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What were some of the most impressive pieces of North American Native technology, pre Europeans?

940 upvotes • acidmademecrazy

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When Mongolia was a communist state, how did the government portray Genghis Khan? Did they ever manipulate his image for propaganda purposes?

940 upvotes • A_HumblePotato

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"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Are there any instances in history where scientists stopped to think and halted something before it even began?

940 upvotes • tissuemonster

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I was told in a college class once that the American slave trade was unique in history because it was the only one based on ethnicity, and not economy or war. Is this true?

939 upvotes • logopolys_

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In a bizarre plot twist, Adolf Hitler apparently considered Native Americans to be equivalent to Aryans. Why? And how did Natives react to this?

939 upvotes • premeddit

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Why was America so concerned with halting the spread of communism?

939 upvotes • BoardfShadowyFigures

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I am a fugitive who has, in your era of expertise, killed a man with witnesses seeing the event, but have successfully fled to a city 100 miles away. Am I captured?

938 upvotes • popisfizzy

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How did British civilians react to losing the Revolutionary War? How did they take the news? How was it broken to them?

938 upvotes • James_099

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When did Napoleon turn from a villain to a hero?

938 upvotes • lesliecoin

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Was the FSB really behind the the Moscow Apt. Bombings?

938 upvotes • killfuckmerry

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were some of the most impressive pieces of North American Native technology, pre Europeans?	940	acidmademecrazy
When Mongolia was a communist state, how did the government portray Genghis Khan? Did they ever manipulate his image for propaganda purposes?	940	A_HumblePotato
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Are there any instances in history where scientists stopped to think and halted something before it even began?	940	tissuemonster
I was told in a college class once that the American slave trade was unique in history because it was the only one based on ethnicity, and not economy or war. Is this true?	939	logopolys_
In a bizarre plot twist, Adolf Hitler apparently considered Native Americans to be equivalent to Aryans. Why? And how did Natives react to this?	939	premeddit
Why was America so concerned with halting the spread of communism?	939	BoardfShadowyFigures
I am a fugitive who has, in your era of expertise, killed a man with witnesses seeing the event, but have successfully fled to a city 100 miles away. Am I captured?	938	popisfizzy
How did British civilians react to losing the Revolutionary War? How did they take the news? How was it broken to them?	938	James_099
When did Napoleon turn from a villain to a hero?	938	lesliecoin
Was the FSB really behind the the Moscow Apt. Bombings?	938	killfuckmerry