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Why have labor unions in the Hollywood film industry remained so strong and protected despite the long and largely successful American history of breaking down unions, reducing collective bargaining power, and empowering capital to generally outmaneuver them?

497 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is there a specific reason why Arabic script evolved into joined, curly form as compared to more blocky Greek and Latin alphabets?

497 upvotes • OttoKretschmer

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How many shirts would the average person own in the 1870s American West?

497 upvotes • jl_12345

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Why did the Russian Empire not sell Alaska to the Canadians?

497 upvotes • Humpback_whale1

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There is a long section on Wikipedia which posits an early date (c. 1910) for the emergence of HIV under the brutal conditions of the Belgian Congo. Specifically: sudden urbanization, the sex trade, and unsafe mass injection conducted by the colonial government. How well supported is this?

497 upvotes • ChubbyHistorian

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Do we have any sources detailing sex lives of eunuchs from the perspective of eunuchs? NSFW

497 upvotes • Yknaar

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Why do we not learn about Henry Ford’s contributions to white supremacy?

497 upvotes • FickleNegotiation457

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What was 'the worst thing ever' before Hitler and the Holocaust? What example would Godwin have used, if he lived at different times in history?

496 upvotes • caseypatrickdriscoll

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How has "litter" changed over the past century? If you looked down and took a quick inventory of the litter you saw, how would that view differ between 1910, 1930, 1950, 1970, and today?

496 upvotes • NewsBinger

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What was the reaction of the Italian public when they switched sides in World War 2?

496 upvotes • dj6450

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Why have labor unions in the Hollywood film industry remained so strong and protected despite the long and largely successful American history of breaking down unions, reducing collective bargaining power, and empowering capital to generally outmaneuver them?	497	[deleted]
Is there a specific reason why Arabic script evolved into joined, curly form as compared to more blocky Greek and Latin alphabets?	497	OttoKretschmer
How many shirts would the average person own in the 1870s American West?	497	jl_12345
Why did the Russian Empire not sell Alaska to the Canadians?	497	Humpback_whale1
There is a long section on Wikipedia which posits an early date (c. 1910) for the emergence of HIV under the brutal conditions of the Belgian Congo. Specifically: sudden urbanization, the sex trade, and unsafe mass injection conducted by the colonial government. How well supported is this?	497	ChubbyHistorian
Do we have any sources detailing sex lives of eunuchs from the perspective of eunuchs? NSFW	497	Yknaar
Why do we not learn about Henry Ford’s contributions to white supremacy?	497	FickleNegotiation457
What was 'the worst thing ever' before Hitler and the Holocaust? What example would Godwin have used, if he lived at different times in history?	496	caseypatrickdriscoll
How has "litter" changed over the past century? If you looked down and took a quick inventory of the litter you saw, how would that view differ between 1910, 1930, 1950, 1970, and today?	496	NewsBinger
What was the reaction of the Italian public when they switched sides in World War 2?	496	dj6450