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John Mulaney told the following joke, about an email he sent was used in court: "Hey, do you want me to kill that guy for you? Because it sounds like he sucks and I will totally kill that guy for you." How have law enforcement and judiciary evolved to accommodate adoption of once-extreme language?

728 upvotes • ProperNomenclature

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Anarchists were once prominent on the world stage, assassinating world leaders, forming armies and challenging governments. What explains the decline of anarchism after WWII from an international political force that must be reckoned with to hardly a blip on anyone's radar?

728 upvotes • We-Bash-The-Fash

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Second Grader Has questions about building a roman villa

727 upvotes • guntotingliberal

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How is it the United States has remained coup d'état free? has there ever been any powerful 'internal' coup d'états?

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AMA "Feudalism Didn't Exist" : The Social & Political World of Medieval Europe

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Were European missionaries surprised to encounter pre-existing Christian sects in the colonial 'wilderness' of Africa and Asia?

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Is there truly no mention of Jesus Christ in Roman writings?

727 upvotes • MDDDIY

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In the film Patton, the German command is depicted as being almost obsessed with the American general up to tracking his movements as signs of the next Allied invasion. Is this accurate?

727 upvotes • an_ironic_username

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Was Jerry Seinfeld's suggestion that Babu Bhatt open a Pakistani restaurant actually as innovative in early 90s NYC as suggested by that show? Were famously-cosmopolitan New Yorkers unfamiliar with Pakistani food in 1991?

727 upvotes • DonOntario

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How did the Franks go from axe-hurling, Germanic-speaking pagan tribesmen to the God-fearing, Gallo-Romance speaking knights in shining armor of Charlemagne's time?

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John Mulaney told the following joke, about an email he sent was used in court: "Hey, do you want me to kill that guy for you? Because it sounds like he sucks and I will totally kill that guy for you." How have law enforcement and judiciary evolved to accommodate adoption of once-extreme language?	728	ProperNomenclature
Anarchists were once prominent on the world stage, assassinating world leaders, forming armies and challenging governments. What explains the decline of anarchism after WWII from an international political force that must be reckoned with to hardly a blip on anyone's radar?	728	We-Bash-The-Fash
Second Grader Has questions about building a roman villa	727	guntotingliberal
How is it the United States has remained coup d'état free? has there ever been any powerful 'internal' coup d'états?	727	mystical-me
AMA "Feudalism Didn't Exist" : The Social & Political World of Medieval Europe	727	idjet
Were European missionaries surprised to encounter pre-existing Christian sects in the colonial 'wilderness' of Africa and Asia?	727	Feezec
Is there truly no mention of Jesus Christ in Roman writings?	727	MDDDIY
In the film Patton, the German command is depicted as being almost obsessed with the American general up to tracking his movements as signs of the next Allied invasion. Is this accurate?	727	an_ironic_username
Was Jerry Seinfeld's suggestion that Babu Bhatt open a Pakistani restaurant actually as innovative in early 90s NYC as suggested by that show? Were famously-cosmopolitan New Yorkers unfamiliar with Pakistani food in 1991?	727	DonOntario
How did the Franks go from axe-hurling, Germanic-speaking pagan tribesmen to the God-fearing, Gallo-Romance speaking knights in shining armor of Charlemagne's time?	726	AsaTJ