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If the Islamic caliphates were at the forefront of science and intellect at their time, why is the Middle East not at least as technologically advanced as the West?

908 upvotes • FonkyPonk

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How far back does calling decades 50's, 60's, 70's etc go ? Would people in the 18th century casually talk about the 50's like we do?

908 upvotes • how_to_get_downvotes

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Have farts always been funny?

908 upvotes • nilhaus

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How many democratic foreign leaders has the US overthrown due to business interests?

908 upvotes • zaroberts

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What is the Kashmir Conflict? Why has it been going on for almost 70 years? Will it ever be solved?

908 upvotes • NoInitiative

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How and when did the Star and Crescent become a symbol of Islam? What exactly does it represent?

908 upvotes • Jarl_Swagruuf

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Why is 110V the standard for electricity in the US while in many other places it is 220V?

907 upvotes • Derpese_Simplex

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Why did people risk their lives trying to escape from Eastern to Western part of Germany through the highly protected Berlin Wall instead of going somewhere south or north where I suppose it would be much easier to escape?

907 upvotes • Dwukwiat

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How did countries roll out the metric system? Why did the U.S. attempt fail?

907 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the 19th century and before, How prevalent was pregnancy among prostitutes in brothels and how were those babies dealt with?

907 upvotes • Jakefiz

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If the Islamic caliphates were at the forefront of science and intellect at their time, why is the Middle East not at least as technologically advanced as the West?	908	FonkyPonk
How far back does calling decades 50's, 60's, 70's etc go ? Would people in the 18th century casually talk about the 50's like we do?	908	how_to_get_downvotes
Have farts always been funny?	908	nilhaus
How many democratic foreign leaders has the US overthrown due to business interests?	908	zaroberts
What is the Kashmir Conflict? Why has it been going on for almost 70 years? Will it ever be solved?	908	NoInitiative
How and when did the Star and Crescent become a symbol of Islam? What exactly does it represent?	908	Jarl_Swagruuf
Why is 110V the standard for electricity in the US while in many other places it is 220V?	907	Derpese_Simplex
Why did people risk their lives trying to escape from Eastern to Western part of Germany through the highly protected Berlin Wall instead of going somewhere south or north where I suppose it would be much easier to escape?	907	Dwukwiat
How did countries roll out the metric system? Why did the U.S. attempt fail?	907	[deleted]
In the 19th century and before, How prevalent was pregnancy among prostitutes in brothels and how were those babies dealt with?	907	Jakefiz