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How common were "No Blacks No Dogs No Irish" signs in the UK?

462 upvotes • blisterman

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How is Woody Guthrie, who openly associated with communist groups and supported unionizing, perceived in later more right-leaning country music mileus?

462 upvotes • Audiowhatsuality

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After every mass shooting the past couple of years there have been claims of "crisis actors". Has there ever been a confirmed use of "crisis actors" by governments or large organization and where, when, and why has that taken place?

462 upvotes • aokfistpump

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In the Arabic language, the words "West" and "strange" share the same root. Is there a deeper meaning behind this? Did Arabs associate the West with Otherness? Did they define themselves as being "of the East", in the same way the West does now?

462 upvotes • PickleRick1001

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Why is world war 1 considered the war opened people’s eyes to the brutality of war?

462 upvotes • Xblade233074

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What was it like to be Asian/Latino in the segregated south? Did the segregationist laws still apply to you?

461 upvotes • brycejongil

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How expensive were arrows, and how many did your average archer take into battle.

461 upvotes • J334

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In Germany, what were various people's and group's reactions the Night of the Long Knives.

461 upvotes • vannucker

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Why is the modern Jewish state named after the Kingdom of Israel instead of Judea.

461 upvotes • bokononpreist

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The Ancient Greeks spread throughout the Northern Mediterranean through the establishment of independent city states, and often through colonies. What would these attempts at colonization have looked like?

461 upvotes • brycenb93

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How common were "No Blacks No Dogs No Irish" signs in the UK?	462	blisterman
How is Woody Guthrie, who openly associated with communist groups and supported unionizing, perceived in later more right-leaning country music mileus?	462	Audiowhatsuality
After every mass shooting the past couple of years there have been claims of "crisis actors". Has there ever been a confirmed use of "crisis actors" by governments or large organization and where, when, and why has that taken place?	462	aokfistpump
In the Arabic language, the words "West" and "strange" share the same root. Is there a deeper meaning behind this? Did Arabs associate the West with Otherness? Did they define themselves as being "of the East", in the same way the West does now?	462	PickleRick1001
Why is world war 1 considered the war opened people’s eyes to the brutality of war?	462	Xblade233074
What was it like to be Asian/Latino in the segregated south? Did the segregationist laws still apply to you?	461	brycejongil
How expensive were arrows, and how many did your average archer take into battle.	461	J334
In Germany, what were various people's and group's reactions the Night of the Long Knives.	461	vannucker
Why is the modern Jewish state named after the Kingdom of Israel instead of Judea.	461	bokononpreist
The Ancient Greeks spread throughout the Northern Mediterranean through the establishment of independent city states, and often through colonies. What would these attempts at colonization have looked like?	461	brycenb93