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When/Why did "mom and "dad" replace mother and father in the English language?

992 upvotes • i_hate_toolbars

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How did California and Texas became so populated as American territories when they where so sparsely populated when they belonged to Mexico and Spain?

992 upvotes • ThePeasantKingM

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The first subways were pulled by steam engines. Were passengers choking on smoke in poorly ventilated tunnels? Were the tunnels well lit? Would it have been a good experience to use these early subways?

992 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Before the Wright Brothers, did paper airplanes exist? If so, were they any different than our modern conception of one?

991 upvotes • PedicaboEtIrrumabo

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Why weren't the nearly 600 000 Wermacht soldiers stationed in Norway and Denmark during the final months of WWII, brought back to fight in germany?

991 upvotes • DatOlav

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While listening to the "Destroyer of Worlds" podcast, Dan Carlin mentions that Nikita Khrushchev interfered with the American Elections and took claim of Kennedy being elected during the 1960 presidential campaign. Is there any historical evidence to this claim?

991 upvotes • falithes

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How common was sleep deprivation amongst the general public before widespread access to electricity?

991 upvotes • w38w38

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Are there any examples of women who fell in love with and had sexual relationships with eunuchs, and vice versa?

991 upvotes • KFCPoussinVille

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With a civil war and 3 presidents assassinated between 1861-1901, was the US government viewed as 'shaky' by Americans and Europeans? What was outsider perspectives on the state of US govt in that period?

990 upvotes • mystical-me

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Were any historical artifacts discovered while digging the trenches in WWI?

990 upvotes • mb496

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When/Why did "mom and "dad" replace mother and father in the English language?	992	i_hate_toolbars
How did California and Texas became so populated as American territories when they where so sparsely populated when they belonged to Mexico and Spain?	992	ThePeasantKingM
The first subways were pulled by steam engines. Were passengers choking on smoke in poorly ventilated tunnels? Were the tunnels well lit? Would it have been a good experience to use these early subways?	992	RusticBohemian
Before the Wright Brothers, did paper airplanes exist? If so, were they any different than our modern conception of one?	991	PedicaboEtIrrumabo
Why weren't the nearly 600 000 Wermacht soldiers stationed in Norway and Denmark during the final months of WWII, brought back to fight in germany?	991	DatOlav
While listening to the "Destroyer of Worlds" podcast, Dan Carlin mentions that Nikita Khrushchev interfered with the American Elections and took claim of Kennedy being elected during the 1960 presidential campaign. Is there any historical evidence to this claim?	991	falithes
How common was sleep deprivation amongst the general public before widespread access to electricity?	991	w38w38
Are there any examples of women who fell in love with and had sexual relationships with eunuchs, and vice versa?	991	KFCPoussinVille
With a civil war and 3 presidents assassinated between 1861-1901, was the US government viewed as 'shaky' by Americans and Europeans? What was outsider perspectives on the state of US govt in that period?	990	mystical-me
Were any historical artifacts discovered while digging the trenches in WWI?	990	mb496