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How were wages determined in the USSR?

1329 upvotes • mattsah

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How true is the idea of "jester's privillage"?

1329 upvotes • AirportWonderful4840

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Do historians in China, Japan and Russia largely agree with their Western colleagues in interpreting the industrial revolution and it's major impact on human development?

1328 upvotes • peppigue

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why is Earth the only planet not named after a roman God?

1328 upvotes • CptSnowcone

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Second try: Was there any hostility, resistance or societal upheaval among the Native American tribes of the Great Plains when they began to develop a horse culture in the 18th century? Were there any Plains tribes who never embraced or later rejected the use of horses?

1328 upvotes • Lion_And_Sun

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Can someone explain the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

1328 upvotes • Inaerius

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I just learned that there is a word in my native language for a type of tax that the Ottomans used to collect from people based on how big the size of their buttocks were. Did a tax like this exist in the Ottoman Empire?

1328 upvotes • ps1AzSu6NG

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Why are dogs considered unclean in Islamic tradition? Is this a reaction to the Zoroastrian reverence of dogs?

1327 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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Did Adolf Hitler ever visit the front lines during WWII?

1327 upvotes • DonCaliente

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Is it true that Hitler was friendly towards Jesse Owens and FDR is actually the one who snubbed Owens during the 1936 Olympics?

1326 upvotes • bardicfury

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were wages determined in the USSR?	1329	mattsah
How true is the idea of "jester's privillage"?	1329	AirportWonderful4840
Do historians in China, Japan and Russia largely agree with their Western colleagues in interpreting the industrial revolution and it's major impact on human development?	1328	peppigue
why is Earth the only planet not named after a roman God?	1328	CptSnowcone
Second try: Was there any hostility, resistance or societal upheaval among the Native American tribes of the Great Plains when they began to develop a horse culture in the 18th century? Were there any Plains tribes who never embraced or later rejected the use of horses?	1328	Lion_And_Sun
Can someone explain the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?	1328	Inaerius
I just learned that there is a word in my native language for a type of tax that the Ottomans used to collect from people based on how big the size of their buttocks were. Did a tax like this exist in the Ottoman Empire?	1328	ps1AzSu6NG
Why are dogs considered unclean in Islamic tradition? Is this a reaction to the Zoroastrian reverence of dogs?	1327	George_S_Patton_III
Did Adolf Hitler ever visit the front lines during WWII?	1327	DonCaliente
Is it true that Hitler was friendly towards Jesse Owens and FDR is actually the one who snubbed Owens during the 1936 Olympics?	1326	bardicfury