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9 months before Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin had done the exact same thing. Why did the NAACP decide to use Rosa Parks as a figurehead instead of Claudette Colvin?

1446 upvotes • [deleted]

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If Back to the Future was about someone from the 1880s going back to the 1850s, what kind of culture shocks and silly situations would arise?

1446 upvotes • PastaWithMarinaSauce

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Floating Feature: All the World is a Stade, so what will you share upon it from 776 to 202 BCE? Its Vol. II of 'The Story of Humankind'

1445 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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I’m Chris Kempshall: a historian of First World War allied relations, historical computer games, and Star Wars - AMA!

1445 upvotes • ChrisKemps

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Is Mark Felton a reliable source?

1445 upvotes • Belcaster

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After World War 2, why didn't the allies restore the Korean royal family to the throne?

1444 upvotes • Tatem1961

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Recently, I have found out about 100’000 to 200’000 Zoroastrians still exist. But I was wondering how? The Islamic conversions of Iran definitely wouldn’t have let them stay right? How did they avoid religious extinction for so long?

1444 upvotes • Kono-Daddy-Da

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Why does India not have a sizeable Buddhist population despite being the source of Buddhism ?

1444 upvotes • Remarkable-Youth-504

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Silence Is Oppression Too: A History Of Indigenous Resistance Against State Violence

1444 upvotes • aquatermain

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Has the taboo around children's knowledge of sex existed forever, and if not, when and why did it emerge?

1443 upvotes • o99o99

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
9 months before Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin had done the exact same thing. Why did the NAACP decide to use Rosa Parks as a figurehead instead of Claudette Colvin?	1446	[deleted]
If Back to the Future was about someone from the 1880s going back to the 1850s, what kind of culture shocks and silly situations would arise?	1446	PastaWithMarinaSauce
Floating Feature: All the World is a Stade, so what will you share upon it from 776 to 202 BCE? Its Vol. II of 'The Story of Humankind'	1445	Georgy_K_Zhukov
I’m Chris Kempshall: a historian of First World War allied relations, historical computer games, and Star Wars - AMA!	1445	ChrisKemps
Is Mark Felton a reliable source?	1445	Belcaster
After World War 2, why didn't the allies restore the Korean royal family to the throne?	1444	Tatem1961
Recently, I have found out about 100’000 to 200’000 Zoroastrians still exist. But I was wondering how? The Islamic conversions of Iran definitely wouldn’t have let them stay right? How did they avoid religious extinction for so long?	1444	Kono-Daddy-Da
Why does India not have a sizeable Buddhist population despite being the source of Buddhism ?	1444	Remarkable-Youth-504
Silence Is Oppression Too: A History Of Indigenous Resistance Against State Violence	1444	aquatermain
Has the taboo around children's knowledge of sex existed forever, and if not, when and why did it emerge?	1443	o99o99