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How did fascism rise in countries like Germany and Italy, but not in England and France?

466 upvotes • Potetowhech

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Mike Love said that "For those who believe that Brian (Wilson) walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist" What made him a controversial figure in the Beach Boys?

466 upvotes • IphisofCrete

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How did Native Americans handle tornadoes?

466 upvotes • slinkytoes

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Why are the 'Sea Peoples' lumped together in historical references? Who first categorized them thusly and why haven't we stopped?

466 upvotes • laeiryn

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How did the tawdry and explicit works of V.C. Andrews (In particular the Flowers in the Attic series) come to be primarily marketed to and read by middle school girls in the 1980s and 1990s? NSFW

466 upvotes • BostonBlackCat

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Has Belgium ever acknowledged or apologized for Leopold's Congo?

465 upvotes • [deleted]

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I often hear people say that the Irish Potato Famine was more a genocide than a true famine. How accurate is this claim?

465 upvotes • Kieselguhr_Kid

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How was Cleopatra so extraordinary, while the rest of her dynasty was so inept

465 upvotes • khinzeer

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I have heard that H. P. Lovecraft came to regret his racist views later in his life. Is this true?

465 upvotes • ILoveNomads

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Where was Xi Jinping during Tiananmen Square? What was he doing?

465 upvotes • spontaneouslypiqued

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did fascism rise in countries like Germany and Italy, but not in England and France?	466	Potetowhech
Mike Love said that "For those who believe that Brian (Wilson) walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist" What made him a controversial figure in the Beach Boys?	466	IphisofCrete
How did Native Americans handle tornadoes?	466	slinkytoes
Why are the 'Sea Peoples' lumped together in historical references? Who first categorized them thusly and why haven't we stopped?	466	laeiryn
How did the tawdry and explicit works of V.C. Andrews (In particular the Flowers in the Attic series) come to be primarily marketed to and read by middle school girls in the 1980s and 1990s? NSFW	466	BostonBlackCat
Has Belgium ever acknowledged or apologized for Leopold's Congo?	465	[deleted]
I often hear people say that the Irish Potato Famine was more a genocide than a true famine. How accurate is this claim?	465	Kieselguhr_Kid
How was Cleopatra so extraordinary, while the rest of her dynasty was so inept	465	khinzeer
I have heard that H. P. Lovecraft came to regret his racist views later in his life. Is this true?	465	ILoveNomads
Where was Xi Jinping during Tiananmen Square? What was he doing?	465	spontaneouslypiqued