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I own a decent pair of $300 beginner binoculars, 8x magnification, 42mm lens. How would my ability to stargaze have compared with Galileo?

426 upvotes • SaintShrink

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Why are figures like Genghis Khan or Attila, who committed massive genocides, revered and described as "conquerors" instead of being repudiated for their atrocities?

426 upvotes • Rabash

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Why wasn't China more imperialist at the height of their power?

426 upvotes • eagle_565

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Tuesday Trivia | Whose Line is it Anyway? Historical Misquotes

425 upvotes • caffarelli

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Where There Any Punishments on Aircraft Carriers after Aircraft and Hellicopters were Pushed Overboard to Make More Room for Vietnamese Emigres after the Fall of Saigon?

425 upvotes • Veqq

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At ancient roman communal toilets how did people clean their rectums after discharge?

425 upvotes • Coffeh

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Why did Constantinople get the works?

425 upvotes • Paradoxius

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Is it true that 16th-century German longsword fighters were not allowed to use thrusts to kill?

425 upvotes • shapaza

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Is it worth it reading "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations"?

425 upvotes • ZaratustraElJarkor

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I've been watching "The Crown" on Netflix, and Princess Margaret is depicted as being rather sexually and romantically aggressive. Is this an accurate portrayal?

425 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I own a decent pair of $300 beginner binoculars, 8x magnification, 42mm lens. How would my ability to stargaze have compared with Galileo?	426	SaintShrink
Why are figures like Genghis Khan or Attila, who committed massive genocides, revered and described as "conquerors" instead of being repudiated for their atrocities?	426	Rabash
Why wasn't China more imperialist at the height of their power?	426	eagle_565
Tuesday Trivia \| Whose Line is it Anyway? Historical Misquotes	425	caffarelli
Where There Any Punishments on Aircraft Carriers after Aircraft and Hellicopters were Pushed Overboard to Make More Room for Vietnamese Emigres after the Fall of Saigon?	425	Veqq
At ancient roman communal toilets how did people clean their rectums after discharge?	425	Coffeh
Why did Constantinople get the works?	425	Paradoxius
Is it true that 16th-century German longsword fighters were not allowed to use thrusts to kill?	425	shapaza
Is it worth it reading "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations"?	425	ZaratustraElJarkor
I've been watching "The Crown" on Netflix, and Princess Margaret is depicted as being rather sexually and romantically aggressive. Is this an accurate portrayal?	425	WileECyrus