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My uncle found an unopened (almost gallon) of government approved (US Treasury tax stamped) EverClear alcohol from prohibition times (1928) when renovating part of the basement. What's the best thing we can do with it? Museum? Drink it? Sell it? Pics inside.

1932 upvotes • MALON

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How did opposing armies find each other across such vast landscapes in ancient times?

1932 upvotes • raxtich

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Why is there not a ‘working class’ representing Labor Party in the United States like there is in the UK or Australia? Why did the labour movement fail to translate to a modern political force in the USA?

1932 upvotes • Jenhoh

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The ancient Christian writer Justin Martyr (~150 AD) argued that skeptics should just go to Bethlehem and look at the tax records. Would the Roman government have reasonably retained tax / census records that long?

1931 upvotes • best_of_badgers

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Cahokia lasted until 1350; the Iroquois Confederacy was founded in 1142. Do we have any evidence of interaction between these two cultures?

1931 upvotes • Xaminaf

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Is it true that Mahatna Gandhi used to sleep with two girls, naked and told people that he's learning self control?

1930 upvotes • m_hdurina

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Why didn't elves survive the transatlantic crossing?

1929 upvotes • lngwstksgk

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Is there a consensus on what happened to the victims of the Dyatlov Pass incident that don't involve a Yeti or aliens? Is the radiation (if there actually was radiation) on some of the bodies explained?

1928 upvotes • chikindiner

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Zelda Fitzgerald accused her husband of plagiarizing her work in a review of “The Beautiful and the Damned.” How did the public react to this claim?

1928 upvotes • brieezy

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By 1303, the Chinese were solving equations of the 14th degree. What practical problem motivated such a result?

1927 upvotes • Borsevik

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My uncle found an unopened (almost gallon) of government approved (US Treasury tax stamped) EverClear alcohol from prohibition times (1928) when renovating part of the basement. What's the best thing we can do with it? Museum? Drink it? Sell it? Pics inside.	1932	MALON
How did opposing armies find each other across such vast landscapes in ancient times?	1932	raxtich
Why is there not a ‘working class’ representing Labor Party in the United States like there is in the UK or Australia? Why did the labour movement fail to translate to a modern political force in the USA?	1932	Jenhoh
The ancient Christian writer Justin Martyr (~150 AD) argued that skeptics should just go to Bethlehem and look at the tax records. Would the Roman government have reasonably retained tax / census records that long?	1931	best_of_badgers
Cahokia lasted until 1350; the Iroquois Confederacy was founded in 1142. Do we have any evidence of interaction between these two cultures?	1931	Xaminaf
Is it true that Mahatna Gandhi used to sleep with two girls, naked and told people that he's learning self control?	1930	m_hdurina
Why didn't elves survive the transatlantic crossing?	1929	lngwstksgk
Is there a consensus on what happened to the victims of the Dyatlov Pass incident that don't involve a Yeti or aliens? Is the radiation (if there actually was radiation) on some of the bodies explained?	1928	chikindiner
Zelda Fitzgerald accused her husband of plagiarizing her work in a review of “The Beautiful and the Damned.” How did the public react to this claim?	1928	brieezy
By 1303, the Chinese were solving equations of the 14th degree. What practical problem motivated such a result?	1927	Borsevik