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I am Peter Samsonov, author of IS-2: Development, Design, and Production of Stalin's Warhammer. AMA about Soviet heavy tanks!

1134 upvotes • TankArchives

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Did the existence of slavery in the Antebellum South drive down wages for poor white workers?

1133 upvotes • celestialsoul5

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The scientific discovery of "deep time" during the 19th century posed many problems for Christian intellectuals, but how did Hindu and Buddhist thinkers react, given that their religions teach that the world is very old?

1133 upvotes • 4GreatHeavenlyKings

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Why is WWII taught as, "It started because Hitler," but WWI is taught as, "It's too complicated to explain just know that the Arch Duke got shot"?

1132 upvotes • dancingbanana123

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Vermont was the first state to ban slavery, having done so when it was an independent country in 1777. To what extent did slavery exist in the area that is now Vermont prior to 1777?

1132 upvotes • Damned-scoundrel

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When did Scandinavians (particularly the women) begin to be stereotyped for their beauty? In history were there other countries in Europe that were regarded by the rest of Europe to have the most beautiful women?

1131 upvotes • jusventingg

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In the 1980s and 90s, did the Soviet Union have its own HIV and crack epidemics?

1130 upvotes • Vladith

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To what degree did pagan and crypto-pagan traditions and beliefs still exist in late medieval western Europe?

1130 upvotes • AclockworkWalrus

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The Wikipedia page for the Siege of Vicksburg lists “1 camel killed” in the casualties section. Does this camel have a story? What was it doing in Vicksburg?

1130 upvotes • HisPension

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How did humans survive before we understood that we had to boil water to drink it? Was there just less bacterial disease in ancient times and or were human immune systems considerably stronger than they are today?

1130 upvotes • holyoctopus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I am Peter Samsonov, author of IS-2: Development, Design, and Production of Stalin's Warhammer. AMA about Soviet heavy tanks!	1134	TankArchives
Did the existence of slavery in the Antebellum South drive down wages for poor white workers?	1133	celestialsoul5
The scientific discovery of "deep time" during the 19th century posed many problems for Christian intellectuals, but how did Hindu and Buddhist thinkers react, given that their religions teach that the world is very old?	1133	4GreatHeavenlyKings
Why is WWII taught as, "It started because Hitler," but WWI is taught as, "It's too complicated to explain just know that the Arch Duke got shot"?	1132	dancingbanana123
Vermont was the first state to ban slavery, having done so when it was an independent country in 1777. To what extent did slavery exist in the area that is now Vermont prior to 1777?	1132	Damned-scoundrel
When did Scandinavians (particularly the women) begin to be stereotyped for their beauty? In history were there other countries in Europe that were regarded by the rest of Europe to have the most beautiful women?	1131	jusventingg
In the 1980s and 90s, did the Soviet Union have its own HIV and crack epidemics?	1130	Vladith
To what degree did pagan and crypto-pagan traditions and beliefs still exist in late medieval western Europe?	1130	AclockworkWalrus
The Wikipedia page for the Siege of Vicksburg lists “1 camel killed” in the casualties section. Does this camel have a story? What was it doing in Vicksburg?	1130	HisPension
How did humans survive before we understood that we had to boil water to drink it? Was there just less bacterial disease in ancient times and or were human immune systems considerably stronger than they are today?	1130	holyoctopus