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Reading Golden Age comics I find a lot of stories involving vigilantes taking on the mobsters. During this era, was it perceived that the the justice system was inadequate? Or is this more just fantasy solutions to rising crimes? (Or just an older literary trope I am not aware of)

144 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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It may be silly but... Why did Plato and Aristotle not have surnames? Was it common in ancient times?

144 upvotes • gringawn

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Is the murder mystery dinner trope, such as seen in the film Clue (1995), based on any real events? Are there any historical instances of dinner-time murders among the aristocracy or super rich?

144 upvotes • theparallelpelican

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Was Churchill truly responsible for the Bengali famine in 1943?

144 upvotes • oleboogerhays

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In 1794, Chief Justice John Jay negotiated a treaty with the UK on behalf of President Washington. Why was the most important judge chosen for this role and when and why did the practice of using judges this way stop?

144 upvotes • Awesomeuser90

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Why would Englishmen wearing those wires on their shirt just below the elbows?

144 upvotes • NewtLlewellyn

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Why do we say capitalism appeared after the Middle Ages?

144 upvotes • internettesvolants

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Why do we translate names? (Swedish Karl X -> Charles X; Jeanne d'arc -> Joan etc)

144 upvotes • AnxiousHistoryNerd

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Before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, had any other religions tried to formally codify a sense of "orthodoxy" in order to regulate and unify its adherents?

144 upvotes • Quadraticabacus

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Why are so many of South and Central America's most populous cities at higher elevations while almost none of North America's are?

144 upvotes • roundballchatauqua

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Reading Golden Age comics I find a lot of stories involving vigilantes taking on the mobsters. During this era, was it perceived that the the justice system was inadequate? Or is this more just fantasy solutions to rising crimes? (Or just an older literary trope I am not aware of)	144	Paulie_Gatto
It may be silly but... Why did Plato and Aristotle not have surnames? Was it common in ancient times?	144	gringawn
Is the murder mystery dinner trope, such as seen in the film Clue (1995), based on any real events? Are there any historical instances of dinner-time murders among the aristocracy or super rich?	144	theparallelpelican
Was Churchill truly responsible for the Bengali famine in 1943?	144	oleboogerhays
In 1794, Chief Justice John Jay negotiated a treaty with the UK on behalf of President Washington. Why was the most important judge chosen for this role and when and why did the practice of using judges this way stop?	144	Awesomeuser90
Why would Englishmen wearing those wires on their shirt just below the elbows?	144	NewtLlewellyn
Why do we say capitalism appeared after the Middle Ages?	144	internettesvolants
Why do we translate names? (Swedish Karl X -> Charles X; Jeanne d'arc -> Joan etc)	144	AnxiousHistoryNerd
Before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, had any other religions tried to formally codify a sense of "orthodoxy" in order to regulate and unify its adherents?	144	Quadraticabacus
Why are so many of South and Central America's most populous cities at higher elevations while almost none of North America's are?	144	roundballchatauqua