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Pre-Civil War, Did Abolitionists Boycott Southern Goods Made With Slave Labor?

663 upvotes • Zeuvembie

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Harold Bloom states that Shakespeare "invented" the modern human (i.e a 3 dimensional, relatable character). As a theatre goer in 16th century England, am I able to pick this up from Shakespeare especially, as opposed to Peele, Johnson or Marlowe?

663 upvotes • OmnivorousWelles

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The Aztec hymn "Flower Mage" is sung from the perspective of a woman pining over a "Flower Mage". Flowers are used to reference things like song, but Flower is also used as slang for vagina. Is this hymn about the joys of song or a woman looking for her "pussy wizard"? NSFW

663 upvotes • 9Wind

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Why did the Romans conquer the entirety of Europe, get to Scotland, think "fuck it" and just build a wall?

662 upvotes • puterking

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In the first pages of Origin of Species, Darwin lists a host of scientists who each preceded him in concluding that species change over time due to environmental factors. He is quite humble about his role. Why then does mainstream history remember Darwin above them?

662 upvotes • Suboutai

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George Washington's death lead the Royal Navy to lower their colours to half mast, and The London Morning Chronicle wrote, "The whole range of history does not present to our view a character upon which we can dwell with such entire and unmixed admiration" - Why, when Washington had defeated them?

662 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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In Lady And The Tramp, there is a line from Lady's neighbors that boils down to 'one of us has to marry her to preserve her honor' after she's been hanging around Tramp too long. Was this mindset ever widespread in the U.S. (the movie's set in 1911)?

662 upvotes • Occultic_Nine

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Was Hitler compared to someone ?

662 upvotes • SubscribeCreatePost2

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How much did it cost to get a portrait of one person painted in the 1700s?

662 upvotes • Curypuger

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Countries receiving IMF loans seem perpetually on the brink of financial insolvency. Historically, have many countries receiving IMF loans become economically successful and independent?

662 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Pre-Civil War, Did Abolitionists Boycott Southern Goods Made With Slave Labor?	663	Zeuvembie
Harold Bloom states that Shakespeare "invented" the modern human (i.e a 3 dimensional, relatable character). As a theatre goer in 16th century England, am I able to pick this up from Shakespeare especially, as opposed to Peele, Johnson or Marlowe?	663	OmnivorousWelles
The Aztec hymn "Flower Mage" is sung from the perspective of a woman pining over a "Flower Mage". Flowers are used to reference things like song, but Flower is also used as slang for vagina. Is this hymn about the joys of song or a woman looking for her "pussy wizard"? NSFW	663	9Wind
Why did the Romans conquer the entirety of Europe, get to Scotland, think "fuck it" and just build a wall?	662	puterking
In the first pages of Origin of Species, Darwin lists a host of scientists who each preceded him in concluding that species change over time due to environmental factors. He is quite humble about his role. Why then does mainstream history remember Darwin above them?	662	Suboutai
George Washington's death lead the Royal Navy to lower their colours to half mast, and The London Morning Chronicle wrote, "The whole range of history does not present to our view a character upon which we can dwell with such entire and unmixed admiration" - Why, when Washington had defeated them?	662	RusticBohemian
In Lady And The Tramp, there is a line from Lady's neighbors that boils down to 'one of us has to marry her to preserve her honor' after she's been hanging around Tramp too long. Was this mindset ever widespread in the U.S. (the movie's set in 1911)?	662	Occultic_Nine
Was Hitler compared to someone ?	662	SubscribeCreatePost2
How much did it cost to get a portrait of one person painted in the 1700s?	662	Curypuger
Countries receiving IMF loans seem perpetually on the brink of financial insolvency. Historically, have many countries receiving IMF loans become economically successful and independent?	662	RusticBohemian