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Did the Rosenbergs committ espionage or was it an unfair trial during a period of fear?

503 upvotes • blueboybob

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How did the Basques maintain their language through Roman occupation and influence, and up until the modern era?

503 upvotes • pcd84

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How easy was it to provoke somebody for a duel in 18-19th century Europe? Ho hard was it to evade a fight?

503 upvotes • Ilitarist

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What was home life life like for German soldiers who lived through WW2? After they'd gone home, did they feel shame for their country, family, or both? How were they treated by family, friends, and nieghbors? High suicide rates? Success rates?

503 upvotes • saintpetershere

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Barbary pirates prowled the English channel for most of the 17th century, abducting English people into slavery and taking them to Tripoli and Algiers. Hundreds were taken. Why couldn't the English Navy put a stop to this?

503 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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A recent xkcd comic joked that a time traveller in the early 18th century could probably bribe someone with a roll of aluminium foil. How valuable was aluminium in East Prussia ca. 1736? Was aluminium seen as having any practical function, or simply a rare curiosity?

503 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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How did the Byzantines view their fall during the 14th and 15th Centuries?

502 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did the Romans have any famous “explorers” similar to Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Columbus etc?

502 upvotes • jaysalos

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Jack Kerouac frequently refers to "hipsters" in On the Road (see body for examples). Who were the hipsters of the late 40s/early 50s? What did they wear, read, eat, listen to, etc.? Was the term primarily understood ironically as it is today, or was it more of a neutral/positive term?

502 upvotes • ducktapevsducttape

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How did circumcision outside of the Jewish community become so ubiquitous in the United States but virtually non-existent in Canada?

502 upvotes • Throughaweighakount

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Rosenbergs committ espionage or was it an unfair trial during a period of fear?	503	blueboybob
How did the Basques maintain their language through Roman occupation and influence, and up until the modern era?	503	pcd84
How easy was it to provoke somebody for a duel in 18-19th century Europe? Ho hard was it to evade a fight?	503	Ilitarist
What was home life life like for German soldiers who lived through WW2? After they'd gone home, did they feel shame for their country, family, or both? How were they treated by family, friends, and nieghbors? High suicide rates? Success rates?	503	saintpetershere
Barbary pirates prowled the English channel for most of the 17th century, abducting English people into slavery and taking them to Tripoli and Algiers. Hundreds were taken. Why couldn't the English Navy put a stop to this?	503	RusticBohemian
A recent xkcd comic joked that a time traveller in the early 18th century could probably bribe someone with a roll of aluminium foil. How valuable was aluminium in East Prussia ca. 1736? Was aluminium seen as having any practical function, or simply a rare curiosity?	503	EnclavedMicrostate
How did the Byzantines view their fall during the 14th and 15th Centuries?	502	[deleted]
Did the Romans have any famous “explorers” similar to Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Columbus etc?	502	jaysalos
Jack Kerouac frequently refers to "hipsters" in On the Road (see body for examples). Who were the hipsters of the late 40s/early 50s? What did they wear, read, eat, listen to, etc.? Was the term primarily understood ironically as it is today, or was it more of a neutral/positive term?	502	ducktapevsducttape
How did circumcision outside of the Jewish community become so ubiquitous in the United States but virtually non-existent in Canada?	502	Throughaweighakount