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Where do the physical paper bills go after the president signs them?

996 upvotes • AltrdFate

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Just how did smoking tobacco become such a massive worldwide phenomenon?

996 upvotes • Jerswar

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Was Alexander the Great's conquest of the Middle East in the 300s BC still known to Islamic historians in 1000 AD? If so, how much detail was known?

995 upvotes • TortaDelBBQ

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During your time period of expertise, an unwed woman finds out she's pregnant. What are her options?

993 upvotes • leavenworth

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If I joined Caesar as a young recruit in 58 BCE, discharged after he beat the Pompeians, then signed up for another tour under Octavian through Actium, how wealthy would I be?

993 upvotes • zed881

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When did Hitler's drug use begin?

993 upvotes • PanamaNorth

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Was the 94% marginal tax rate under FDR effective in its goal? Or did the wealthy simply wriggle through the loopholes?

993 upvotes • Beandipz

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In a recent LinkedIn post, Bill Gates shared his 1974 job resume. In it, he lists his height, weight, and number of dependents. Was that common in the USA during the 1970s? And if so why, and when did it stop being the norm?

993 upvotes • lonely_solipsist

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Did people in ancient times also experience things like midlife-crisis, youth rebellion, and other "modern" social/personal problems?

992 upvotes • Zay333

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President LBJ: "I’ll have those n*****s voting Democratic for the next 200 years" - Is this a real quote?

992 upvotes • macabee

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Where do the physical paper bills go after the president signs them?	996	AltrdFate
Just how did smoking tobacco become such a massive worldwide phenomenon?	996	Jerswar
Was Alexander the Great's conquest of the Middle East in the 300s BC still known to Islamic historians in 1000 AD? If so, how much detail was known?	995	TortaDelBBQ
During your time period of expertise, an unwed woman finds out she's pregnant. What are her options?	993	leavenworth
If I joined Caesar as a young recruit in 58 BCE, discharged after he beat the Pompeians, then signed up for another tour under Octavian through Actium, how wealthy would I be?	993	zed881
When did Hitler's drug use begin?	993	PanamaNorth
Was the 94% marginal tax rate under FDR effective in its goal? Or did the wealthy simply wriggle through the loopholes?	993	Beandipz
In a recent LinkedIn post, Bill Gates shared his 1974 job resume. In it, he lists his height, weight, and number of dependents. Was that common in the USA during the 1970s? And if so why, and when did it stop being the norm?	993	lonely_solipsist
Did people in ancient times also experience things like midlife-crisis, youth rebellion, and other "modern" social/personal problems?	992	Zay333
President LBJ: "I’ll have those n*****s voting Democratic for the next 200 years" - Is this a real quote?	992	macabee