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Seattle vs. Tacoma WA. Why did Seattle explode in growth while Tacoma stagnated?

1810 upvotes • boblafollette

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In the West we see the Persian empire as terrible people who tried to claim Greece. I learned later in life that they granted freedoms to most of its citizens and tested them with respect. My question is what is the truth and what is the bias of the Persian empire taught

1808 upvotes • naughtynickname010

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When architect Stanford White was shot and killed in 1906 at Madison Square Guarden, the confused crowd cheered "as elaborate party tricks among the upper echelon of New York society were common at the time". What kind of tricks? Was there a prank culture among the early 20th century NYC elites?

1808 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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Most plausible road to flee Sibirian prison camp via river near China? NSFW

1808 upvotes • Taylan_K

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It used to be common for governments to hold open, high-profile competitions for the best solution to some engineering problem. Examples include the longitude competition won by John Harrison, and the naval architecture prizes won by Leonhard Euler. When and why did this stop?

1808 upvotes • iwanttobepart

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How much of the Jews' work in concentration camps was useful to the war effort and how much was just forced to inflict suffering?

1808 upvotes • alfredo094

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So... what was porn like in the Soviet Union? NSFW

1807 upvotes • TheInternetHivemind

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Utsa Patnaik claims that the British siphoned $45 trillion from India.

1807 upvotes • Simpkin_CSI

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Is there any truth to the claim that the CIA peddled drugs to black communities in the 70s and 80s?

1806 upvotes • J2quared

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In the 2007 movie "Persepolis," one character says that because it was forbidden to kill a virgin, virgins convicted of capital crimes were raped before execution. Is this true? (1980s Iran)

1806 upvotes • envatted_love

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Seattle vs. Tacoma WA. Why did Seattle explode in growth while Tacoma stagnated?	1810	boblafollette
In the West we see the Persian empire as terrible people who tried to claim Greece. I learned later in life that they granted freedoms to most of its citizens and tested them with respect. My question is what is the truth and what is the bias of the Persian empire taught	1808	naughtynickname010
When architect Stanford White was shot and killed in 1906 at Madison Square Guarden, the confused crowd cheered "as elaborate party tricks among the upper echelon of New York society were common at the time". What kind of tricks? Was there a prank culture among the early 20th century NYC elites?	1808	fan_of_the_pikachu
Most plausible road to flee Sibirian prison camp via river near China? NSFW	1808	Taylan_K
It used to be common for governments to hold open, high-profile competitions for the best solution to some engineering problem. Examples include the longitude competition won by John Harrison, and the naval architecture prizes won by Leonhard Euler. When and why did this stop?	1808	iwanttobepart
How much of the Jews' work in concentration camps was useful to the war effort and how much was just forced to inflict suffering?	1808	alfredo094
So... what was porn like in the Soviet Union? NSFW	1807	TheInternetHivemind
Utsa Patnaik claims that the British siphoned $45 trillion from India.	1807	Simpkin_CSI
Is there any truth to the claim that the CIA peddled drugs to black communities in the 70s and 80s?	1806	J2quared
In the 2007 movie "Persepolis," one character says that because it was forbidden to kill a virgin, virgins convicted of capital crimes were raped before execution. Is this true? (1980s Iran)	1806	envatted_love