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How did the practice of blindfolding or hooding people who are about to be executed get started?

511 upvotes • [deleted]

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AMA: I am Alex Wellerstein, historian of science, creator of the NUKEMAP — ask me anything about the history of nuclear weapons

511 upvotes • restricteddata

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How did German citizens view Americans during the American occupation after World War II?

511 upvotes • woggyk

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Could castles have been built over geothermal spots? Like some castles in the world of ASOIAF are?

511 upvotes • Ricochet888

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Floating Feature: Pitch us your alternate history TV series that would be way better than 'Confederate'

511 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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In 1923 the United Kingdom became the first country to recognise the Soviet Union. Why did it do this and how did Soviet ambassadors handle working with British high society?

511 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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Why did Richard Nixon switch the US dollar to a fiat currency rather than gold?

511 upvotes • q203

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Why did Ronald Reagan move out of the Governor's Mansion after only 4 months and why was it unoccupied for the next 50 years?

511 upvotes • HufflepuffDaddy

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Was Christianity responsible for our cultural aversion to nudity, or did it precede that?

511 upvotes • InterestingComment

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Did "great warriors" exist?

511 upvotes • LibertyDay

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the practice of blindfolding or hooding people who are about to be executed get started?	511	[deleted]
AMA: I am Alex Wellerstein, historian of science, creator of the NUKEMAP — ask me anything about the history of nuclear weapons	511	restricteddata
How did German citizens view Americans during the American occupation after World War II?	511	woggyk
Could castles have been built over geothermal spots? Like some castles in the world of ASOIAF are?	511	Ricochet888
Floating Feature: Pitch us your alternate history TV series that would be way better than 'Confederate'	511	sunagainstgold
In 1923 the United Kingdom became the first country to recognise the Soviet Union. Why did it do this and how did Soviet ambassadors handle working with British high society?	511	Rob-With-One-B
Why did Richard Nixon switch the US dollar to a fiat currency rather than gold?	511	q203
Why did Ronald Reagan move out of the Governor's Mansion after only 4 months and why was it unoccupied for the next 50 years?	511	HufflepuffDaddy
Was Christianity responsible for our cultural aversion to nudity, or did it precede that?	511	InterestingComment
Did "great warriors" exist?	511	LibertyDay