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During the Cold War John F Kennedy received two puppies from the Soviet Union that were decedents of Strelka, one the first creatures to enter earth's orbit and come back alive. One of those dogs later had puppies with another White House dog. Do they have any known descendants?

656 upvotes • DiplomaticGoose

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Just how effective and were slings as weapons in ancient warfare and how were they used?

655 upvotes • MR_JACK_DANIELS

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In the nativity story, Jesus is born in a manger because there is no room in the inn. What would a typical inn in 1st Century Judea have been like, and who would have typically stayed in one?

655 upvotes • Summervillain

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Was the name Mohammed common in Mohammed's time?

655 upvotes • [deleted]

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How was Vietnam able to fend off the Chinese attack in 1978, Despite the relative strength of the Chinese and weakness of the Vietnamese?

655 upvotes • AztekkersM8

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How was North African Berber culture before rise of Islam? What religion and unique customs did they practice? Did their society and culture assimilated Islam with ease?

655 upvotes • solute24

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Where medieval peasant men really 'lucky to marry before middle age'?

655 upvotes • captou

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Ovid advises that men should strive to orgasm at the same time as their female partner. Was it considered humiliating at the time (as it is today) if a man was unable to bring a woman to orgasm? NSFW

655 upvotes • gqn

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Is there an Asian Marco Polo, an Asian who wrote an account of his travels in Europe during the Medieval or Renaissance periods?

654 upvotes • pporkpiehat

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Why did the US government set up reservations for the Indians in the 1800's? Was the purpose to make sure they had a place to live ( a benevolent gesture?) or to keep them inside the reservation and thus not bothering the people outside (a selfish act?)

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During the Cold War John F Kennedy received two puppies from the Soviet Union that were decedents of Strelka, one the first creatures to enter earth's orbit and come back alive. One of those dogs later had puppies with another White House dog. Do they have any known descendants?	656	DiplomaticGoose
Just how effective and were slings as weapons in ancient warfare and how were they used?	655	MR_JACK_DANIELS
In the nativity story, Jesus is born in a manger because there is no room in the inn. What would a typical inn in 1st Century Judea have been like, and who would have typically stayed in one?	655	Summervillain
Was the name Mohammed common in Mohammed's time?	655	[deleted]
How was Vietnam able to fend off the Chinese attack in 1978, Despite the relative strength of the Chinese and weakness of the Vietnamese?	655	AztekkersM8
How was North African Berber culture before rise of Islam? What religion and unique customs did they practice? Did their society and culture assimilated Islam with ease?	655	solute24
Where medieval peasant men really 'lucky to marry before middle age'?	655	captou
Ovid advises that men should strive to orgasm at the same time as their female partner. Was it considered humiliating at the time (as it is today) if a man was unable to bring a woman to orgasm? NSFW	655	gqn
Is there an Asian Marco Polo, an Asian who wrote an account of his travels in Europe during the Medieval or Renaissance periods?	654	pporkpiehat
Why did the US government set up reservations for the Indians in the 1800's? Was the purpose to make sure they had a place to live ( a benevolent gesture?) or to keep them inside the reservation and thus not bothering the people outside (a selfish act?)	654	[deleted]