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In many classic TV sitcoms, upper middle class families have a live-in maid. How common was this in America? When and why did families stop employing maids?

519 upvotes • marfalump

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Why did Hitler call himself 'Führer' instead of 'Kaiser', given how obsessed the Nazis were with Roman symbols and the fact that they called Germany the 'Reich'?

519 upvotes • katzenpflanzen

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Has a nation/state/kingdom ever simply kicked out a part of its territory that was deemed not to be worth the trouble of holding on to?

518 upvotes • Banh_mi

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In WWII, did any German soldiers (sailors, airmen) fight for the Japanese (front) or vice versa?

518 upvotes • skulgun

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Did segregation laws in the U.S. South "technically" apply to both blacks and whites?

518 upvotes • saturnfan

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What are the names of the oldest recorded gods? And do we know anything about them and their followers?

518 upvotes • ostochast

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In the time of Cleopatra were the Pyramids still being worshipped and kept in repair?

518 upvotes • grapp

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In the United States, why did women in western states get the right to vote before women in eastern states did?

518 upvotes • dominnic

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BETA: Weekly Round-Up and Newsletter | 2020-04-03

518 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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In the film Barry Lyndon, a child's coffin is placed in a white hearse and pulled by sheep rather than horses. Is this an accurate depiction of an 18th century child's funeral procession?

518 upvotes • Ultach

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In many classic TV sitcoms, upper middle class families have a live-in maid. How common was this in America? When and why did families stop employing maids?	519	marfalump
Why did Hitler call himself 'Führer' instead of 'Kaiser', given how obsessed the Nazis were with Roman symbols and the fact that they called Germany the 'Reich'?	519	katzenpflanzen
Has a nation/state/kingdom ever simply kicked out a part of its territory that was deemed not to be worth the trouble of holding on to?	518	Banh_mi
In WWII, did any German soldiers (sailors, airmen) fight for the Japanese (front) or vice versa?	518	skulgun
Did segregation laws in the U.S. South "technically" apply to both blacks and whites?	518	saturnfan
What are the names of the oldest recorded gods? And do we know anything about them and their followers?	518	ostochast
In the time of Cleopatra were the Pyramids still being worshipped and kept in repair?	518	grapp
In the United States, why did women in western states get the right to vote before women in eastern states did?	518	dominnic
BETA: Weekly Round-Up and Newsletter \| 2020-04-03	518	Georgy_K_Zhukov
In the film Barry Lyndon, a child's coffin is placed in a white hearse and pulled by sheep rather than horses. Is this an accurate depiction of an 18th century child's funeral procession?	518	Ultach