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Why did the USSR build such grandiose designs and ornate decorations in the Moscow Metro stations as opposed to the usual bland brutalism of Soviet architecture?

5063 upvotes • mimicofmodes

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How did the late Romans just forget how to make concrete?!

5057 upvotes • 192837465591827364

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How have Americans become so prudish toward sexuality yet so open to violence?

5051 upvotes • jrrfolkien

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What the heck was going on in New York at Christmas in the 1770s? Wikipedia's history of Santa Claus describes "aggressive home invasions," "sexual deviancy" and a weird parody of Dutch culture.

5051 upvotes • Sweet_Kaleidoscope

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Given that Pre-Islamic Arabia was a very women-friendly and sexually "liberal" society, what is the source of Islam's extremely puritanical culture?

5047 upvotes • jannshi

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Rome still survives, almost three millenia after its founding. Tenochtitlan was destroyed, and Mexico City was built in its place. What's the difference in practice?

5044 upvotes • impendia

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Historically and linguistically, what makes people categorize British/French/etc. accents as "sexy" and Asian/Indian accents as "unattractive?" When in American history did this attitude develop?

5044 upvotes • fakespeare999

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Queen Elizabeth II has died

5044 upvotes • J-Force

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Twenty years ago today, Tupac Shakur was shot and fatally wounded. At the time, it was implicated that the Notorious B.I.G. was involved in his death. What evidence do we have now? Was Biggie to blame?

5040 upvotes • The_Inexistent

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Is this true?: "When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico, natives bearing incense burners were assigned to accompany them wherever they went. The Spaniards thought it was a mark of divine honour. We know from native sources that they found the newcomers' smell unbearable."

5025 upvotes • domy87

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the USSR build such grandiose designs and ornate decorations in the Moscow Metro stations as opposed to the usual bland brutalism of Soviet architecture?	5063	mimicofmodes
How did the late Romans just forget how to make concrete?!	5057	192837465591827364
How have Americans become so prudish toward sexuality yet so open to violence?	5051	jrrfolkien
What the heck was going on in New York at Christmas in the 1770s? Wikipedia's history of Santa Claus describes "aggressive home invasions," "sexual deviancy" and a weird parody of Dutch culture.	5051	Sweet_Kaleidoscope
Given that Pre-Islamic Arabia was a very women-friendly and sexually "liberal" society, what is the source of Islam's extremely puritanical culture?	5047	jannshi
Rome still survives, almost three millenia after its founding. Tenochtitlan was destroyed, and Mexico City was built in its place. What's the difference in practice?	5044	impendia
Historically and linguistically, what makes people categorize British/French/etc. accents as "sexy" and Asian/Indian accents as "unattractive?" When in American history did this attitude develop?	5044	fakespeare999
Queen Elizabeth II has died	5044	J-Force
Twenty years ago today, Tupac Shakur was shot and fatally wounded. At the time, it was implicated that the Notorious B.I.G. was involved in his death. What evidence do we have now? Was Biggie to blame?	5040	The_Inexistent
Is this true?: "When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico, natives bearing incense burners were assigned to accompany them wherever they went. The Spaniards thought it was a mark of divine honour. We know from native sources that they found the newcomers' smell unbearable."	5025	domy87