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If losing a child is inherently mentally damaging, does that means that, for most of history, the majority of the adult population lived their lives with serious emotional trauma? How did the huge child mortality rates impact general mental health and behaviour?

1389 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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Did American soldiers really shoot random Vietnamese civillians like in full metal jacket?

1389 upvotes • [deleted]

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Stories like "Indiana Jones" and "Tomb Raider" always feature ruins where a mechanical trap is triggered by stepping on a button on the ground. Was a mechanism like this ever used in real life?

1389 upvotes • TheGreenAlchemist

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Dr. Dre's shifting stance on marijuana...

1388 upvotes • BZH_JJM

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Why did Napoleon choose to invade the Russian Empire over the Ottoman Empire?

1388 upvotes • trying_2_B_better

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I just learned that Siddhartha Gautama was born in the "Republic of Malla" but wikipedia says little about it other than the wars over the Buddha's relics, how democratic was it?, how was it founded?, were there many other republics in India at the time?

1388 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Were children allowed into Roman gladiatorial arenas? And how young was too young to watch?

1387 upvotes • GuyPersonsonMcMan

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How did China and India wind up with such large populations compared to the rest of the world?

1386 upvotes • Coronis12

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The Michelin Guide was created, supposedly, to sell tires. Did it work?

1386 upvotes • chickenisgreat

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17 Romanovs (plus Catharine the Great) ruled Russian for 304 years. Despite their immense wealth and privilege, only 1 lived to see the age of 60. Was this sort of early death normal for ruling dynasties in Europe, or was there something up with the Romanovs?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If losing a child is inherently mentally damaging, does that means that, for most of history, the majority of the adult population lived their lives with serious emotional trauma? How did the huge child mortality rates impact general mental health and behaviour?	1389	fan_of_the_pikachu
Did American soldiers really shoot random Vietnamese civillians like in full metal jacket?	1389	[deleted]
Stories like "Indiana Jones" and "Tomb Raider" always feature ruins where a mechanical trap is triggered by stepping on a button on the ground. Was a mechanism like this ever used in real life?	1389	TheGreenAlchemist
Dr. Dre's shifting stance on marijuana...	1388	BZH_JJM
Why did Napoleon choose to invade the Russian Empire over the Ottoman Empire?	1388	trying_2_B_better
I just learned that Siddhartha Gautama was born in the "Republic of Malla" but wikipedia says little about it other than the wars over the Buddha's relics, how democratic was it?, how was it founded?, were there many other republics in India at the time?	1388	Frigorifico
Were children allowed into Roman gladiatorial arenas? And how young was too young to watch?	1387	GuyPersonsonMcMan
How did China and India wind up with such large populations compared to the rest of the world?	1386	Coronis12
The Michelin Guide was created, supposedly, to sell tires. Did it work?	1386	chickenisgreat
17 Romanovs (plus Catharine the Great) ruled Russian for 304 years. Despite their immense wealth and privilege, only 1 lived to see the age of 60. Was this sort of early death normal for ruling dynasties in Europe, or was there something up with the Romanovs?	1386	[deleted]