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When America was switching from whale oil lanterns to kerosene, were there protests and politicians promising to keep America on whale oil, and keep whalers employed?

3958 upvotes • Joliet_Jake_Blues

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What was the public reaction when JFK appointed his brother Bobby attorney general? Were there any serious criticisms or accusations of nepotism?

3958 upvotes • aescolanus

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Is Noam Chomsky's claim that all postwar US presidents would be guilty of war crimes under the Nuremberg principles accurate?

3958 upvotes • GreenGecko77

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How did Christianity (especially in the USA) develop a significant and vocal demographic that doesn't believe in many commonly accepted scientific theories?

3951 upvotes • A-Delonix-Regia

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I swear for the past few months, I haven't seen a single question get answered, every time I check all the comments have been deleted. Maybe it's just me but I haven't seen a single answer

3949 upvotes • Carpathia95

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Is Indiana Jones a good archeologist or is there some things he isn’t doing right?

3941 upvotes • cooldownbrown

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I'm a medieval British peasant and I come home from the fields to find my wife shtuping the plowman from the next farm. Assuming it's a voluntary shtup, what remedies are available to me?

3941 upvotes • OffsidesLikeWorf

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Why is Turkey so opposed to accepting that the Armenian Genocide happened?

3939 upvotes • justnothinggoingon

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This might be an odd question for this sub but what was going on in the US in the late 50s/early 60s that one of the main themes of Twilight Zone was isolation and loneliness?

3936 upvotes • iamdevo

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Due to the enormous size of Russia, are there any villages / areas, was there ever instances of people unaware they lived in Russia?

3933 upvotes • Mowglyyy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When America was switching from whale oil lanterns to kerosene, were there protests and politicians promising to keep America on whale oil, and keep whalers employed?	3958	Joliet_Jake_Blues
What was the public reaction when JFK appointed his brother Bobby attorney general? Were there any serious criticisms or accusations of nepotism?	3958	aescolanus
Is Noam Chomsky's claim that all postwar US presidents would be guilty of war crimes under the Nuremberg principles accurate?	3958	GreenGecko77
How did Christianity (especially in the USA) develop a significant and vocal demographic that doesn't believe in many commonly accepted scientific theories?	3951	A-Delonix-Regia
I swear for the past few months, I haven't seen a single question get answered, every time I check all the comments have been deleted. Maybe it's just me but I haven't seen a single answer	3949	Carpathia95
Is Indiana Jones a good archeologist or is there some things he isn’t doing right?	3941	cooldownbrown
I'm a medieval British peasant and I come home from the fields to find my wife shtuping the plowman from the next farm. Assuming it's a voluntary shtup, what remedies are available to me?	3941	OffsidesLikeWorf
Why is Turkey so opposed to accepting that the Armenian Genocide happened?	3939	justnothinggoingon
This might be an odd question for this sub but what was going on in the US in the late 50s/early 60s that one of the main themes of Twilight Zone was isolation and loneliness?	3936	iamdevo
Due to the enormous size of Russia, are there any villages / areas, was there ever instances of people unaware they lived in Russia?	3933	Mowglyyy