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Which US presidents have killed someone directly?

1182 upvotes • CaptainJAmazing

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I've heard that Abraham Lincoln was a successful wrestler in his youth. What style of wrestling would he have participated in? How popular was wrestling in frontier America during his youth?

1182 upvotes • Doe22

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The Apartheid museum in Johannesburg notes that the sole act of violence committed by the ANC against civilians was a car bombing in Pretoria (1983). My South African colleague disputed this heavily. What was the level of the violence perpetrated by the ANC during the Apartheid years?

1182 upvotes • [deleted]

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Wednesday AMA | North Korea

1181 upvotes • Cenodoxus

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I am a merchant in Rome from 100BC, and my ship got raided by pirates. Is there someone I can go complain?

1181 upvotes • Alpy94

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South Africa's apartheid regime seemed terrified of a "Race War" between the white minority and disenfranchised black majority. What plans did the apartheid military make for fighting such a conflict?

1180 upvotes • BatCountryTourist

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I am a woman who lives in Tudor England, I'm about six months pregnant but my belly hasn't grown in weeks and I've never felt the baby kicking. I'm now convinced that the baby is dead and know enough to know that this could possibly kill me. What can I do now?

1180 upvotes • screamingracoon

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How did a single party held on August 11, 1973 become universally accepted as the birth of Hip-Hop?

1180 upvotes • micesellingcars

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What was the original intent/logic behind the President or Governor having the power to pardon?

1179 upvotes • raketenfakmauspanzer

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[Meta] Folks, A few things we need to talk about...

1177 upvotes • eternalkerri

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Which US presidents have killed someone directly?	1182	CaptainJAmazing
I've heard that Abraham Lincoln was a successful wrestler in his youth. What style of wrestling would he have participated in? How popular was wrestling in frontier America during his youth?	1182	Doe22
The Apartheid museum in Johannesburg notes that the sole act of violence committed by the ANC against civilians was a car bombing in Pretoria (1983). My South African colleague disputed this heavily. What was the level of the violence perpetrated by the ANC during the Apartheid years?	1182	[deleted]
Wednesday AMA \| North Korea	1181	Cenodoxus
I am a merchant in Rome from 100BC, and my ship got raided by pirates. Is there someone I can go complain?	1181	Alpy94
South Africa's apartheid regime seemed terrified of a "Race War" between the white minority and disenfranchised black majority. What plans did the apartheid military make for fighting such a conflict?	1180	BatCountryTourist
I am a woman who lives in Tudor England, I'm about six months pregnant but my belly hasn't grown in weeks and I've never felt the baby kicking. I'm now convinced that the baby is dead and know enough to know that this could possibly kill me. What can I do now?	1180	screamingracoon
How did a single party held on August 11, 1973 become universally accepted as the birth of Hip-Hop?	1180	micesellingcars
What was the original intent/logic behind the President or Governor having the power to pardon?	1179	raketenfakmauspanzer
[Meta] Folks, A few things we need to talk about...	1177	eternalkerri