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Why was cannabis made illegal in the USSR?

628 upvotes • georg360

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Mens' standard business attire has been more or less unchanged for more than 100 years. Historically speaking, is that a long time for one fashion item to endure, and why/why not?

628 upvotes • democritusparadise

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Crispus Attucks was the only African-American killed in the Boston Massacre. Did American colonists memorialize his death any differently than the other, white victims?

628 upvotes • gent2012

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Modern language assumes a degree of agency when dealing with illness ("fighting cancer"/"don't give up"/"giving up and dying") and that personal will contributes at least a little to healing. Would a medieval European have thought the same way?

628 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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What was the origin of the name "Mormon?" Not the religion but specifically how Joseph Smith came up with that word as the name for his prophet.

628 upvotes • Oh_umms_cocktails

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Did early humans eat 3 meals a day? When/where did to tradition of eating 3 meals a day start?

627 upvotes • RyanMTB

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Is there any evidence that ancient Greek and Roman citizens had similar body image issues to today's society?

627 upvotes • ovaltinemcjenkins

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Why did the British think it was a good idea to group the three ex-Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra, containing Kurds and Sunni and Shiite Arabs with such stark ethno-sectarian differences, into the modern state of Iraq in 1921?

627 upvotes • mabelleamie

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How and why did the common public portrayal of Frankenstein's creature be that of a mindless monster, especially considering the central premise of the novel is that he's intelligent and misunderstood?

627 upvotes • Notmiefault

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In Medieval Europe, if a female serf was very pretty would the Lord who owns her land simply take her as his wife? Even if she was already married?

627 upvotes • jonjonmackey82

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was cannabis made illegal in the USSR?	628	georg360
Mens' standard business attire has been more or less unchanged for more than 100 years. Historically speaking, is that a long time for one fashion item to endure, and why/why not?	628	democritusparadise
Crispus Attucks was the only African-American killed in the Boston Massacre. Did American colonists memorialize his death any differently than the other, white victims?	628	gent2012
Modern language assumes a degree of agency when dealing with illness ("fighting cancer"/"don't give up"/"giving up and dying") and that personal will contributes at least a little to healing. Would a medieval European have thought the same way?	628	screwyoushadowban
What was the origin of the name "Mormon?" Not the religion but specifically how Joseph Smith came up with that word as the name for his prophet.	628	Oh_umms_cocktails
Did early humans eat 3 meals a day? When/where did to tradition of eating 3 meals a day start?	627	RyanMTB
Is there any evidence that ancient Greek and Roman citizens had similar body image issues to today's society?	627	ovaltinemcjenkins
Why did the British think it was a good idea to group the three ex-Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra, containing Kurds and Sunni and Shiite Arabs with such stark ethno-sectarian differences, into the modern state of Iraq in 1921?	627	mabelleamie
How and why did the common public portrayal of Frankenstein's creature be that of a mindless monster, especially considering the central premise of the novel is that he's intelligent and misunderstood?	627	Notmiefault
In Medieval Europe, if a female serf was very pretty would the Lord who owns her land simply take her as his wife? Even if she was already married?	627	jonjonmackey82