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Women's sexuality has, throughout history, almost always been misunderstood, feared, or controlled. How did the growth of the medical field of Gynecology fit into this?

1908 upvotes • nowlan101

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How were severe reactions to allergies seen prior to the knowledge of allergies?

1908 upvotes • Sh1n1ngM4n

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Did the Romans have a concept of the future for humanity? If so, what was it like?

1907 upvotes • Where-is-the-rub

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Does Kamala Khan's (Ms. Marvel) family speaking Hindi make sense?

1907 upvotes • unonameless

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What is the oldest surviving Christian relic which we can say with a considerable degree of confidence is authentic? What are the methods used (for example radiocarbon dating when applicable) to determine a relic's authenticity?

1907 upvotes • Pulpics

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TIL that the circulation of blood in the body is a relatively recent discovery. What did ancient peoples think was happening with the heart and bleeding to death and whatnot?

1903 upvotes • gruevy

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Islamic tradition states that the Prophet was born on "the Year of the Elephant", the year that an Aksumite army armed with war elephants tried to destroy the Kaaba and was stopped by divine intervention. What is the secular interpretation of this event? What "really" happened?

1902 upvotes • megami-hime

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Has there ever been a symbol in history viewed the way modern Western Europe/America views the Swastika?

1901 upvotes • McGillis_is_a_Char

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We hear a lot about allied intelligence from WWII really fooling a lot of German plans. Are there examples of German intelligence doing the same?

1901 upvotes • Toastman04

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This meme claims the 17th Earl of Salisbury went intonv9luntary exile for seven years for farting in front of Elizabeth I. What really happened? And what else can you tell me about behaviour expectations in Elizabeth's court?

1901 upvotes • fsflint

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Women's sexuality has, throughout history, almost always been misunderstood, feared, or controlled. How did the growth of the medical field of Gynecology fit into this?	1908	nowlan101
How were severe reactions to allergies seen prior to the knowledge of allergies?	1908	Sh1n1ngM4n
Did the Romans have a concept of the future for humanity? If so, what was it like?	1907	Where-is-the-rub
Does Kamala Khan's (Ms. Marvel) family speaking Hindi make sense?	1907	unonameless
What is the oldest surviving Christian relic which we can say with a considerable degree of confidence is authentic? What are the methods used (for example radiocarbon dating when applicable) to determine a relic's authenticity?	1907	Pulpics
TIL that the circulation of blood in the body is a relatively recent discovery. What did ancient peoples think was happening with the heart and bleeding to death and whatnot?	1903	gruevy
Islamic tradition states that the Prophet was born on "the Year of the Elephant", the year that an Aksumite army armed with war elephants tried to destroy the Kaaba and was stopped by divine intervention. What is the secular interpretation of this event? What "really" happened?	1902	megami-hime
Has there ever been a symbol in history viewed the way modern Western Europe/America views the Swastika?	1901	McGillis_is_a_Char
We hear a lot about allied intelligence from WWII really fooling a lot of German plans. Are there examples of German intelligence doing the same?	1901	Toastman04
This meme claims the 17th Earl of Salisbury went intonv9luntary exile for seven years for farting in front of Elizabeth I. What really happened? And what else can you tell me about behaviour expectations in Elizabeth's court?	1901	fsflint