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In the former U.S.S.R., how much more were "professionals" (e.g. doctors, lawyers) paid than blue-collar workers (e.g. janitors)?

960 upvotes • blueskies21

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Why did civilizations first start forming at roughly the same time (5k-8k years ago) in completely unconnected areas, after hundreds of thousands of years without them?

960 upvotes • ValyrianJedi

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(NSFW?) Did people in the medieval/ancient times know about stds? If they did how did they prevent/treat them? NSFW

959 upvotes • sillyserpantsatan

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Did Germany try to end world war 2 diplomatically at any point?

959 upvotes • sps26

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What was drag and LGBTQ+ culture like outside of NYC in the 60s-90s?

958 upvotes • D_o_H

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“Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, public sex (especially in parks) was far more common than it is today, for lack of better options.” Is this assertion true? If so, when did this change and why?

958 upvotes • TendingTheirGarden

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Sigmund Freud is known as the father of psychology, and his ideas are immersed in our culture. But it seems like Freud was a disaster for every patient that ever worked with him. Were his ideas actually useful for treating patients, or was he just a good marketer of his ideas?

958 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Did Hitler designate a successor in the event he was killed? Was there a formal procedure laid out in case succession was necessary?

957 upvotes • tayaravaknin

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How did Indonesia and Malaysia become majority-Muslim when they were once dominated by Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms?

957 upvotes • yodatsracist

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Did Jesus think he was the son of God? Did he want his followers to break away from Judaism?

957 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the former U.S.S.R., how much more were "professionals" (e.g. doctors, lawyers) paid than blue-collar workers (e.g. janitors)?	960	blueskies21
Why did civilizations first start forming at roughly the same time (5k-8k years ago) in completely unconnected areas, after hundreds of thousands of years without them?	960	ValyrianJedi
(NSFW?) Did people in the medieval/ancient times know about stds? If they did how did they prevent/treat them? NSFW	959	sillyserpantsatan
Did Germany try to end world war 2 diplomatically at any point?	959	sps26
What was drag and LGBTQ+ culture like outside of NYC in the 60s-90s?	958	D_o_H
“Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, public sex (especially in parks) was far more common than it is today, for lack of better options.” Is this assertion true? If so, when did this change and why?	958	TendingTheirGarden
Sigmund Freud is known as the father of psychology, and his ideas are immersed in our culture. But it seems like Freud was a disaster for every patient that ever worked with him. Were his ideas actually useful for treating patients, or was he just a good marketer of his ideas?	958	RusticBohemian
Did Hitler designate a successor in the event he was killed? Was there a formal procedure laid out in case succession was necessary?	957	tayaravaknin
How did Indonesia and Malaysia become majority-Muslim when they were once dominated by Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms?	957	yodatsracist
Did Jesus think he was the son of God? Did he want his followers to break away from Judaism?	957	[deleted]