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The US invaded Vietnam because of the Domino Theory, why didn't they in Africa?

1763 upvotes • Myfy

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Did Ancient Civilizations Have Restaurants?

1763 upvotes • chuiy

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Why did the USA refuse the declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference which would have permitted the Vietnamese people to participate in a democratic reunification election?

1763 upvotes • 10z20Luka

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How did people react to hearing their own voice when the phonograph was invented?

1763 upvotes • WelfOnTheShelf

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Where do the 'Western Fonts' come from?

1763 upvotes • SorosName

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Why is Han Chinese considered a single ethnic group despite having multiple languages and customs across its population?

1763 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did ancient Roman women shave their legs, armpits, and/or pubic hair? What was considered the fashion vis-a-vis body hair for women of the ancient world? NSFW

1762 upvotes • BluthCompanyBanana

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Why was Oklahoma so socialist in the early part of the 20th Century?

1762 upvotes • eternalkerri

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The working people, particularly skilled labourers in Europe who survived the Black Death are often said to have largely benefited from the die off, mostly at the expense of the nobility How much upward social mobility was there really? Did it last more than a generation or two?

1761 upvotes • Athenianstrangler

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How did people discover bread? I know the Egyptians had unleavened bread, but do we have ANY idea how people went from: ooh, gold grass! To bread?

1761 upvotes • AnotherXRoadDeal

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The US invaded Vietnam because of the Domino Theory, why didn't they in Africa?	1763	Myfy
Did Ancient Civilizations Have Restaurants?	1763	chuiy
Why did the USA refuse the declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference which would have permitted the Vietnamese people to participate in a democratic reunification election?	1763	10z20Luka
How did people react to hearing their own voice when the phonograph was invented?	1763	WelfOnTheShelf
Where do the 'Western Fonts' come from?	1763	SorosName
Why is Han Chinese considered a single ethnic group despite having multiple languages and customs across its population?	1763	[deleted]
Did ancient Roman women shave their legs, armpits, and/or pubic hair? What was considered the fashion vis-a-vis body hair for women of the ancient world? NSFW	1762	BluthCompanyBanana
Why was Oklahoma so socialist in the early part of the 20th Century?	1762	eternalkerri
The working people, particularly skilled labourers in Europe who survived the Black Death are often said to have largely benefited from the die off, mostly at the expense of the nobility How much upward social mobility was there really? Did it last more than a generation or two?	1761	Athenianstrangler
How did people discover bread? I know the Egyptians had unleavened bread, but do we have ANY idea how people went from: ooh, gold grass! To bread?	1761	AnotherXRoadDeal