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Western films often purport a stark difference between Southwestern "village Indians" like the Pueblo and Yuma, and "warrior Indians" like the Apache and Comanche. Were these cultures really so distinct in lifestyle?

459 upvotes • Vladith

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Has there ever been a mostly/entirely nocturnal human culture?

459 upvotes • Lynx_Rufus

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Why didn't the original use of chopsticks spread further than the Far East since they predate the modern table fork by centuries ?

459 upvotes • rwbombc

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Did the pre 1800s world have "so bad they're good" plays? Was there a Tommy Wiseau of the ancient world?

459 upvotes • EverythingSucks12

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On the rememberance day of the Armenian Genocide, #24Nisan1915 is trending on Turkish Twitter where people are praising the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. Why are they respected today, when Ataturk and the early Turkish government hated them?

459 upvotes • bush-

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Why did the US overthrow so many democratically elected governments in Latin America? And why did they replace those governments with fascist dictatorships instead of liberal democracies?

459 upvotes • Crk416

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When it comes to female blacksmiths, TV Tropes states: "Notable is that historically, contrary to stereotypes, women were regularly involved in the [smithing] trade. It was still male-dominated, but several of the disciplines (nails, pins, chains) were almost exclusively women." How true is this?

459 upvotes • Obversa

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Did the early Zionists want a shared state with the Arabs?

459 upvotes • ozneoknarf

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If the English longbow was so feared by the other great european powers, why didn't they use longbows also?

458 upvotes • lost118

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How can I ask better questions?

458 upvotes • Shtruntz

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Western films often purport a stark difference between Southwestern "village Indians" like the Pueblo and Yuma, and "warrior Indians" like the Apache and Comanche. Were these cultures really so distinct in lifestyle?	459	Vladith
Has there ever been a mostly/entirely nocturnal human culture?	459	Lynx_Rufus
Why didn't the original use of chopsticks spread further than the Far East since they predate the modern table fork by centuries ?	459	rwbombc
Did the pre 1800s world have "so bad they're good" plays? Was there a Tommy Wiseau of the ancient world?	459	EverythingSucks12
On the rememberance day of the Armenian Genocide, #24Nisan1915 is trending on Turkish Twitter where people are praising the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. Why are they respected today, when Ataturk and the early Turkish government hated them?	459	bush-
Why did the US overthrow so many democratically elected governments in Latin America? And why did they replace those governments with fascist dictatorships instead of liberal democracies?	459	Crk416
When it comes to female blacksmiths, TV Tropes states: "Notable is that historically, contrary to stereotypes, women were regularly involved in the [smithing] trade. It was still male-dominated, but several of the disciplines (nails, pins, chains) were almost exclusively women." How true is this?	459	Obversa
Did the early Zionists want a shared state with the Arabs?	459	ozneoknarf
If the English longbow was so feared by the other great european powers, why didn't they use longbows also?	458	lost118
How can I ask better questions?	458	Shtruntz