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How did Michelin, a tire company, become the creators of the definitive guide to fine dining?

1690 upvotes • Furious_Georgee

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Why did "town drunks" not just get cut off?

1690 upvotes • WhoTookPlasticJesus

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During the 1850s, illegal logging in the Great Lakes region was so bad that the US Navy was called in to help stop it. How did these "timber pirates" operate, and why were they so successful even after the US Navy was involved?

1689 upvotes • centersolace

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What caused the relative decline of the YMCA as an organization (especially in the USA)?

1689 upvotes • ExSpannTion

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Hey Everyone...I'm Dan Carlin host of the "Hardcore History" (and "Common Sense") podcasts...feel free to Ask Me Anything

1687 upvotes • DanCarlin

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Is there any truth to the claim that American spies in the Cold War were caught due to their counterfeit passports being made with better staples?

1687 upvotes • GetRekt

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Who was the last illiterate person to lead a western country?

1687 upvotes • lgf92

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If I was a Russian peasant living in Eastern Siberia in 1613, how long would it take me to know, if I would know at all, that a man named Michael is now the tsar? And would it change my life at all?

1687 upvotes • DavieJohn98

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What was the world of normal, everyday crime like in Paris (and other big cities) during the German occupation? Did normal crime become politicized as Resistance activity? Did French detectives continue catching French criminals?

1687 upvotes • NAbsentia

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I see a lot of alt-right folks trying to say that the Nazis were socialists. Was this a common talking point after WW2?

1687 upvotes • UnderwaterDialect

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Michelin, a tire company, become the creators of the definitive guide to fine dining?	1690	Furious_Georgee
Why did "town drunks" not just get cut off?	1690	WhoTookPlasticJesus
During the 1850s, illegal logging in the Great Lakes region was so bad that the US Navy was called in to help stop it. How did these "timber pirates" operate, and why were they so successful even after the US Navy was involved?	1689	centersolace
What caused the relative decline of the YMCA as an organization (especially in the USA)?	1689	ExSpannTion
Hey Everyone...I'm Dan Carlin host of the "Hardcore History" (and "Common Sense") podcasts...feel free to Ask Me Anything	1687	DanCarlin
Is there any truth to the claim that American spies in the Cold War were caught due to their counterfeit passports being made with better staples?	1687	GetRekt
Who was the last illiterate person to lead a western country?	1687	lgf92
If I was a Russian peasant living in Eastern Siberia in 1613, how long would it take me to know, if I would know at all, that a man named Michael is now the tsar? And would it change my life at all?	1687	DavieJohn98
What was the world of normal, everyday crime like in Paris (and other big cities) during the German occupation? Did normal crime become politicized as Resistance activity? Did French detectives continue catching French criminals?	1687	NAbsentia
I see a lot of alt-right folks trying to say that the Nazis were socialists. Was this a common talking point after WW2?	1687	UnderwaterDialect