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Was there any Indian reaction or backlash to the Nazi's appropriation of the swastika?

787 upvotes • [deleted]

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Where do our stereotypes about witches' potions and spells come from (e.g. "eye of newt, blood of bat" and all that)?

786 upvotes • veritate_valeo

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Did lead-laced wine jugs contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire?

786 upvotes • SomeWateryTwat

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Is there anything considered "cutting edge" in history right now?

785 upvotes • phunky_monk

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What is the most widely accepted explanation for the Late Bronze Age collapse?

785 upvotes • Beccorban

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Did arms dealing as private enterprise exist in medieval (or pre-modern firearms) eras, more than just a smith producing swords for the king's army. When did the "Lord of War" style arms dealing become significant?

785 upvotes • mr_indigo

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In Peaky Blinders (set in 1919), the actress who plays Grace had a pretty obvious nose job between the first two seasons (1919-1921, I think?). Would this kind of cosmetic plastic surgery be a thing at that time? Would it have been that successful, or would it have left severe scarring?

785 upvotes • matneyx

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The BBC's 'All Creatures Great and Small' depicts an interracial couple living in Yorkshire, England in the 1930s. What sort of de jure and de facto discrimination would they likely have faced in that time and place?

785 upvotes • Limin8tor

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Did Native Americans have accurate maps of North America? What groups had the most geographical knowledge of the continent?

784 upvotes • questionsofscience

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Has Japan's life expectancy always been amongst the highest in the world? When and why did it become so high?

784 upvotes • everybodylovesboobs

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there any Indian reaction or backlash to the Nazi's appropriation of the swastika?	787	[deleted]
Where do our stereotypes about witches' potions and spells come from (e.g. "eye of newt, blood of bat" and all that)?	786	veritate_valeo
Did lead-laced wine jugs contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire?	786	SomeWateryTwat
Is there anything considered "cutting edge" in history right now?	785	phunky_monk
What is the most widely accepted explanation for the Late Bronze Age collapse?	785	Beccorban
Did arms dealing as private enterprise exist in medieval (or pre-modern firearms) eras, more than just a smith producing swords for the king's army. When did the "Lord of War" style arms dealing become significant?	785	mr_indigo
In Peaky Blinders (set in 1919), the actress who plays Grace had a pretty obvious nose job between the first two seasons (1919-1921, I think?). Would this kind of cosmetic plastic surgery be a thing at that time? Would it have been that successful, or would it have left severe scarring?	785	matneyx
The BBC's 'All Creatures Great and Small' depicts an interracial couple living in Yorkshire, England in the 1930s. What sort of de jure and de facto discrimination would they likely have faced in that time and place?	785	Limin8tor
Did Native Americans have accurate maps of North America? What groups had the most geographical knowledge of the continent?	784	questionsofscience
Has Japan's life expectancy always been amongst the highest in the world? When and why did it become so high?	784	everybodylovesboobs