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Where does the popular image of the Judeo-Christian God as a old man in a white robe with a white beard come from?

492 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why was American public opinion so dramatically against accepting Jewish refugees into the United States before and during WWII?

492 upvotes • aescolanus

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Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but what's the oldest documented family tree we know of that still lives on?

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Why is it that The Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 has become such a source of nationalism for Australia, New Zealand, and maybe less so Ireland and Turkey?

491 upvotes • pulpified

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What did people think of Static before electricity was discovered/documented?

491 upvotes • ShinkoNetCavy

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What's the background behind this very NSFW propaganda print from around the time Japan won the Russo-Japanese War? Who would have produced it or consumed it? I take it falls under the category of "Shunga". Was it "mainstream" or "pornographic" or both/neither? NSFW

491 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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I'm a knight in the Medeival era. I've just charged into the enemy army and my lance made a solid blow..... what now?

491 upvotes • LateNightPhilosopher

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Andrew Jackson, known for his disdain for Native Americans and initiating the Trail of Tears, secretly adopted and raised an Indian son, Lyncoya. Jackson had him privately educated and hoped to send him to West Point. How widespread was knowledge of Jackson's Indian son, and was it controversial?

491 upvotes • CockMyBratwurst

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How did the Reed family of the Donner Party survive without having to resort to cannibalism while the others couldn’t? Where they lying?

491 upvotes • queenmarg

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Was Hitler's model of government organization, with multiple inefficient, redundant and competing agencies, a form of "coup-proofing" like that undertaken by modern authoritarian states, or was it really just about his belief in competition/"survival of the fittest"?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Where does the popular image of the Judeo-Christian God as a old man in a white robe with a white beard come from?	492	[deleted]
Why was American public opinion so dramatically against accepting Jewish refugees into the United States before and during WWII?	492	aescolanus
Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but what's the oldest documented family tree we know of that still lives on?	491	[deleted]
Why is it that The Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 has become such a source of nationalism for Australia, New Zealand, and maybe less so Ireland and Turkey?	491	pulpified
What did people think of Static before electricity was discovered/documented?	491	ShinkoNetCavy
What's the background behind this very NSFW propaganda print from around the time Japan won the Russo-Japanese War? Who would have produced it or consumed it? I take it falls under the category of "Shunga". Was it "mainstream" or "pornographic" or both/neither? NSFW	491	screwyoushadowban
I'm a knight in the Medeival era. I've just charged into the enemy army and my lance made a solid blow..... what now?	491	LateNightPhilosopher
Andrew Jackson, known for his disdain for Native Americans and initiating the Trail of Tears, secretly adopted and raised an Indian son, Lyncoya. Jackson had him privately educated and hoped to send him to West Point. How widespread was knowledge of Jackson's Indian son, and was it controversial?	491	CockMyBratwurst
How did the Reed family of the Donner Party survive without having to resort to cannibalism while the others couldn’t? Where they lying?	491	queenmarg
Was Hitler's model of government organization, with multiple inefficient, redundant and competing agencies, a form of "coup-proofing" like that undertaken by modern authoritarian states, or was it really just about his belief in competition/"survival of the fittest"?	491	screwyoushadowban