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How did the Vikings view Islam as compared to Christianity?

1250 upvotes • Ubiquibot

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In 1933 Nazis raided the Institute of Sexology and destroyed books and documents related to LGBTQ research. What was the public debate that led up to this? Was it commonly debated in the papers, and did that debate incite the Nazis?

1250 upvotes • [deleted]

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Has there ever in history been a "pirate town" like you see in games and movies and stuff?

1249 upvotes • Akton

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Whatever happened to the anarchist terrorist movement?

1249 upvotes • UserNamesCantBeTooLo

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Question about sandpaper and files in middle ages.

1249 upvotes • Commustar

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Woody Guthrie once said, “I hate a song that makes you think you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothing.” When he said this in the 1940s, what kinds of songs would he have been talking about?

1249 upvotes • roalddalek

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I've always been taught that the present Hindu caste system has existed since ancient times; my sister argues instead that the contemporary caste system is primarily a political construction of British colonial rule, owing less to historical social stratification. To what extent is this true?

1248 upvotes • oldrinb

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I'm an English tradesman in 1355 who's handy with a bow. Why do I want to join King Edward's army and fight in France? [repost]

1248 upvotes • Skipp_To_My_Lou

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In post-WW2 society, why did the US forego a nationalized health care system even as many other countries did?

1248 upvotes • powowie

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Have there ever been notable real life examples of private, non police, "consulting" detectives who take broad control of whole serious crime investigations?

1248 upvotes • GenericUname

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Vikings view Islam as compared to Christianity?	1250	Ubiquibot
In 1933 Nazis raided the Institute of Sexology and destroyed books and documents related to LGBTQ research. What was the public debate that led up to this? Was it commonly debated in the papers, and did that debate incite the Nazis?	1250	[deleted]
Has there ever in history been a "pirate town" like you see in games and movies and stuff?	1249	Akton
Whatever happened to the anarchist terrorist movement?	1249	UserNamesCantBeTooLo
Question about sandpaper and files in middle ages.	1249	Commustar
Woody Guthrie once said, “I hate a song that makes you think you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothing.” When he said this in the 1940s, what kinds of songs would he have been talking about?	1249	roalddalek
I've always been taught that the present Hindu caste system has existed since ancient times; my sister argues instead that the contemporary caste system is primarily a political construction of British colonial rule, owing less to historical social stratification. To what extent is this true?	1248	oldrinb
I'm an English tradesman in 1355 who's handy with a bow. Why do I want to join King Edward's army and fight in France? [repost]	1248	Skipp_To_My_Lou
In post-WW2 society, why did the US forego a nationalized health care system even as many other countries did?	1248	powowie
Have there ever been notable real life examples of private, non police, "consulting" detectives who take broad control of whole serious crime investigations?	1248	GenericUname