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The Great Depression started with the Oct 1929 market crash, but FDR wasn’t inaugurated, and the New Deal started, until 1933. What did Hoover’s administration do for those 3+ years, and why was is so ineffective?

686 upvotes • jasper_bittergrab

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Is it true that oral sex was rarely performed by prostitutes in the USA before WWII? If so, why? NSFW

686 upvotes • MarkHirsbrunner

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How did chiropractors become so common in the US

686 upvotes • manVsPhD

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Why is Ancient Greece not considered a "cradle of civilization"?

686 upvotes • lxwrxoxo

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How long time did it take for a piece of silk to get from China to Rome via the Silk Road?

685 upvotes • PPPthats3Ps

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Did some people actually sell their children in the great depression? If so, what happened to them?

685 upvotes • president_of_derp

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Are there any games or sports from the past that we know of by name, but have no idea how they might have actually been played?

685 upvotes • BuckminsterJones

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AFTER amassing a group of followers, was Joseph Smith ever confronted with challenges to the authenticity of his golden plates, seer stones, angelic visitation, etc.?

685 upvotes • punninglinguist

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WWI - women of the Order of the White Feather. Did some of them later regret 'bullying' young men to awful deaths?

685 upvotes • morningbright

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Why did American helmets in World War II have netting on them for beach landings?

685 upvotes • ColonolCool

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Great Depression started with the Oct 1929 market crash, but FDR wasn’t inaugurated, and the New Deal started, until 1933. What did Hoover’s administration do for those 3+ years, and why was is so ineffective?	686	jasper_bittergrab
Is it true that oral sex was rarely performed by prostitutes in the USA before WWII? If so, why? NSFW	686	MarkHirsbrunner
How did chiropractors become so common in the US	686	manVsPhD
Why is Ancient Greece not considered a "cradle of civilization"?	686	lxwrxoxo
How long time did it take for a piece of silk to get from China to Rome via the Silk Road?	685	PPPthats3Ps
Did some people actually sell their children in the great depression? If so, what happened to them?	685	president_of_derp
Are there any games or sports from the past that we know of by name, but have no idea how they might have actually been played?	685	BuckminsterJones
AFTER amassing a group of followers, was Joseph Smith ever confronted with challenges to the authenticity of his golden plates, seer stones, angelic visitation, etc.?	685	punninglinguist
WWI - women of the Order of the White Feather. Did some of them later regret 'bullying' young men to awful deaths?	685	morningbright
Why did American helmets in World War II have netting on them for beach landings?	685	ColonolCool