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What did the other Declaration of Independence signers think about John Hancock's massive signature?

844 upvotes • djfurious

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Before they found out that the Americas existed, what did East Asians think was beyond the Pacific Ocean?

844 upvotes • Duderino732

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Did the people of the Iberian peninsula, circa 16th century, enjoy going to the beach for fun?

844 upvotes • psychiconion69

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What were fetishes like in antiquity? What were commoners "into" compared to today? [nsfw?] NSFW

843 upvotes • digiskunk

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If living conditions were so horrible in Victorian cities, why so many millions of people moved from the country side to the cities?

843 upvotes • hablador

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When Hamilton dueled Burr was it common for men to shoot the ground in front of their opponent and did Hamilton assume these rules?

843 upvotes • runhankrun

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Salt was once incredibly valuable. But when and how did salt go from an expensive commodity to a common appearance on our every day dinner tables.

842 upvotes • Africa_Whale

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Did abolitionists ever buy slaves to set them free immediately?

842 upvotes • masiakasaurus

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Were snipers a thing before the invention of guns?

842 upvotes • werty894

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A trope in fiction both from and about the Ottoman Empire is the conniving, adulating "Grand Vizier." What exactly was a vizier (or Grand Vizier), and why did the role come to be negatively stereotyped in fiction?

842 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did the other Declaration of Independence signers think about John Hancock's massive signature?	844	djfurious
Before they found out that the Americas existed, what did East Asians think was beyond the Pacific Ocean?	844	Duderino732
Did the people of the Iberian peninsula, circa 16th century, enjoy going to the beach for fun?	844	psychiconion69
What were fetishes like in antiquity? What were commoners "into" compared to today? [nsfw?] NSFW	843	digiskunk
If living conditions were so horrible in Victorian cities, why so many millions of people moved from the country side to the cities?	843	hablador
When Hamilton dueled Burr was it common for men to shoot the ground in front of their opponent and did Hamilton assume these rules?	843	runhankrun
Salt was once incredibly valuable. But when and how did salt go from an expensive commodity to a common appearance on our every day dinner tables.	842	Africa_Whale
Did abolitionists ever buy slaves to set them free immediately?	842	masiakasaurus
Were snipers a thing before the invention of guns?	842	werty894
A trope in fiction both from and about the Ottoman Empire is the conniving, adulating "Grand Vizier." What exactly was a vizier (or Grand Vizier), and why did the role come to be negatively stereotyped in fiction?	842	TheJucheisLoose