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When did humans first discover that when it was day on one side of the planet then it was night on the other?

1685 upvotes • r3volc

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What was nerd/geek culture like before computers and stuff like D&D? What did they do for fun? Let's say 1940s and prior.

1684 upvotes • TotesFabulous

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have there ever been any civilizations that were NOT religious?

1684 upvotes • [deleted]

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If the Victorians were such prudes, why do all their paintings have ladies with their tits out? NSFW

1684 upvotes • Bag-Weary

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In Smedley Butler's famous essay "War is a Racket", he asserts the 21,000 new millionaires and billionaires were made over the course of WWI. Is this true and can we accurately attribute it to the war?

1683 upvotes • misyo

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In the 1980s, it was common for hard rock (and maybe metal, too) bands to have long, permed, and even feathered hair. How did this style become popularized? Who popularized it? Were they consciously going for an androgynous look, and how did they market it to a primarily male, adolescent demo?

1683 upvotes • td4999

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I remember reading that some Mongol generals, upon returning home from their conquests, found that their children were all spoiled brats grown in palaces. So the generals sent their children to a forest, naked, without any supplies, and told them to come back a year later. How much of this is true?

1683 upvotes • serdarreddiqt

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What happened to people whose homes were bombed in WWII?

1683 upvotes • LoveaBook

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Did people in Ancient Greece ever try to climb Mount Olympus?

1682 upvotes • AdditionalDentist100

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I often hear that grain and dairy was the core of a medieval peasants diet, but I rarely hear anything about fruit. How significant was fruit in a medieval Europeans diet and if so which fruits were most common?

1681 upvotes • seedofcheif

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did humans first discover that when it was day on one side of the planet then it was night on the other?	1685	r3volc
What was nerd/geek culture like before computers and stuff like D&D? What did they do for fun? Let's say 1940s and prior.	1684	TotesFabulous
have there ever been any civilizations that were NOT religious?	1684	[deleted]
If the Victorians were such prudes, why do all their paintings have ladies with their tits out? NSFW	1684	Bag-Weary
In Smedley Butler's famous essay "War is a Racket", he asserts the 21,000 new millionaires and billionaires were made over the course of WWI. Is this true and can we accurately attribute it to the war?	1683	misyo
In the 1980s, it was common for hard rock (and maybe metal, too) bands to have long, permed, and even feathered hair. How did this style become popularized? Who popularized it? Were they consciously going for an androgynous look, and how did they market it to a primarily male, adolescent demo?	1683	td4999
I remember reading that some Mongol generals, upon returning home from their conquests, found that their children were all spoiled brats grown in palaces. So the generals sent their children to a forest, naked, without any supplies, and told them to come back a year later. How much of this is true?	1683	serdarreddiqt
What happened to people whose homes were bombed in WWII?	1683	LoveaBook
Did people in Ancient Greece ever try to climb Mount Olympus?	1682	AdditionalDentist100
I often hear that grain and dairy was the core of a medieval peasants diet, but I rarely hear anything about fruit. How significant was fruit in a medieval Europeans diet and if so which fruits were most common?	1681	seedofcheif