H.W. Bush's presidency, he never did a "victory lap," at the Berlin Wall. It's hard to imagine such restraint from American politicians today Was his restraint considered odd at the time, since he failed to mark a victory 40 years in the making?

146 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Was the concept of the Irish being a lesser race something that predated the mid-19th century rise in racial science, or was it something which began to circulate more widely after the Famine era began?

146 upvotes • KatsumotoKurier

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What was the suicide rate of slaves in America?

146 upvotes • hotpotato70

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I am a Soviet girl living in 1970s/1980s USSR and I am going to shop for toiletries, cosmetics and fashionable clothing. Okay, how do I do that?

146 upvotes • bluerobot27

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What happened to mentality impaired absolute monarchs.

146 upvotes • Chris6454

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Where did the Minoans get their water from?

146 upvotes • chiefchirpa7865

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Suppose I'm an indigenous Siberian living deep in Siberia in 1917, how long did it take for me to find out about the revolution? Did I even know that I lived in "Russia"?

146 upvotes • elgringofrijolero

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Breechloading rifles have been produced as early as the 14th century, but were not common until well into the 19th century where they massively outclassed older muskets. What factors made these guns prohibitive for large production, and what changed in the 19th century that made it possible?

146 upvotes • MolotovCollective

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A lot of attention is often given to Irish and Italian immigration during the 20th century, but Germans make up the overwhelming amount of immigrants in most of the US and very little focus is given to the experiences of German immigrants during the 20th century. Why is this?

146 upvotes • CantInventAUsername

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If European explorers of the New World were looking for gold, why didn't they go conquer Mali which was known for its gold for centuries by that point?

146 upvotes • sarinmintcandy

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When the Soviet Union collapsed during H.W. Bush's presidency, he never did a "victory lap," at the Berlin Wall. It's hard to imagine such restraint from American politicians today Was his restraint considered odd at the time, since he failed to mark a victory 40 years in the making?	146	RusticBohemian
Was the concept of the Irish being a lesser race something that predated the mid-19th century rise in racial science, or was it something which began to circulate more widely after the Famine era began?	146	KatsumotoKurier
What was the suicide rate of slaves in America?	146	hotpotato70
I am a Soviet girl living in 1970s/1980s USSR and I am going to shop for toiletries, cosmetics and fashionable clothing. Okay, how do I do that?	146	bluerobot27
What happened to mentality impaired absolute monarchs.	146	Chris6454
Where did the Minoans get their water from?	146	chiefchirpa7865
Suppose I'm an indigenous Siberian living deep in Siberia in 1917, how long did it take for me to find out about the revolution? Did I even know that I lived in "Russia"?	146	elgringofrijolero
Breechloading rifles have been produced as early as the 14th century, but were not common until well into the 19th century where they massively outclassed older muskets. What factors made these guns prohibitive for large production, and what changed in the 19th century that made it possible?	146	MolotovCollective
A lot of attention is often given to Irish and Italian immigration during the 20th century, but Germans make up the overwhelming amount of immigrants in most of the US and very little focus is given to the experiences of German immigrants during the 20th century. Why is this?	146	CantInventAUsername
If European explorers of the New World were looking for gold, why didn't they go conquer Mali which was known for its gold for centuries by that point?	146	sarinmintcandy