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Why does the USA have such an underdeveloped rail network?

446 upvotes • StrongLikeBull3

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How will our primary sources survive for future historians?

446 upvotes • king_over_the_water

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If the whole point of Sherman's March To The Sea was that he didn't bother to maintain supply lines, why do maps of the American Civil War usually show the Union occupying the land he passed through?

446 upvotes • General_Urist

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Sukarno, the former president of a conservative Indonesia, was once allegedly blackmailed with sex tape by the CIA in the 1950s. He requested copies and asked to share it publicly. How was this possible? What was the public response like?

446 upvotes • Khilafiah

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Were the Aztecs and Incas explorers? Did they make maps? Did they ever meet?

445 upvotes • elitist_cantabrigian

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Did other decades experience cultural categorization (like 90's kids)? In the 1800's, were newspapers referring to "centennials" or discussing how the 1780's generation was different from the 1790's generation?

445 upvotes • whatamidoing11

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AMA- Swahili and Sudanic states.

445 upvotes • Commustar

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What's the largest gathering of people ever of which there is historical record?

445 upvotes • TimothyGonzalez

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Was it ever actually common practice for restaurants to make customers wash dishes if they couldn't pay their bill?

445 upvotes • Schaafwond

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Did heavier men and women used to be considered more attractive before industrialization? Are there representations of this in art or literature of the time period?

445 upvotes • onlysane1

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does the USA have such an underdeveloped rail network?	446	StrongLikeBull3
How will our primary sources survive for future historians?	446	king_over_the_water
If the whole point of Sherman's March To The Sea was that he didn't bother to maintain supply lines, why do maps of the American Civil War usually show the Union occupying the land he passed through?	446	General_Urist
Sukarno, the former president of a conservative Indonesia, was once allegedly blackmailed with sex tape by the CIA in the 1950s. He requested copies and asked to share it publicly. How was this possible? What was the public response like?	446	Khilafiah
Were the Aztecs and Incas explorers? Did they make maps? Did they ever meet?	445	elitist_cantabrigian
Did other decades experience cultural categorization (like 90's kids)? In the 1800's, were newspapers referring to "centennials" or discussing how the 1780's generation was different from the 1790's generation?	445	whatamidoing11
AMA- Swahili and Sudanic states.	445	Commustar
What's the largest gathering of people ever of which there is historical record?	445	TimothyGonzalez
Was it ever actually common practice for restaurants to make customers wash dishes if they couldn't pay their bill?	445	Schaafwond
Did heavier men and women used to be considered more attractive before industrialization? Are there representations of this in art or literature of the time period?	445	onlysane1