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AMA- Pre-Islamic Arabia

873 upvotes • Daeres

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In Fritz Lang's 1931 film "M", the thieves guild enlist the help of the beggars union in their attempts to catch a serial killer in Berlin. Did such things really exist in Weimar Germany?

873 upvotes • [deleted]

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Given how many surnames came about - a way to tell people who had no lineage apart based the jobs they did - how did the surname ‘King’ come about?

873 upvotes • ScissorNightRam

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The majority of modern everyday shoes do not have a so-called "natural foot shape" (wider toe boxes) advertised by more niche manufacturers. Why historically do shoes had such narrow toe boxes that do not match the foot, and why is it still this way?

872 upvotes • IronWarriorU

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Did the Sherlock Holmes stories have an effect on the way crime was solved? NSFW

871 upvotes • [deleted]

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What sort of recreational drugs were used by the troops during WW1 and WW2? Was there any major shift in drug use between the two wars?

871 upvotes • elverloho

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I have seen many people blaming Newt Gingrich and GOP led Congress in 90s for the rise of modern political partisanship and "extreme" polarisation in US. Is this true? To what extent did they actually break with past norms?

871 upvotes • Shashank1000

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The US WWII propaganda film "Know Your Enemy: Japan" starts with a disclaimer that Japanese-Americans are not enemies. However, the US government shipped many of them to camps during the production of the film. What was the typical attitude of US federal workers towards Japanese-Americans in WWII?

871 upvotes • FriddyNanz

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I've noticed that I have never seen Lincoln use the N-word in letters/speeches where others (Sherman comes to mind) employed it freely. Was this deliberate?

871 upvotes • BoosherCacow

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What did popular music sound like in the Roman Empire?

870 upvotes • anusface

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AMA- Pre-Islamic Arabia	873	Daeres
In Fritz Lang's 1931 film "M", the thieves guild enlist the help of the beggars union in their attempts to catch a serial killer in Berlin. Did such things really exist in Weimar Germany?	873	[deleted]
Given how many surnames came about - a way to tell people who had no lineage apart based the jobs they did - how did the surname ‘King’ come about?	873	ScissorNightRam
The majority of modern everyday shoes do not have a so-called "natural foot shape" (wider toe boxes) advertised by more niche manufacturers. Why historically do shoes had such narrow toe boxes that do not match the foot, and why is it still this way?	872	IronWarriorU
Did the Sherlock Holmes stories have an effect on the way crime was solved? NSFW	871	[deleted]
What sort of recreational drugs were used by the troops during WW1 and WW2? Was there any major shift in drug use between the two wars?	871	elverloho
I have seen many people blaming Newt Gingrich and GOP led Congress in 90s for the rise of modern political partisanship and "extreme" polarisation in US. Is this true? To what extent did they actually break with past norms?	871	Shashank1000
The US WWII propaganda film "Know Your Enemy: Japan" starts with a disclaimer that Japanese-Americans are not enemies. However, the US government shipped many of them to camps during the production of the film. What was the typical attitude of US federal workers towards Japanese-Americans in WWII?	871	FriddyNanz
I've noticed that I have never seen Lincoln use the N-word in letters/speeches where others (Sherman comes to mind) employed it freely. Was this deliberate?	871	BoosherCacow
What did popular music sound like in the Roman Empire?	870	anusface