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After Stalin died, were there any measures taken by the Soviet government to avoid someone amassing power on scale like his?

1259 upvotes • nowlan101

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Martin Van Buren was the only US president whose first language was not English (Dutch). Did his Anglo-American contemporaries perceive his English-language accent as different from their own?

1259 upvotes • JJVMT

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How was the life of landed nobility in the Horn of Africa in the Middle Ages? What was the typical lifestyle of an Abyssinian nobleman or a Somali Adalite prince?

1258 upvotes • asrafael

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After the Union victory in the Siege of Vicksburg, it gained control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two. How was the western-half of the Confederacy governed and were the two sides ever able to communicate in a meaningful way?

1258 upvotes • Dtnoip30

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In the show Mad Men, in a professional environment, drinking occurs non stop. Was it really socially acceptable in the 50s and 60s to be buzzed throughout the work day?

1257 upvotes • LiesAboutKnowingYou

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In a dance scene in the movie "Gangs of New York" set in 1860s lower-class New York City, the men choose their partner from a line of women. Among the women are obviously physically male people presenting themselves as women without much notice. Was this common?

1255 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why is it common for flags to be in the form of a Tricolor? Flags such as France, Germany, Romania (off the top of my head), have three colors. The American and British flags also have three colors, though in a unique way. So why/how did three colors become such a popular choice in flags?

1255 upvotes • vconthetrail

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Lavrenti Beria is treated as one of the great villains of history, the worst of Stalin's henchmen. How much of that is reality, and how much is it Khrushchev creating a public scapegoat? NSFW

1255 upvotes • futureformerteacher

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What did people in the 1800's use as conversational fillers (i.e um, you know, like) ?

1254 upvotes • celinarosenugget

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic - AMA

1254 upvotes • XenophonTheAthenian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After Stalin died, were there any measures taken by the Soviet government to avoid someone amassing power on scale like his?	1259	nowlan101
Martin Van Buren was the only US president whose first language was not English (Dutch). Did his Anglo-American contemporaries perceive his English-language accent as different from their own?	1259	JJVMT
How was the life of landed nobility in the Horn of Africa in the Middle Ages? What was the typical lifestyle of an Abyssinian nobleman or a Somali Adalite prince?	1258	asrafael
After the Union victory in the Siege of Vicksburg, it gained control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two. How was the western-half of the Confederacy governed and were the two sides ever able to communicate in a meaningful way?	1258	Dtnoip30
In the show Mad Men, in a professional environment, drinking occurs non stop. Was it really socially acceptable in the 50s and 60s to be buzzed throughout the work day?	1257	LiesAboutKnowingYou
In a dance scene in the movie "Gangs of New York" set in 1860s lower-class New York City, the men choose their partner from a line of women. Among the women are obviously physically male people presenting themselves as women without much notice. Was this common?	1255	[deleted]
Why is it common for flags to be in the form of a Tricolor? Flags such as France, Germany, Romania (off the top of my head), have three colors. The American and British flags also have three colors, though in a unique way. So why/how did three colors become such a popular choice in flags?	1255	vconthetrail
Lavrenti Beria is treated as one of the great villains of history, the worst of Stalin's henchmen. How much of that is reality, and how much is it Khrushchev creating a public scapegoat? NSFW	1255	futureformerteacher
What did people in the 1800's use as conversational fillers (i.e um, you know, like) ?	1254	celinarosenugget
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic - AMA	1254	XenophonTheAthenian