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It feels like there is a lot of British humor that refers to the building of bypasses (Hitchhiker’s, various Monty Python skits, the movie Hot Fuzz). What makes bypasses such a hot topic in the UK and the subject of so much satire?

2293 upvotes • SalvationInDreams

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What did a Roman parking lot look like?

2292 upvotes • ProfessorBarium

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Quality Appreciation Thread

2291 upvotes • DaedricDanny

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Probably a silly question, but how are photographers in war not shot? epically in an instance like this...

2291 upvotes • TropicalVEVO

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Did Napoleon have any interest in recapturing Canada? At what point did French leaders give up on their attempts to reunite with the French Canadian population?

2291 upvotes • Vladith

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Was the standard 4-suit deck of playing cards originally meant for a specific game? How did we arrive at the standard 52-card deck?

2291 upvotes • SuperNintendad

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What happend to the greek settlements in India, Central Asia and Bactria?

2291 upvotes • normalRaccoon

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Sensitive, somewhat weepy male characters abound in late 18th c. Gothic novels and are not presented as unmanly or unattractive. Is there any truth in the claim I've occasionally seen that men's crying was more socially acceptable before the Industrial Revolution than it has been ever since?

2290 upvotes • JJVMT

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Why did Martin Luther write his treatise "The Jews and their Lies"? Why did he hate Jews so much?

2290 upvotes • THEnimble_mongoose

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Why do presidents have the power to pardon? What were the founding fathers arguments for giving this power vs not?

2290 upvotes • PMN19

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It feels like there is a lot of British humor that refers to the building of bypasses (Hitchhiker’s, various Monty Python skits, the movie Hot Fuzz). What makes bypasses such a hot topic in the UK and the subject of so much satire?	2293	SalvationInDreams
What did a Roman parking lot look like?	2292	ProfessorBarium
Quality Appreciation Thread	2291	DaedricDanny
Probably a silly question, but how are photographers in war not shot? epically in an instance like this...	2291	TropicalVEVO
Did Napoleon have any interest in recapturing Canada? At what point did French leaders give up on their attempts to reunite with the French Canadian population?	2291	Vladith
Was the standard 4-suit deck of playing cards originally meant for a specific game? How did we arrive at the standard 52-card deck?	2291	SuperNintendad
What happend to the greek settlements in India, Central Asia and Bactria?	2291	normalRaccoon
Sensitive, somewhat weepy male characters abound in late 18th c. Gothic novels and are not presented as unmanly or unattractive. Is there any truth in the claim I've occasionally seen that men's crying was more socially acceptable before the Industrial Revolution than it has been ever since?	2290	JJVMT
Why did Martin Luther write his treatise "The Jews and their Lies"? Why did he hate Jews so much?	2290	THEnimble_mongoose
Why do presidents have the power to pardon? What were the founding fathers arguments for giving this power vs not?	2290	PMN19