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When Washington, DC was established, several thousand people were already living in the area that Congress designated for the federal district. How did they react to this development, and especially the fact that it would deprive them of representation in the government?

831 upvotes • chadtr5

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[META] Are there any contingency plans for this subreddit if Reddit as a website ceased to exist ?

831 upvotes • TheyTukMyJub

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Did Northern voters in the election of 1860 know that a vote for Lincoln meant certain war?

830 upvotes • Furious_Georgee

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AITA for offering my employer some suggestions to improve long-term customer satisfaction?

830 upvotes • ProfMartinLuther

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Why are do English port towns in the south often end in the suffix "mouth" (Bournemouth, Plymouth, Portsmouth) but port towns in the north often end in "pool" (Blackpool, Liverpool, Hartlepool)?

830 upvotes • ownmonster3000

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New Jersey often seems to be the butt of jokes about its culture, landscape, and people. How did it end up as America’s “official joke state?”

830 upvotes • ZnSaucier

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How did people stand to wear so much clothing in the summer in the 19th century and early 20th.

830 upvotes • [deleted]

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A tweet has been circulating claiming the USSR capped rent at 4% of the worker's salary. Is there any credence to this claim?

830 upvotes • BewareTheGiant

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Modern day "Dream Jobs" of kids are professional YouTuber and Astronaut. What were the Dream Jobs of American kids in 1850, 1900, and 1950?

830 upvotes • toriasa

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TIL that the Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture based in modern day Ukraine was established a millennium before Sumeria and Egypt and had settlements far larger than either of them. How come they are rarely if ever mentioned as an early civilization?

830 upvotes • d19racing2

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When Washington, DC was established, several thousand people were already living in the area that Congress designated for the federal district. How did they react to this development, and especially the fact that it would deprive them of representation in the government?	831	chadtr5
[META] Are there any contingency plans for this subreddit if Reddit as a website ceased to exist ?	831	TheyTukMyJub
Did Northern voters in the election of 1860 know that a vote for Lincoln meant certain war?	830	Furious_Georgee
AITA for offering my employer some suggestions to improve long-term customer satisfaction?	830	ProfMartinLuther
Why are do English port towns in the south often end in the suffix "mouth" (Bournemouth, Plymouth, Portsmouth) but port towns in the north often end in "pool" (Blackpool, Liverpool, Hartlepool)?	830	ownmonster3000
New Jersey often seems to be the butt of jokes about its culture, landscape, and people. How did it end up as America’s “official joke state?”	830	ZnSaucier
How did people stand to wear so much clothing in the summer in the 19th century and early 20th.	830	[deleted]
A tweet has been circulating claiming the USSR capped rent at 4% of the worker's salary. Is there any credence to this claim?	830	BewareTheGiant
Modern day "Dream Jobs" of kids are professional YouTuber and Astronaut. What were the Dream Jobs of American kids in 1850, 1900, and 1950?	830	toriasa
TIL that the Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture based in modern day Ukraine was established a millennium before Sumeria and Egypt and had settlements far larger than either of them. How come they are rarely if ever mentioned as an early civilization?	830	d19racing2