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In case of a nuclear war what would bomber crews do after dropping their payload?

826 upvotes • D353rt

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Ancient cities must have had thousands of fires going constantly for cooking and light; was air pollution ever a problem? If not, why not?

826 upvotes • Gradath

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Is it true that the Aztecs killed babies who were born on five unlucky days of the calendar?

826 upvotes • [deleted]

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Being only 80 years apart, are there any documented cases of a slave(s) being born prior to United States independence (1783) who lived to be liberated by the emancipation proclamation (1863)?

826 upvotes • Mithcanal2

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Is the story of Prometheus indication that ancient people knew the liver could regenerate?

826 upvotes • Frigorifico

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What made Hawaii a popular destination for Chinese immigration in the late 19th century? Apparently nearly 50,000 Chinese men, women and children, mostly from the south, migrated to Hawaii before the Geary Act in 1992; today nearly a third of people in Hawaii have at least some Chinese ancestry.

826 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Why was Napoleon exiled and not executed?

825 upvotes • jonnyboy01

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Its 1918, what would life be like for an unwed woman, with no family, no money and is an immigrant in England? (What would Wonder Woman's options be?)

825 upvotes • yorkton

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Why was Cheyenne Mountain chosen for excavation and conversion into a NORAD Headquarters?

824 upvotes • Vampire_Seraphin

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Für Elise is one of the most famous songs of all time, and is translated to "For Elise". Who is Elise?

824 upvotes • annus-mirabilis

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In case of a nuclear war what would bomber crews do after dropping their payload?	826	D353rt
Ancient cities must have had thousands of fires going constantly for cooking and light; was air pollution ever a problem? If not, why not?	826	Gradath
Is it true that the Aztecs killed babies who were born on five unlucky days of the calendar?	826	[deleted]
Being only 80 years apart, are there any documented cases of a slave(s) being born prior to United States independence (1783) who lived to be liberated by the emancipation proclamation (1863)?	826	Mithcanal2
Is the story of Prometheus indication that ancient people knew the liver could regenerate?	826	Frigorifico
What made Hawaii a popular destination for Chinese immigration in the late 19th century? Apparently nearly 50,000 Chinese men, women and children, mostly from the south, migrated to Hawaii before the Geary Act in 1992; today nearly a third of people in Hawaii have at least some Chinese ancestry.	826	EnclavedMicrostate
Why was Napoleon exiled and not executed?	825	jonnyboy01
Its 1918, what would life be like for an unwed woman, with no family, no money and is an immigrant in England? (What would Wonder Woman's options be?)	825	yorkton
Why was Cheyenne Mountain chosen for excavation and conversion into a NORAD Headquarters?	824	Vampire_Seraphin
Für Elise is one of the most famous songs of all time, and is translated to "For Elise". Who is Elise?	824	annus-mirabilis