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We at least have a basic understanding of what happened to the Mainland United States (the Contiguous 48) during the Great Depression. But how did this period affect the other territories of the United States? Namely, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?

2206 upvotes • Arsenica1

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I often hear that the 'victors write the history books'. How are historians equipped to cut through the supposed propaganda in order to reveal the truth?

2206 upvotes • OtherWisdom

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Is eight-hour sleep a modern phenomenon? Did people of the past really use to sleep in two separate sessions each night?

2205 upvotes • mythoplokos

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The fourteenth amendment says that "when the right to vote at any election... is denied to any of the inhabitants of such State... or in any way abridged... the basis of representation therein shall be reduced." Has this clause ever been enforced or tested in court?

2205 upvotes • antiherowes

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How is it that nobody really knows why the Mayan civilisation deserted maya cities. But there are descendants of said civilisation? Would the reason/story not been passed down the generations?

2203 upvotes • 3crownking

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Would pianist Fats Waller actually have been treated well during his kidnapping to play at Al Capone's birthday party?

2203 upvotes • the-ghost-cow

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Is there any reason why Homer consistently refers to blood as being 'black'?

2203 upvotes • BigDaddysFUPA

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Is there any actual evidence that anti-gay sentiment in Islamic countries is because of the British Empire?

2203 upvotes • Affectionate_Hawk275

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A million soldiers fought at the battle of Changping in 260 BC. How was this logistically possible in China, while similar numbers described in Greco-Persian wars in earlier centuries are thought to be exaggerated or impossible?

2201 upvotes • wannahughahajkunless

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Disney's "Moana" (2016) depicts the inhabitants of Motunui as almost singularly dependent on the coconut palm. Is this accurate to the agricultural practices of prehistorical Polynesia?

2200 upvotes • Erezen

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We at least have a basic understanding of what happened to the Mainland United States (the Contiguous 48) during the Great Depression. But how did this period affect the other territories of the United States? Namely, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?	2206	Arsenica1
I often hear that the 'victors write the history books'. How are historians equipped to cut through the supposed propaganda in order to reveal the truth?	2206	OtherWisdom
Is eight-hour sleep a modern phenomenon? Did people of the past really use to sleep in two separate sessions each night?	2205	mythoplokos
The fourteenth amendment says that "when the right to vote at any election... is denied to any of the inhabitants of such State... or in any way abridged... the basis of representation therein shall be reduced." Has this clause ever been enforced or tested in court?	2205	antiherowes
How is it that nobody really knows why the Mayan civilisation deserted maya cities. But there are descendants of said civilisation? Would the reason/story not been passed down the generations?	2203	3crownking
Would pianist Fats Waller actually have been treated well during his kidnapping to play at Al Capone's birthday party?	2203	the-ghost-cow
Is there any reason why Homer consistently refers to blood as being 'black'?	2203	BigDaddysFUPA
Is there any actual evidence that anti-gay sentiment in Islamic countries is because of the British Empire?	2203	Affectionate_Hawk275
A million soldiers fought at the battle of Changping in 260 BC. How was this logistically possible in China, while similar numbers described in Greco-Persian wars in earlier centuries are thought to be exaggerated or impossible?	2201	wannahughahajkunless
Disney's "Moana" (2016) depicts the inhabitants of Motunui as almost singularly dependent on the coconut palm. Is this accurate to the agricultural practices of prehistorical Polynesia?	2200	Erezen