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Why are most Mexican cities in the middle of the country as opposed the coasts?

755 upvotes • the_walrus_was_paul

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Were tridents ever used in war?

755 upvotes • [deleted]

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Sean's Bar in Ireland was recognized as the oldest still operating pub in Europe dating back to 900 A.D. What kind of records would a business like this have kept during that time?

755 upvotes • fieds69

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Is there any documented case of people living nomadically by boat? Many people throughout history have lived nomadically but I've never heard of any of them mainly traveling through water. I've only ever heard of people living nomadically by land.

755 upvotes • ilikemyface3

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In Seinfeld S02E10 Jerry can't get cable because "the cable companies are resolving their problems" and Kramer says they "will be in court for years", referencing something about real life New York at the time. What problem was this and how did it eventually end?

755 upvotes • Frigorifico

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At the end of the day, what was Hitler's TRUE motivation behind all that he did? Was he a whacko? Merely power-hungry and it got out of hand?

754 upvotes • babawoma

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How soon is too soon to excavate for archeology purposes? And at what point does the act of grave robbery become archeology?

754 upvotes • spartan0746

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After the liberation of northern Norway by Soviet forces during WWII, how come the Soviets backed out and turned such a valued strategic coastline back to Norway?

754 upvotes • DoctorCrook

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When did Furries become a thing? NSFW

754 upvotes • Brief-Finding-2773

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What truth is there in Catherine the Great 's famous sexual appetite?

753 upvotes • acarre31

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are most Mexican cities in the middle of the country as opposed the coasts?	755	the_walrus_was_paul
Were tridents ever used in war?	755	[deleted]
Sean's Bar in Ireland was recognized as the oldest still operating pub in Europe dating back to 900 A.D. What kind of records would a business like this have kept during that time?	755	fieds69
Is there any documented case of people living nomadically by boat? Many people throughout history have lived nomadically but I've never heard of any of them mainly traveling through water. I've only ever heard of people living nomadically by land.	755	ilikemyface3
In Seinfeld S02E10 Jerry can't get cable because "the cable companies are resolving their problems" and Kramer says they "will be in court for years", referencing something about real life New York at the time. What problem was this and how did it eventually end?	755	Frigorifico
At the end of the day, what was Hitler's TRUE motivation behind all that he did? Was he a whacko? Merely power-hungry and it got out of hand?	754	babawoma
How soon is too soon to excavate for archeology purposes? And at what point does the act of grave robbery become archeology?	754	spartan0746
After the liberation of northern Norway by Soviet forces during WWII, how come the Soviets backed out and turned such a valued strategic coastline back to Norway?	754	DoctorCrook
When did Furries become a thing? NSFW	754	Brief-Finding-2773
What truth is there in Catherine the Great 's famous sexual appetite?	753	acarre31