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If I lived in a northern state in 1850 (say ...New York if matters which one) and I murdered a free black man in cold blood, is it likely that I'd actually be put on trial for it?

435 upvotes • grapp

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Who Killed Tupac?

435 upvotes • ComradePruski

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What was the Thirty Years' War called before the conflict reached 30 years?

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Why are Spain and Portugal historical friends? Why haven't they tried eating one another?

435 upvotes • jaekmckenzie

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Why is it that Sudan has more Pyramids than in Egypt. Why don’t they tell us about these ancient kingdoms?

435 upvotes • Pagen-

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How was property ownership managed in post WW2 Germany? Specifically, if a street was bombed out, who would determine what site belonged to whom? With all the bomb damage was it difficult to determine property boundaries? Was there any resentment between neighbours?

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Why did Castro's takeover of Cuba under Communist leadership not result in the same scale of violent class warfare that occurred in the Soviet Union and China? Was it a relatively benign communist revolution by design?

435 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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How does "The War on Drugs" in the US differ from regular drug laws in countries such as Germany, France, or the UK in the 80s and 90s?

435 upvotes • Jonathan_Rimjob

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I am a Medieval peasant stocking my pantry. What's on my "grocery list"? What items can I produce myself and which do I have to buy? Am I doing any meal prep or planning?

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Infamously, in December 1909 the writer James Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle exchanged love letters which, even by modern standards, are highly sexually descriptive and obscene. Was this common for lovers at the time, or was Joyce and Barnacle's correspondence unusual? NSFW

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I lived in a northern state in 1850 (say ...New York if matters which one) and I murdered a free black man in cold blood, is it likely that I'd actually be put on trial for it?	435	grapp
Who Killed Tupac?	435	ComradePruski
What was the Thirty Years' War called before the conflict reached 30 years?	435	AceShrift5
Why are Spain and Portugal historical friends? Why haven't they tried eating one another?	435	jaekmckenzie
Why is it that Sudan has more Pyramids than in Egypt. Why don’t they tell us about these ancient kingdoms?	435	Pagen-
How was property ownership managed in post WW2 Germany? Specifically, if a street was bombed out, who would determine what site belonged to whom? With all the bomb damage was it difficult to determine property boundaries? Was there any resentment between neighbours?	435	[deleted]
Why did Castro's takeover of Cuba under Communist leadership not result in the same scale of violent class warfare that occurred in the Soviet Union and China? Was it a relatively benign communist revolution by design?	435	Paulie_Gatto
How does "The War on Drugs" in the US differ from regular drug laws in countries such as Germany, France, or the UK in the 80s and 90s?	435	Jonathan_Rimjob
I am a Medieval peasant stocking my pantry. What's on my "grocery list"? What items can I produce myself and which do I have to buy? Am I doing any meal prep or planning?	435	Dinocrocodile
Infamously, in December 1909 the writer James Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle exchanged love letters which, even by modern standards, are highly sexually descriptive and obscene. Was this common for lovers at the time, or was Joyce and Barnacle's correspondence unusual? NSFW	435	124876720