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Did Robert E. Lee really join the Confederates because he "Loved his native state of Virginia"? Or is that revisionist history that makes him seem like a better person than he was?

5839 upvotes • MyBossSawMyOldName

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Before desegregation, did people believe that Heaven was segregated?

5828 upvotes • feygay

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17,000,000 people can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Kahn. He had eleven legitimate children, but hordes (pun) of illegitimate children. What was life like for these children and their mothers through his empire?

5802 upvotes • banaza715

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Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?

5800 upvotes • riftsweeper1

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Why is Patagonia so sparsely populated?

5778 upvotes • zvezd0pad

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Monday Methods: "The children will go bathing" – on the study of cruelty

5774 upvotes • commiespaceinvader

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Was Plato aware of Buddha?

5768 upvotes • iwanttobepart

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If a bodybuilder was to walk around medieval Europe how strange would they look to the average person?

5761 upvotes • dreadful_name

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Apparently Blackbeards favourite drink was rum and gunpowder. Was gunpowder regularly consumed in the past, was it dangerous, did it add flavour? Is it still used today in food / drink?

5760 upvotes • poshjosh1999

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If you bought two loafs of bread in a medieval market, would they just be handed to you, or will you recive some sort of sack or bag?

5759 upvotes • NiceGuyPewdipie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Robert E. Lee really join the Confederates because he "Loved his native state of Virginia"? Or is that revisionist history that makes him seem like a better person than he was?	5839	MyBossSawMyOldName
Before desegregation, did people believe that Heaven was segregated?	5828	feygay
17,000,000 people can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Kahn. He had eleven legitimate children, but hordes (pun) of illegitimate children. What was life like for these children and their mothers through his empire?	5802	banaza715
Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?	5800	riftsweeper1
Why is Patagonia so sparsely populated?	5778	zvezd0pad
Monday Methods: "The children will go bathing" – on the study of cruelty	5774	commiespaceinvader
Was Plato aware of Buddha?	5768	iwanttobepart
If a bodybuilder was to walk around medieval Europe how strange would they look to the average person?	5761	dreadful_name
Apparently Blackbeards favourite drink was rum and gunpowder. Was gunpowder regularly consumed in the past, was it dangerous, did it add flavour? Is it still used today in food / drink?	5760	poshjosh1999
If you bought two loafs of bread in a medieval market, would they just be handed to you, or will you recive some sort of sack or bag?	5759	NiceGuyPewdipie