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How easy was it to change careers in the Soviet Union?

144 upvotes • ASigIAm213

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Why exactly did the Black Panther Party collapse?

144 upvotes • Looseseal99

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[meta] I've noticed the "Interesting Inquirer" flair, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the rules. Whats the requirement for this flair?

144 upvotes • uwhfuinw

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The Forgotten War of 1914

144 upvotes • tsolmonbaatar

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What did people think of the "black sludge [that] seeped out of the ground... around Baghdad, or gas fires flared off swamps in Mosul" prior to the development of petrol?

144 upvotes • MorseFraiche

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In a Christmas Story, Bob Cratchit earned 15 shillings a week in 1840. What was the spending power of a wage like that?

144 upvotes • funsizedsamurai

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What would happen if someone fell into a Gladiator Arena during a battle?

144 upvotes • AnonymousUser99999

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What is the origin of the role-playing game? Is Dungeons & Dragons the first iteration, or were people playing games like this prior to D&D?

144 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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A trope fairly common in various media is the "last cigarette" given to those about to be executed by gunfire. How often did this happen and when did it come about?

144 upvotes • Carefully_random

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Why is Engels not associated with the birth of communism as Marx?

144 upvotes • The-Kappa-Elite

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How easy was it to change careers in the Soviet Union?	144	ASigIAm213
Why exactly did the Black Panther Party collapse?	144	Looseseal99
[meta] I've noticed the "Interesting Inquirer" flair, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the rules. Whats the requirement for this flair?	144	uwhfuinw
The Forgotten War of 1914	144	tsolmonbaatar
What did people think of the "black sludge [that] seeped out of the ground... around Baghdad, or gas fires flared off swamps in Mosul" prior to the development of petrol?	144	MorseFraiche
In a Christmas Story, Bob Cratchit earned 15 shillings a week in 1840. What was the spending power of a wage like that?	144	funsizedsamurai
What would happen if someone fell into a Gladiator Arena during a battle?	144	AnonymousUser99999
What is the origin of the role-playing game? Is Dungeons & Dragons the first iteration, or were people playing games like this prior to D&D?	144	TheJucheisLoose
A trope fairly common in various media is the "last cigarette" given to those about to be executed by gunfire. How often did this happen and when did it come about?	144	Carefully_random
Why is Engels not associated with the birth of communism as Marx?	144	The-Kappa-Elite