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When H. H. Holmes' murderous "Castle" was in construction, with all the strange labyrinthine features, secret chutes and trap doors, did noone raise an alarm or question his reasons?

1975 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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How did sailors in the Golden Age of Piracy deal with sunburn?

1974 upvotes • Vikingbearlord

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I'm a soapmaker by trade and I was wondering how were soapmakers viewed in the past? Was it a lowly profession or a respectable one?

1974 upvotes • AProfessionalCookie

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A TIL claims that three quaters of the world population was in slavery or forcible serfdom at the start of the 19th century. Is this true?

1973 upvotes • bkkgirl

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As the captain of a Royal Navy frigate during the Napoleonic Wars, to what extent can I modify my ship?

1973 upvotes • KeeperofQueensCorgis

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I am an American archaeological professor in an Indian Princely State on business in 1935. What's for dinner?

1972 upvotes • Kochevnik81

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The lightbulb conspiracy (in Europe and the US) engineered planned obsolescence into their bulbs. Did the same thing occur in the Soviet Union?

1972 upvotes • polishprocessors

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Why would a man in Ancient Greece feel embarrassed for carrying a pot of soup in public?

1971 upvotes • [deleted]

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I could imagine the first generation of children born on Mars resenting their parents for not bringing them up on Earth. Do we know how historically colonists' children felt in this regard?

1970 upvotes • GimmeThatIOTA

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in the 1970s what was the richest you could get in the Soviet Union by way of legitimate work (IE as opposed to being a gangster or a corrupt official or whatever)?

1969 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When H. H. Holmes' murderous "Castle" was in construction, with all the strange labyrinthine features, secret chutes and trap doors, did noone raise an alarm or question his reasons?	1975	LukeInTheSkyWith
How did sailors in the Golden Age of Piracy deal with sunburn?	1974	Vikingbearlord
I'm a soapmaker by trade and I was wondering how were soapmakers viewed in the past? Was it a lowly profession or a respectable one?	1974	AProfessionalCookie
A TIL claims that three quaters of the world population was in slavery or forcible serfdom at the start of the 19th century. Is this true?	1973	bkkgirl
As the captain of a Royal Navy frigate during the Napoleonic Wars, to what extent can I modify my ship?	1973	KeeperofQueensCorgis
I am an American archaeological professor in an Indian Princely State on business in 1935. What's for dinner?	1972	Kochevnik81
The lightbulb conspiracy (in Europe and the US) engineered planned obsolescence into their bulbs. Did the same thing occur in the Soviet Union?	1972	polishprocessors
Why would a man in Ancient Greece feel embarrassed for carrying a pot of soup in public?	1971	[deleted]
I could imagine the first generation of children born on Mars resenting their parents for not bringing them up on Earth. Do we know how historically colonists' children felt in this regard?	1970	GimmeThatIOTA
in the 1970s what was the richest you could get in the Soviet Union by way of legitimate work (IE as opposed to being a gangster or a corrupt official or whatever)?	1969	grapp