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Why is it that the CIA interfered with South America so heavily for relatively benign progressive policies, but Europe was left pretty much completely untouched?

1790 upvotes • IndustreeBaby

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Why did the United Kingdom willingly transfer so many island colonies to Australia between 1914 and 1958?

1790 upvotes • theentropydecreaser

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Before television, has a U.S president ever used a body double to cover more geography while campaigning?

1789 upvotes • WhoTookBologna

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Imagine a Chinese aristocrat family eating an evening meal in 77 BC. Imagine a Chinese aristocrat family eating an evening meal in AD 1733. What differences would you expect to see in terms of cuisine and etiquette?

1789 upvotes • grapp

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How did tarred and feathered people get the tar and feathers off?

1789 upvotes • MrToast322

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How did monarchies handle having twins as heirs to the throne?

1789 upvotes • Damasticator

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What was it like for Muslim citizens of the USSR to make the Hajj? Was it allowed? If yes, who would have had the means, and what would it have been like?

1788 upvotes • marmadukeESQ

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Why were moors originally depicted as black by Europeans?

1787 upvotes • purplealienandproud

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Did cowboys smoke weed back in the times of the Wild West?

1787 upvotes • ADPXEROX

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What aspects of life in middle ages Europe do movies always get wrong?

1786 upvotes • LogicHackzor

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is it that the CIA interfered with South America so heavily for relatively benign progressive policies, but Europe was left pretty much completely untouched?	1790	IndustreeBaby
Why did the United Kingdom willingly transfer so many island colonies to Australia between 1914 and 1958?	1790	theentropydecreaser
Before television, has a U.S president ever used a body double to cover more geography while campaigning?	1789	WhoTookBologna
Imagine a Chinese aristocrat family eating an evening meal in 77 BC. Imagine a Chinese aristocrat family eating an evening meal in AD 1733. What differences would you expect to see in terms of cuisine and etiquette?	1789	grapp
How did tarred and feathered people get the tar and feathers off?	1789	MrToast322
How did monarchies handle having twins as heirs to the throne?	1789	Damasticator
What was it like for Muslim citizens of the USSR to make the Hajj? Was it allowed? If yes, who would have had the means, and what would it have been like?	1788	marmadukeESQ
Why were moors originally depicted as black by Europeans?	1787	purplealienandproud
Did cowboys smoke weed back in the times of the Wild West?	1787	ADPXEROX
What aspects of life in middle ages Europe do movies always get wrong?	1786	LogicHackzor