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Why would anyone stand in the front row of a column? (Napoleonic Wars)

2133 upvotes • LikeAMonkey101

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According to feudal Japan, what was to the east?

2133 upvotes • destiny-jr

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A Serial Killer expert on the podcast 'Accused' claimed that the late 70s saw such a high number of serial killers because they were raised by men who were traumatised by World War II. How accurate is this?

2132 upvotes • minorscuffleclub

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Were there really peg boys? NSFW

2131 upvotes • mustaphamondo

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Bill Clinton has been described as having an indescribable pull by people on Reddit/social media who have seen him in person. Have people who saw deceased charismatic presidents (Such as Reagan, FDR, and JFK) in person said similar things?

2131 upvotes • nickeljorn

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Did Britons at the time of Roman occupation know where the Romans were coming from? How aware were they about the extent of Europe as a continent, and life outside of the British Isles?

2130 upvotes • ColbyStein

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Between the Prophet Muhammad's time and Jesus Christ's time, where there other people in nearby areas who were treated as Prophets but their religion did not last?

2129 upvotes • Aichuk

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San Marino had the world's first democratically elected communist government which ruled from 1945 to 1957. What was the West's attitude to San Marino during this period?

2129 upvotes • EDI-Thor

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Did being a pin-up girl in the earlier 1900s have the same negative stigma that being a porn star has today?

2126 upvotes • The-Refs

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I have read that Columbus brought back 10 to 25 natives from his first voyage to the Americas. Seven or eight are said to have made it to Spain alive. Do we have any idea what happened to these seven or eight survivors?

2126 upvotes • historyfan1887

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why would anyone stand in the front row of a column? (Napoleonic Wars)	2133	LikeAMonkey101
According to feudal Japan, what was to the east?	2133	destiny-jr
A Serial Killer expert on the podcast 'Accused' claimed that the late 70s saw such a high number of serial killers because they were raised by men who were traumatised by World War II. How accurate is this?	2132	minorscuffleclub
Were there really peg boys? NSFW	2131	mustaphamondo
Bill Clinton has been described as having an indescribable pull by people on Reddit/social media who have seen him in person. Have people who saw deceased charismatic presidents (Such as Reagan, FDR, and JFK) in person said similar things?	2131	nickeljorn
Did Britons at the time of Roman occupation know where the Romans were coming from? How aware were they about the extent of Europe as a continent, and life outside of the British Isles?	2130	ColbyStein
Between the Prophet Muhammad's time and Jesus Christ's time, where there other people in nearby areas who were treated as Prophets but their religion did not last?	2129	Aichuk
San Marino had the world's first democratically elected communist government which ruled from 1945 to 1957. What was the West's attitude to San Marino during this period?	2129	EDI-Thor
Did being a pin-up girl in the earlier 1900s have the same negative stigma that being a porn star has today?	2126	The-Refs
I have read that Columbus brought back 10 to 25 natives from his first voyage to the Americas. Seven or eight are said to have made it to Spain alive. Do we have any idea what happened to these seven or eight survivors?	2126	historyfan1887