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In 1899, what would the logistics be for a group of Americans to travel to Tahiti and buy land, and emigrate there?

1408 upvotes • professororange

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Piggy banks: How did pigs become the standard/most widely recognized shape for personal coin banks?

1408 upvotes • EmeraldAlchemist

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Why would Ben Franklin call Germans and Swedes "swarthy"? Is there more context to this?

1407 upvotes • passwordgoeshere

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On Aug 1 1943 during the raid on Ploesti a B-24 Liberator "The Witch" was shot down in Yugoslavia. 4 Crew members evaded capture for 319 days until OSS recovered them. Has anyone ever told or recorded their stories?

1407 upvotes • Notquitesafe

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Europe's ancient, peaceful, matrilinear and matrifocal culture was wiped out by patriarchal invaders dubbed the Kurgan, according to Archaeologist Marija Gimbutaspeaceful. Is her Kurgan Hypothesis likely? Is it taken seriously today? Do we really know that preinvasion life was women-focused?

1407 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why was suicide so high in Sweden from the mid 60's to the early 70's?

1406 upvotes • tylercoder

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Why was Manhattan constructed without any alleys?

1405 upvotes • sptagnew

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In the famous clip from the Eric Andre Show "Do you think Margaret Thatcher had Girl Power?" André mentions some sketchy stuff Thatcher did during the Troubles. What specific event is he referring to?

1405 upvotes • Mamothamon

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As I understand, it's well-established that gunpowder and guns were invented in China. Why didn't this lead to a legacy of Chinese primacy in terms of innovation and dominance in firearms production?

1405 upvotes • hashbrown3stacks

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Why are old drawings of people (1300 and earlier) not very good or lifelike?

1404 upvotes • sam-29-01-14

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In 1899, what would the logistics be for a group of Americans to travel to Tahiti and buy land, and emigrate there?	1408	professororange
Piggy banks: How did pigs become the standard/most widely recognized shape for personal coin banks?	1408	EmeraldAlchemist
Why would Ben Franklin call Germans and Swedes "swarthy"? Is there more context to this?	1407	passwordgoeshere
On Aug 1 1943 during the raid on Ploesti a B-24 Liberator "The Witch" was shot down in Yugoslavia. 4 Crew members evaded capture for 319 days until OSS recovered them. Has anyone ever told or recorded their stories?	1407	Notquitesafe
Europe's ancient, peaceful, matrilinear and matrifocal culture was wiped out by patriarchal invaders dubbed the Kurgan, according to Archaeologist Marija Gimbutaspeaceful. Is her Kurgan Hypothesis likely? Is it taken seriously today? Do we really know that preinvasion life was women-focused?	1407	RusticBohemian
Why was suicide so high in Sweden from the mid 60's to the early 70's?	1406	tylercoder
Why was Manhattan constructed without any alleys?	1405	sptagnew
In the famous clip from the Eric Andre Show "Do you think Margaret Thatcher had Girl Power?" André mentions some sketchy stuff Thatcher did during the Troubles. What specific event is he referring to?	1405	Mamothamon
As I understand, it's well-established that gunpowder and guns were invented in China. Why didn't this lead to a legacy of Chinese primacy in terms of innovation and dominance in firearms production?	1405	hashbrown3stacks
Why are old drawings of people (1300 and earlier) not very good or lifelike?	1404	sam-29-01-14