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Exactly how common was it to kill the messenger.

1519 upvotes • Jherik

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Stranger Things features a Soviet operation taking place in US territory. Has this ever actually happened?

1519 upvotes • [deleted]

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META. How do historians make money? Are they employed outside of Academy by any industry?

1519 upvotes • phi_array

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The roaring 20s are portrayed as extreme 'partying'. Were they as sexual active as the modern era, and if so, what happened with the pregnancies? Also, was this only a visible portion of the population?

1518 upvotes • deadletter

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How powerful were Soviet computers? What programming languages did they use?

1518 upvotes • RHoneyMonster

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The British royal family changed their name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. What other names were considered, and why was Windsor the winner?

1518 upvotes • BaffledPlato

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Alchemy famously sought to turn lead into gold. But why lead? Out of all the different metals, why was there such a focus on lead?

1518 upvotes • TheHondoGod

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What were the reactions to Japanese internment when it was happening?

1517 upvotes • joshzayin

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Was Hitler's oratorical ability good by modern standards?

1516 upvotes • perspectiveiskey

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Monday Methods: History and the nationalist agenda (or: why the 1776 Commission report is garbage)

1516 upvotes • commiespaceinvader

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Exactly how common was it to kill the messenger.	1519	Jherik
Stranger Things features a Soviet operation taking place in US territory. Has this ever actually happened?	1519	[deleted]
META. How do historians make money? Are they employed outside of Academy by any industry?	1519	phi_array
The roaring 20s are portrayed as extreme 'partying'. Were they as sexual active as the modern era, and if so, what happened with the pregnancies? Also, was this only a visible portion of the population?	1518	deadletter
How powerful were Soviet computers? What programming languages did they use?	1518	RHoneyMonster
The British royal family changed their name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. What other names were considered, and why was Windsor the winner?	1518	BaffledPlato
Alchemy famously sought to turn lead into gold. But why lead? Out of all the different metals, why was there such a focus on lead?	1518	TheHondoGod
What were the reactions to Japanese internment when it was happening?	1517	joshzayin
Was Hitler's oratorical ability good by modern standards?	1516	perspectiveiskey
Monday Methods: History and the nationalist agenda (or: why the 1776 Commission report is garbage)	1516	commiespaceinvader